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| a dose of approximately ___ is required to produce a measurable change in molecule |
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| a dose of ___ is necessary to produce a measurable biological response when the molecule is incorporated into a body/ living cell |
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| the most radiosensitive part of the cell |
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| interference with radiation at any phase of ____ could result in damage to the cell |
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genetic cells
somatic cells |
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| somatic cell proliferation |
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| two phases of the cell cycle |
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| four subdivisions of the phase mitosis |
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prophase
metaphase
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nucleus swells
DNA begins to take structure |
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| chromosomes appear, damage induced by radiation can be seen at this time |
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| splitting of each chromosome at the centromere |
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the final stage of mitosis
disappearance of structural chromosomes into a mass of DNA
cell division is complete |
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| period of growth between divisions |
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| 1 DNA replication + 1 cell division= |
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| 2 identical daughter cells |
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| process by which genetic cells undergo reduction division |
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| genetic cells start meiosis with __ chromosomes (_) pairs |
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| an immature cell that contains 46 chromosomes whose function is to create gonadal cells |
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| daughter cells divide again in meiosis WITHOUT replicating DNA to produce ___ daughter cells with __ chromosomes each |
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| radiation damage to gonadal cell DNA can result in ___ genetic information to offspring |
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| cells are organized into layers or masses called |
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| tissues are organized into |
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| organs are organized into |
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| principal organ systems of the body |
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nervous
digestive
endocrine
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reproducive |
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| also called undifferentiated, precursor, or stem cells and are more sensitive to radiation |
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| French scientists who studied radiosensitivity in 1906 |
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| radiosensitivity of living tissues varies with maturation and metabolism |
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stem cells are radiosensitive
mature cells are radioresistant
younger tissues and organs are readiosensitive
tissues with high metabolic activity are radiosensitive |
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| law of bergonie and tribondeau |
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| the law of Bergonie and Tribondeau is the governing principle for ___ |
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