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1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
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7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
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13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m!
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include m! m! m! m! m! m!
1. creation of unstable atoms. m! m! m!
2. production of free electrons. m! m! m!
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonou
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s to the cell.
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4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
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5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electri
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cally charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal
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Ionizing radiation m!
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ANSWER: A m!
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand
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the medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any r
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adiation phobia they may have. m! m! m! m!
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cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to a
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ssume a small chance of biologic damage.
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suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of
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suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small c
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hance of possible biologic damage.
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ANSWER: D m!
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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, ANSWER: C
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1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
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7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
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13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m!
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include m! m! m! m! m! m!
1. creation of unstable atoms. m! m! m!
2. production of free electrons. m! m! m!
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonou
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s to the cell.
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4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
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5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electri
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cally charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal
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ANSWER: A m!
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand
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the medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any r
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adiation phobia they may have. m! m! m! m!
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cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to a
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ssume a small chance of biologic damage.
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c.
suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of
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suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small c
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hance of possible biologic damage.
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ANSWER: D m!
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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1/10 of a sievert. m! m! m!
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1/100 of a sievert. m! m! m!
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, ANSWER: C
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