Radiation Basics
This is Energy that travels as waves or particles.
What is radiation
ALARA is an acronym, used to describe exposure to radiation, which stands for:
What is As Low As Reasonably Achievable?
This is when radiation passes through your body without staying.
What is exposure?
The basic unit of matter.
What is an atom?
Also called the "Snow Bowl," this 2001 playoff game featured this controversial rule.
What is the tuck rule?
These two types of radiation differ by whether they can remove electrons from atoms.
What are ionizing and nonionizing radiation?
What are time, distance, and shielding?
This occurs when radioactive material gets on or inside you.
What is contamination?
The center of the atom containing protons and neutrons.
What is the nucleus?
The amount of games in which Tom Brady was suspended for the "Deflategate scandal".
What is 4 games?
This type of radiation includes things like X-rays and gamma rays.
What is ionizing radiation?
Spending less time near a radiation source does this to your dose.
What is reduces it?
This type of contamination is inside the body (like inhaling particles).
What is internal contamination?
This term describes how long it takes half a sample to decay.
What is half-life?
The amount of NFL franchises Josh Johnson played for.
What is 14 franchises?
(Buccaneers, 49ers, Browns, Bengals, Jets, Colts, Bills, Ravens, Giants, Texans, Washington, Lions, Raiders, and Broncos.)
This type of radiation includes things like radio waves, microwaves, and visible light.
What is ionizing radiation?
Standing farther away from a source affects radiation exposure in this way.
What is it decreases exposure?
Radiation can harm humans by damaging this part of cells.
What is DNA?
A series of decays from one unstable atom to a stable one is called this.
What is a decay chain?
This MLB player hold the record for most games played in a row amoungst active players.
Who is Matt Olson with 793 games (ATL)?
Ionizing radiation is dangerous mainly because it does this to atoms in your body.
What is removes electrons. (or causes ionization)
Planning, minimizing time, maximizing distance, and using shielding are part of this process.
What is keeping radiation ALARA?
Typical yearly background radiation dose is about this amount.
What is about 3-6 millisieverts per year?
This term describes unstable atoms that emit radiation.
What is radioactivity?
In 2023 this MLB pitcher became the most recent name on the list of official perfect games pitched.
Who is Domingo German (NYY)?