Chapterg01:gIntroductiongtogRadiationgProtection
Sherer:gRadiationgProtectiongingMedicalgRadiography,g9thgEdition
MULTIPLEg CHOICE
1.gg Consequencesgofgionizationginghumangcellsginclude
1.gcreationgofgunstablegatoms
.
2.gproductiongofgfreegelectrons
.
3.gcreationgofghighlygreactivegfreegradicalsgcapablegofgproducinggsubstancesgpoisonousgtogth
egcell.
4.gcreationgofgnewgbiologicgmoleculesgdetrimentalgtogtheglivinggcel
l.
5.ginjurygtogthegcellgthatgmaygmanifestgitselfgasgabnormalgfunctiongorglossgofgfunctio
n.
a.ggg 1,g2,gandg3gonl
ygb.gg 2,g3,gandg4go
nlygc.ggg 3,g4,gandg5g
only
d.g 1,g2,g3,g4,gandg
5
ANS:g D
2.gg Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagformgofgradiationgthatgisgcapablegofgcreatinggelectricallygcharg
edgparticlesgbygremovinggorbitalgelectronsgfromgthegatomgofgnormalgmattergthroughgwhichg
itgpasses?
a.ggg Ionizinggradiatio
n
b.gg Nonionizinggradiatio
n
c.ggg Subatomicgradiatio
n
d.gg Ultrasonicgradiatio
n
ANS:g A
3.gg Regardinggexposuregtogionizinggradiation,gpatientsgwhogaregeducatedgtogunderstandgthegmedic
algbenefitgofgangimaginggproceduregaregmoreglikelygto
a.ggg assumegagsmallgchancegofgbiologicgdamagegbutgnotgsuppressganygradiationgphob
iagtheygmayghave.
b.gg cancelgtheirgscheduledgproceduregbecausegtheygaregnotgwillinggtogassumegagsma
ll
chancegofgbiologicgdamage.
c.ggg suppressganygradiationgphobiagbutgnotgriskgagsmallgchancegofgpossiblegbiolog
ic
damage.
d.gg suppressganygradiationgphobiagandgbegwillinggtogassumegagsmallgchancegofgpossib
legbiologicgdamage.
ANS:g D
4.gg Thegmillisievertg(mSv)gisgequalgto
, a.ggg 1/10gofgagsievert
.
b.gg 1/100gofgagsievert
.
c.ggg 1/1000gofgagsievert
.
d.gg 1/10,000gofgagsievert
.
ANS:g C
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5.gg ThegadvantagesgofgthegBERTgmethodgare
1.gitgdoesgnotgimplygradiationgrisk;gitgisgsimplygagmeansgforgcomparison.
2.gitgemphasizesgthatgradiationgisganginnategpartgofgourgenvironment.
3.gitgprovidesganganswergthatgisgeasygforgthegpatientgtogcomprehend.
a.ggg 1gandg2gonly
b.gg 1gandg3gonly
c.ggg 2gandg3gonly
d.gg 1,g2,gandg3
ANS:g D
6.gg Ifgagpatientgasksgagradiographergagquestiongaboutghowgmuchgradiationghegorgshegwillgrecei
vegfromgagspecificgx-raygprocedure,gthegradiographergcan
a.ggg respondgbygusinggangestimationgbasedgongthegcomparisongofgradiationgreceivedgfro
mgthegx-raygtognaturalgbackgroundgradiationgreceived.
b.gg avoidgthegpatient’sgquestiongbygchanginggthegsubject.
c.ggg tellgthegpatientgthatgitgisgunethicalgtogdiscussgsuchgconcerns.
d.gg refusegtoganswergthegquestiongandgrecommendgthatghegorgshegspeakgwithgt
hegreferringgphysician.
ANS:g A
7.gg Whygshouldgthegselectiongofgtechnicalgexposuregfactorsgforgallgmedicalgimaginggprocedures
alwaysgfollowgALARA?gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg Sogthatgradiographersgandgradiologistsgdognotgha
gtoga
a.gSogthatgreferringgphysiciansgorderinggimaginggproceduresgdognotghavegtogaccept
responsibilitygforgpatientgradiationgsafety.
b.
patientgradiationgsafety.
c.ggg Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesgnotgappeargtoghavegagdoseglevelgbelowgwhichgindividual
sgwouldghavegnogchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
d.gg Becausegradiation-inducedgcancergdoesghavegagdoseglevelgatgwhichgindividuals
wouldghavegagchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
ANS:g C
8.gg Thegcardinalgprinciplesgofgradiationgprotectiongincludegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
1.gTime
2.gDistance
3.gShielding
a.ggg 1gonly
b.gg 2gonly
c.ggg 3gonly
d.gg 1,g2,gandg3
ANS:g D
9.gg Ingaghospitalgsetting,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggprofessionalsgisgexpresslygchargedgbygtheghospit
algadministrationgwithgbeinggdirectlygresponsiblegforgthegexecution,genforcement,gandgmainte
nancegofgthegALARAgprogram?
