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The Russian liquidators who worked during 1986 and 1987 at the Chernobyl power complex demonstrated a statistically significant rise in the number of:
1.Breast cancer cases. 2.Leukemia cases. 3.Prostate cancer cases. - ANSWERS-2 only
Which of the following is recognized as the main adverse health effect from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power accident? - ANSWERS-Increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents
As of 2006, as reported in NCRP Report No. 160, what percentage of natural background comes from radon and thoron? - ANSWERS-
Which of the following are natural sources of ionizing radiation? - ANSWERS- Radioactive elements in the crust of the earth and in the human body
An equivalent dose as low as 0.25 Sv delivered to the whole body may cause which of the following within a few days? - ANSWERS-A decrease in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
How is actual radiation dose to the global population from atmospheric fallout from nuclear weapons testing received? - ANSWERS-It is not received all at once but instead is delivered over a period of years at changing dose rates.
The amount of radiation received by a patient may be indicated in terms of:
1.Entrance skin exposure (ESE). 2.Bone marrow dose. 3.Gonadal dose. - ANSWERS-1, 2, and 3
Which of the following processes is the foundation of the interaction of x-rays with human tissue? - ANSWERS-Ionization
Why are the long-term effects, such as an increased incidence of cancer in the exposed population living near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, unable
