Famous Scientists
The photoelectric effect won this scientist the Nobel prize in 1921, most famous for his theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This type of supervision requires the physician to be in attendance in the room during the performance of a procedure.
What is direct supervision?
A radioactive isotope of this element was first linked to cancer in humans.
What is radon?
FEMA Region 2's RAAC chair.
Who is Susan O'Neill?
This fifth-grade genius is always inventing some new gadget to solve some new problem with his robotic dog Goddard.
Who is Jimmy Neutron?
Polonium is named for this Nobel laureate's homeland.
Who is Marie Curie (Poland)?
Name one of the three licensed modalities that fall under the profession of Radiologic Technology.
What is a Radiographer/Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Therapist?
Bremsstrahlung is the German word meaning this.
What is "braking radiation"?
The NRC Region 1 State Liaison Officer.
Who is Doug Tifft?
This familiar hand gesture was originally designed as a symbol for nuclear disarmament.
What is the peace sign?
Marie Curie's birth name prior to her emigration to France and marriage to Pierre Curie.
What is Maria Sklodowska?
Old dental X-ray units may contain this, which prohibits them from getting disposed of in landfills.
The half-life of Cobalt-60.
What is 5.27 years? (5 years is close enough)
The NRC Region 1 Agreement States Officer.
Who is Shawn Seeley?
This group was the first world power to use nuclear energy to produce electrical power.
What is the former Soviet Union?
(The Obninsk Power Plant came online in 1954.)
This 1908 Nobel Prize winner, known as the "father of nuclear physics" and famous for his structure of the atomic nucleus, is alleged to have lost a vial of Radium on a train in Canada. He later wrote a letter to Marie Curie stating, in part: "Unfortunately, it will remain dangerous for many years." He also has an element named after him.
Who is Ernest Rutherford? (Element is Rutherfordium, atomic number 104)
Temporary permits, issued to recent graduates of approved schools, are valid for this long.
What is 180 days?
The belief that low doses of radiation are beneficial.
What is hormesis?
The DOE RAP Region 1 Regional Program Manager.
Who is Jody Lupo?
This nuclear powered submarine was the first submerged vessel to travel under the North Pole. It was launched in 1954 and remained in service until 1980.
What is the USS Nautilus?
This man's groundbreaking research focused heavily on neutron moderation. He discovered that slowing down neutrons increased the probability of fission events in uranium.
Who is Enrico Fermi?
The "X" in "X-ray" stands for this word, stemming from its mysterious qualities discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen.
What is "unknown"?
The standard unit for neutron cross-section.
What is the barn?
The EPA Region 2 Radon Contact
Who is Conrad Sherman?
This research team based in Chicago in 1942, produced the first functioning nuclear reactor design.
What is The Manhattan Project?