a.ggg Assistantgadministratorgofgthegfacility
b.gg Chiefgofgstaff
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c.ggg RadiationgSafetygOffice
r
d.gg Studentgradiologicgtechnologis
t
ANS:g C
10.gg Whygisgagquestiongconcerninggthegamountgofgradiationgagpatientgwillgreceivegduringgagspecif
icgx-raygproceduregdifficultgtoganswer?
1.gBecausegthegreceivedgdosegisgspecifiedgingagnumbergofgdifferentgunitsgofgmeasur
e
2.gBecausegthegscientificgunitsgforgradiationgdosegaregnormallygnotgcomprehensiblegbygagpatie
nt
3.gBecausegthegpatientgshouldgnotgreceiveganyginformationgaboutgradiationgdos
e
a.ggg 1gandg2gonl
ygb.gg 1gandg3go
nlygc.ggg 2gandg3g
only
d.gg 1,g2,gandg
3
ANS:g A
11.gg X-raysgaregagformgofgwhichgofgthegfollowinggkindsgofgradiation?
a.ggg Environmenta
l
b.gg Ionizing
c.ggg Interna
l
d.gg Nonionizing
ANS:g B
12.gg WhatgunitgisgusedgtogmeasuregradiationgexposuregingthegmetricgInternationalgSystemgofgUnits?
a.ggg Coulombgpergkilogra
m
b.gg Milligray
c.ggg Millisiever
t
d.gg Sievert
ANS:g A
13.gg Whatgorganizationgwasgfoundedging2007gthatgcontinuesgtheirgpursuitgtograisegawarenessgofgt
hegneedgforgdosegreductiongprotocolsgbygpromotinggpediatric-
specifiedgscangprotocolsgtogbegusedgforgbothgradiologygandgnonradiologygusersgofgCT?
a.ggg U.S.gFoodgandgDruggAdministratio
n
b.gg AlliancegforgRadiationgSafetygingPediatricgImaging
.
c.ggg AmericangRegistrygofgRadiologicgTechnologist
s
d.gg ThegJointgCommissio
n
ANS:g B
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MULTIPLEg CHOICE
1.gg Consequencesgofgionizationginghumangcellsginclude
1.gcreationgofgunstablegatoms
.
2.gproductiongofgfreegelectrons
.
3.gcreationgofghighlygreactivegfreegradicalsgcapablegofgproducinggsubstancesgpoisonousgtogth
egcell.
4.gcreationgofgnewgbiologicgmoleculesgdetrimentalgtogtheglivinggcel
l.
5.ginjurygtogthegcellgthatgmaygmanifestgitselfgasgabnormalgfunctiongorglossgofgfunctio
n.
a.ggg 1,g2,gandg3gonl
ygb.gg 2,g3,gandg4go
nlygc.ggg 3,g4,gandg5g
only
d.g 1,g2,g3,g4,gandg
5
ANS:g D
2.gg Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagformgofgradiationgthatgisgcapablegofgcreatinggelectricallygcharg
edgparticlesgbygremovinggorbitalgelectronsgfromgthegatomgofgnormalgmattergthroughgwhichg
itgpasses?
a.ggg Ionizinggradiatio
n
b.gg Nonionizinggradiatio
n
c.ggg Subatomicgradiatio
n
d.gg Ultrasonicgradiatio
n
ANS:g A
3.gg Regardinggexposuregtogionizinggradiation,gpatientsgwhogaregeducatedgtogunderstandgthegmedic
algbenefitgofgangimaginggproceduregaregmoreglikelygto
a.ggg assumegagsmallgchancegofgbiologicgdamagegbutgnotgsuppressganygradiationgphob
iagtheygmayghave.
b.gg cancelgtheirgscheduledgproceduregbecausegtheygaregnotgwillinggtogassumegagsma
ll
chancegofgbiologicgdamage.
c.ggg suppressganygradiationgphobiagbutgnotgriskgagsmallgchancegofgpossiblegbiolog
ic
damage.
d.gg suppressganygradiationgphobiagandgbegwillinggtogassumegagsmallgchancegofgpossib
legbiologicgdamage.
ANS:g D
4.gg Thegmillisievertg(mSv)gisgequalgto
, a.ggg 1/10gofgagsievert
.
b.gg 1/100gofgagsievert
.
c.ggg 1/1000gofgagsievert
.
d.gg 1/10,000gofgagsievert
.
