Cancer facts
This type is the most common cancer
What is breast cancer?
The principle of keeping radiation exposure as low as reasonably possible
What is ALARA?
3/3 of the kidney
2300 cGy
Not cancerous
what is benign?
What is a crocodile?
2 common screening tools used to detect prostate ca
What is DRE and PSA?
A device that is used to monitor occupational radiation exposure
What is a dosimeter/TLD
1/3 Heart
6000 cGy
something that can travel through the bloodstream and cause a blockage
what is an embolus?
A day on this planet is longer than a year
What is Venus?
where bone has been eaten away or lost density
What is a lytic lesion?
What is 50mSv?
1/3 liver
5000
build up of fluid where fluid is normally minimal or absent
effusion
This facial feature is missing on the Mona Lisa.
What is eyebrows?
This food is linked to colon cancer
What is processed meat (high in nitrates)?
The three radiation protection principles
What are Time, distance, and shielding
3/3 Lung
1750 cGy
A small sample of tissue that is taken for testing
what is a biopsy?
Most peole cannot lick their own...
What is elbow?
This organization sets the radiation safety standards in Canada
10cm of Spinal cord
5000 cGy
Swelling caused by fluid buildup
what is edema?
This country has the most pyramids.
What is Sudan?