What are the short-term and long-term health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation?
Two common short-term health effects.
What are sunburn and acute radiation syndrome?
Weakest radiation type.
What are alpha particles?
Safe aspect of ultrasound.
What is using sound waves?
Psychological effects are seen after _____________________.
What is high levels of exposure?
Today's _______________ are safer than previous years ago.
What are imaging machines?
Two common long-term health effects.
What are increased risk of cancer and birth defects?
Radiation type that can penetrate skin but not deep tissue.
What are beta particles?
Safe aspect of MRI.
What is using magnetic fields?
Major factor in preventing psychological factors.
What is worrying?
Benefits of MRI and ultrasound over X-ray and CT scans.
What is not having ionizing radiation?
The most common symptoms of acute radiation exposure.
Ionizing radiation type that is the most penetrating.
What are gamma rays?
Two safer alternatives to X-ray and CT scans for imaging.
What are ultrasound and MRI?
Emotional condition due to high radiation exposure.
What is increased depression?
Ways that ionizing radiation exposure is being limited in medical imaging technologies.
What are protective advancements?
Effects of direct contact with human cells.
What are cellular mutations and death?
Radiation particles that are still dangerous despite low penetration.
What are alpha particles?
One way doctors reduce radiation risk during medical imaging.
What is limiting exposure through advancements?
Traumatic condition from ionizing radiation exposure.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Doctor recommendation for using X-rays and CT scans.
What is accurate diagnoses?
Importance to raising awareness of potential health effects.
What is avoiding excessive exposure and limiting these effects?
Distinguishes gamma rays from the other two forms of ionizing radiation.
What is being the fastest, lightest, and most penetrating?
Minimizing exposure to ionizing radiation.
What is being aware of risks and asking for safer alternatives?
Decreasing psychological effects.
What is increasing awareness of risks and better communication?
Major reason for concern with repeated CT scans.
What is the accumulative radiation exposure?