Bushong: Radiologic Science for Technologists, 9th

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Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Radiologic Science
1. a. The three fundamental units of measurements: length (meters,
m), mass
(kilograms, kg), and time (seconds, s)
b. Secondary quantities that are derived from a combination of one or
more of the three base quantities (e.g., volume, density, and
velocity)
c. Quantities derived from the base quantities that are used only in
specialty areas of science, such as the units used in radiologic
science
d. The property of matter that acts to resist change in its state of
motion. It is described in Newtons first law: the state of motion of a
mass will remain constant until acted on by an outside force.
e. The rate of change of velocity (speed and/or direction) with time
f. The transfer of thermal energy from one position to another by a
moving fluid medium (liquid or gas)
g. The force applied to an object multiplied by the distance over which
it is applied
h. The rate of change of position with time, sometimes called speed.
Technically, velocity is a vector quantity (magnitude and direction)
and speed is a scalar quantity (magnitude only). This is important in
the definition of acceleration, because acceleration is a change in
velocity (speed and/or direction) with time.
i. The scalar quantity has only magnitude. A vector quantity has
magnitude and direction.
j. The force on an object is equal to its mass multiplied by its
acceleration.
2. 2916 cm3
3. 250 in3
4. 12.5 m/s
5. Approximately 0.7 m/s
6. 44 mph
7. 0.5 ft/sec
8. 4.5 m/s2
9. 770 N
10. 13.63 kN
11. 882 N (on Earth), 147 N (on moon)
12. 120 J
13. 2.5 W

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14. 125 W
15. 58.8 J
16. 321 F
17. 25 C
18. 26.7 C
19. Exposure, dose, effective dose, and radioactivity
20. Meter, kilogram, second

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