Match the following choices with the correct term as they relate to radiation protection.

a. Gray (Gy)
b. Sievert (Sv)
c. Roentgen (R)
d. somatic damage
e. genetic damage
f. Curie (Ci)
g. Equivalent Dose (HT)
h. Effective Dose (E)

1. also known as the Becquerel
2. erythema
3. measure of absorbed dose
4. product of absorbed dose and radiation quality factor
5. sum of weighted equivalent doses
6. cleft palate in offspring


1. f. Curie (Ci)
2. d. somatic damage
3. a. Gray (Gy)
4. b. Sievert (Sv)
5. h. Effective Dose (E)
6. e. genetic damage

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