Exam 13: Introduction to Radiation Therapy Physics

One curie (1Ci)equals which of the following?

An electron's binding energy is the amount of energy required to remove that electron from the atom and is usually measured in __________.

The coulomb is the metric unit of electrical ______________.

A beta minus particle is also known as a(n)____________.

The unit for frequency is 1/sec, called the _________________.

Who proposed the first model of the atom?

Which statement is not true?

Rest mass refers to the _______ of a particle when it is not moving.

If sufficient energy is given to the atom, one or more electrons of the atom can overcome their binding energy and can be completely removed from the atom.This process is called __________________.

The thickness of some added material required to reduce beam intensity to half its original value is called the __________________.

Which of the following is the most common photon interaction that occurs in the energy range used in radiation therapy?

How many seconds are there in 3 hours and 20 seconds?

The condition in which the half-life of the parent isotope is much greater than the half-life of the daughter isotope is called __________________.

The speed of light is _______________.

When some energy is imparted to the electrons of the atom, they will move to higher energy empty states.This process is called which of the following?

The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element is known as a(n)_________________.

A mCi (millicurie)equals which of the following?

There are four major quantities that are important in radiation physics.They are radiation exposure, radiation absorbed dose, radiation dose equivalent, and ________________.

Nuclear binding energy is measured in which of the following?

The force responsible for interaction between particles with a nonzero mass and having infinite range is _________________.