Riding Along the Road on Your Bicycle,you Make a Sharp

question 18

Multiple Choice

Riding along the road on your bicycle,you make a sharp right turn,hit some gravel,and tumble to the ground striking your shoulder.You are in a lot of pain.Worrying that you might have broken your shoulder blade or a rib,you walk your bike to the nearby hospital for emergency care.
-Just two X-rays are taken,and the time of exposure was quite limited.According the U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Agency,your radiation exposure for the X-rays was

• A)below any level to cause harm.
• B)minimal,but does pose a slight health risk.
• C)harmless,because medical radiation is not the same dangerous energy as radiation from nuclear energy.
• D)a different type of radiation that does not cause biological damage.

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