Tripling the distance between a radiation source and recipient reduces exposure by a factor of:
a. two. c. six.
b. three. d. nine.
ANSWER: D
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Which of the following is the term used to refer to the gestational process involving events of implantation, embryonic and fetal growth, and ending in birth?
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