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, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the
cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
passes?
a. Ionizing radiation
b. Nonionizing radiation
c. Subatomic radiation
d. Ultrasonic radiation N R I G B.C M
U S N T O
ANS: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical
benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia
they may have.
b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
chance of biologic damage.
c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic
damage.
d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible
biologic damage.
ANS: D
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
a. 1/10 of a sievert.
b. 1/100 of a sievert.
c. 1/1000 of a sievert.
d. 1/10,000 of a sievert.
ANS: C
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5. The advantages of the BERT method are
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1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. 1 and 2 only cd cd cd
b. 1 and 3 only cd cd cd
c. 2 and 3 only cd cd cd
d. 1, 2, and 3 cd cd cd
ANS: D c d
6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will receive fro
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
m a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
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a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received from the
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x-ray to natural background radiation received.
d cd cd cd cd cd
b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject. cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with the ref
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erring physician. cd
ANS: A c d
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures al
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ways follow ALARA? cd cd
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept res
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ponsibility for patient radiation safety. cd cd cd cd
b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept responsibility for
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c. Because radiation- cd
induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level below which individuals wo cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
uld have no chance of developing this disease.cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
d. Because radiation- cd
induced cancer does have a dose level at which individuals would have a chance cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
of developing this disease. cd cd cd
ANS: C c d
8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 only cd
b. 2 only cd
c. 3 only cd
d. 1, 2, and 3 cd cd cd
ANS: D c d
9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the hospital ad
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ministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and maintenance of
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
the ALARA program?
cd cd
a. Assistant administrator of the facility cd cd cd cd
b. Chief of staff cd cd
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c. Radiation Safety Officer cd cd
d. Student radiologic technologist cd cd
ANS: C c d
10. Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during a specific x-
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ray procedure difficult to answer?
cd cd cd cd
1. Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
2. Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a patient
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
3. Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. 1 and 2 only cd cd cd
b. 1 and 3 only cd cd cd
c. 2 and 3 only cd cd cd
d. 1, 2, and 3 cd cd cd
ANS: A c d
11. X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?
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a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: B c d
12. What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. Coulomb per kilogram cd cd
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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d. Sievert
ANS: A c d
13. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of the nee
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
d for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
specified scan protocols to be used for both radiology and nonradiology users of CT?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. U.S. Food and Drug Administration cd cd cd cd
b. Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging. cd cd cd cd cd cd
c. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists cd cd cd cd
d. The Joint Commission cd cd
ANS: B c d
14. Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure or pra
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ctice is justified?
cd cd
a. ALARA concept cd
b. BERT method cd
c. Diagnostic efficacy cd
d. NEXT program cd
ANS: C c d
15. Which of the following is a method of explaining radiation to the public?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
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, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the
cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
passes?
a. Ionizing radiation
b. Nonionizing radiation
c. Subatomic radiation
d. Ultrasonic radiation N R I G B.C M
U S N T O
ANS: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical
benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia
they may have.
b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
chance of biologic damage.
c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic
damage.
d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible
biologic damage.
ANS: D
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
a. 1/10 of a sievert.
b. 1/100 of a sievert.
c. 1/1000 of a sievert.
d. 1/10,000 of a sievert.
ANS: C
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5. The advantages of the BERT method are
cd cd cd cd cd cd
1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. 1 and 2 only cd cd cd
b. 1 and 3 only cd cd cd
c. 2 and 3 only cd cd cd
d. 1, 2, and 3 cd cd cd
ANS: D c d
6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will receive fro
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
m a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received from the
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd c
x-ray to natural background radiation received.
d cd cd cd cd cd
b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject. cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with the ref
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
erring physician. cd
ANS: A c d
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures al
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ways follow ALARA? cd cd
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept res
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ponsibility for patient radiation safety. cd cd cd cd
b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept responsibility for
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
patient radiation safety. NURSINGTB.COM cd cd
c. Because radiation- cd
induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level below which individuals wo cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
uld have no chance of developing this disease.cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
d. Because radiation- cd
induced cancer does have a dose level at which individuals would have a chance cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
of developing this disease. cd cd cd
ANS: C c d
8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 only cd
b. 2 only cd
c. 3 only cd
d. 1, 2, and 3 cd cd cd
ANS: D c d
9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the hospital ad
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and maintenance of
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
the ALARA program?
cd cd
a. Assistant administrator of the facility cd cd cd cd
b. Chief of staff cd cd
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c. Radiation Safety Officer cd cd
d. Student radiologic technologist cd cd
ANS: C c d
10. Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during a specific x-
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ray procedure difficult to answer?
cd cd cd cd
1. Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
2. Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a patient
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
3. Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. 1 and 2 only cd cd cd
b. 1 and 3 only cd cd cd
c. 2 and 3 only cd cd cd
d. 1, 2, and 3 cd cd cd
ANS: A c d
11. X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: B c d
12. What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. Coulomb per kilogram cd cd
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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d. Sievert
ANS: A c d
13. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of the nee
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
d for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
specified scan protocols to be used for both radiology and nonradiology users of CT?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
a. U.S. Food and Drug Administration cd cd cd cd
b. Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging. cd cd cd cd cd cd
c. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists cd cd cd cd
d. The Joint Commission cd cd
ANS: B c d
14. Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure or pra
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ctice is justified?
cd cd
a. ALARA concept cd
b. BERT method cd
c. Diagnostic efficacy cd
d. NEXT program cd
ANS: C c d
15. Which of the following is a method of explaining radiation to the public?
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
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