7.
Two kinds of medical radiation are diagnostic x-ray radiation and ____________
radiation.
8.
Industrial radiation includes the use of radiation in testing new ______________.
9.
List two characteristics of ionizing radiation.
a. _________________________________________.
b. _________________________________________.
10.
Excessive radiation can cause body cells to react abnormally, thereby causing
leukemia, or cancer of _________________ or _________________ which may
not show up until years after the radiation.
11.
The two major effects of radiation dealing with genetic mutations are permanent,
transmissible changes in a gene function and ___________________ breakage.
12.
The degree of damage from radiation done to a developing embryo or fetus
depends on ______________________________________.
13.
List three ionizing radiation control measures used in the military.
a. _________________________________________.
b. _________________________________________.
c.
_________________________________________.
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