ANS:g C
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5.gg ThegadvantagesgofgthegBERTgmethodgare
1.gitgdoesgnotgimplygradiationgrisk;gitgisgsimplygagmeansgforgcomparison.
2.gitgemphasizesgthatgradiationgisganginnategpartgofgourgenvironment.
3.gitgprovidesganganswergthatgisgeasygforgthegpatientgtogcomprehend.
a.ggg 1gandg2gonly
b.gg 1gandg3gonly
c.ggg 2gandg3gonly
d.gg 1,g2,gandg3
ANS:g D
6.gg Ifgagpatientgasksgagradiographergagquestiongaboutghowgmuchgradiationghegorgshegwillgrecei
vegfromgagspecificgx-raygprocedure,gthegradiographergcan
a.ggg respondgbygusinggangestimationgbasedgongthegcomparisongofgradiationgreceivedgfro
mgthegx-raygtognaturalgbackgroundgradiationgreceived.
b.gg avoidgthegpatient’sgquestiongbygchanginggthegsubject.
c.ggg tellgthegpatientgthatgitgisgunethicalgtogdiscussgsuchgconcerns.
d.gg refusegtoganswergthegquestiongandgrecommendgthatghegorgshegspeakgwithgt
hegreferringgphysician.
ANS:g A
7.gg Whygshouldgthegselectiongofgtechnicalgexposuregfactorsgforgallgmedicalgimaginggprocedures
alwaysgfollowgALARA?gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg Sogthatgradiographersgandgradiologistsgdognotgha
gtoga
a.gSogthatgreferringgphysiciansgorderinggimaginggproceduresgdognotghavegtogaccept
responsibilitygforgpatientgradiationgsafety.
b.
patientgradiationgsafety.
c.ggg Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesgnotgappeargtoghavegagdoseglevelgbelowgwhichgindividual
sgwouldghavegnogchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
d.gg Becausegradiation-inducedgcancergdoesghavegagdoseglevelgatgwhichgindividuals
wouldghavegagchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
ANS:g C
8.gg Thegcardinalgprinciplesgofgradiationgprotectiongincludegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
1.gTime
2.gDistance
3.gShielding
a.ggg 1gonly
b.gg 2gonly
c.ggg 3gonly
d.gg 1,g2,gandg3
ANS:g D
9.gg Ingaghospitalgsetting,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggprofessionalsgisgexpresslygchargedgbygtheghospit
algadministrationgwithgbeinggdirectlygresponsiblegforgthegexecution,genforcement,gandgmainte
nancegofgthegALARAgprogram?
a.ggg Assistantgadministratorgofgthegfacility
b.gg Chiefgofgstaff
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c.ggg RadiationgSafetygOffice
r
d.gg Studentgradiologicgtechnologis
t
ANS:g C
10.gg Whygisgagquestiongconcerninggthegamountgofgradiationgagpatientgwillgreceivegduringgagspecif
icgx-raygproceduregdifficultgtoganswer?
1.gBecausegthegreceivedgdosegisgspecifiedgingagnumbergofgdifferentgunitsgofgmeasur
e
2.gBecausegthegscientificgunitsgforgradiationgdosegaregnormallygnotgcomprehensiblegbygagpatie
nt
3.gBecausegthegpatientgshouldgnotgreceiveganyginformationgaboutgradiationgdos
e
a.ggg 1gandg2gonl
ygb.gg 1gandg3go
nlygc.ggg 2gandg3g
only
d.gg 1,g2,gandg
3
ANS:g A
11.gg X-raysgaregagformgofgwhichgofgthegfollowinggkindsgofgradiation?
a.ggg Environmenta
l
b.gg Ionizing
c.ggg Interna
l
d.gg Nonionizing
ANS:g B
12.gg WhatgunitgisgusedgtogmeasuregradiationgexposuregingthegmetricgInternationalgSystemgofgUnits?
a.ggg Coulombgpergkilogra
m
b.gg Milligray
c.ggg Millisiever
t
d.gg Sievert
ANS:g A
13.gg Whatgorganizationgwasgfoundedging2007gthatgcontinuesgtheirgpursuitgtograisegawarenessgofgt
hegneedgforgdosegreductiongprotocolsgbygpromotinggpediatric-
specifiedgscangprotocolsgtogbegusedgforgbothgradiologygandgnonradiologygusersgofgCT?
a.ggg U.S.gFoodgandgDruggAdministratio
n
b.gg AlliancegforgRadiationgSafetygingPediatricgImaging
.
c.ggg AmericangRegistrygofgRadiologicgTechnologist
s
d.gg ThegJointgCommissio
n
ANS:g B
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