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TEXAS INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHER
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QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
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5. If the range switch on your survey instrument is set at
X10 and the instrument needle is centered between the 4
and 5, what is the dose rate?
A. 4.5 mr/hr
B. 450 mr/hr
C. 45 mr/hr
D. .45 mr/hr - Answer-C. 45 mr/hr
7. A direct reading pocket dosimeter is required to be
charged:
A. At least once every 12 months
B. Daily prior to the start of each work shift
C. Daily, at the end of each work shift
D. When the dosimeter reads close to 200 mR - Answer-B.
Daily prior to the start of each work shift
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8. Radioactive contamination on your skin or clothing
would be considered:
A. An internal radiation dose problem
B. An external radiation dose problem
C. No problem
D. None of the above - Answer-B. An external radiation
dose problem
9. A device used to measure exposure to ionizing radiation
by use of photographic film is called:
A. A Survey Instrument
B. A Radiographic Exposure Device
C. A Film Badge
D. A Thermoluminescent Dosimeter - Answer-C. A Film
Badge
10. To detect the radiation dose rate at a given point and a
given time is the purpose of a:
A. Film Badge
B. Survey Meter
C. Pocket Dosimeter
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D. TLD - Answer-B. Survey Meter
11. A written record used to keep track of the use of a
radiography source is known as a:
A. Dose Record
B. Survey Report
C. Utilization Log
D. Maintenance Log - Answer-C. Utilization Log
12. When working on a radiographic job-site you must
wear a pocket dosimeter, a film badge or TLD and:
A. A survey instrument
B. An alarm ratemeter
C. A personal radiation "beeper"
D. An electronic radiation count-rate instrument - Answer-
B. An alarm ratemeter
13. The Rem is a unit of radiation:
A. Activity
B. Dose in air
C. Dose in man
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D. Intensity - Answer-C. Dose in man
14. Any area accessible to individuals, in which there exist
radiation levels such that a major portion of the body could
receive in any one hour, a dose in excess of 100 millirems
is a:
A. High Radiation Area
B. Restricted Area
C. Radiation Area
D. Unrestricted Area - Answer-A. High Radiation Area
1. What is the primary device used to prevent over
exposures?
A. Film Badge
B. Survey Instrument
C. Pocket Dosimeter
D. Alarm Ratemeter - Answer-B. Survey Instrument
2. Which of the following procedures should not be used in
the event of a job site emergency?
A. Post a 2 mr hr boundary if not already posted
B. Send someone with written instructions to call the
Radiation Safety Officer.
TEXAS INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHER
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION COMPLETE VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
5. If the range switch on your survey instrument is set at
X10 and the instrument needle is centered between the 4
and 5, what is the dose rate?
A. 4.5 mr/hr
B. 450 mr/hr
C. 45 mr/hr
D. .45 mr/hr - Answer-C. 45 mr/hr
7. A direct reading pocket dosimeter is required to be
charged:
A. At least once every 12 months
B. Daily prior to the start of each work shift
C. Daily, at the end of each work shift
D. When the dosimeter reads close to 200 mR - Answer-B.
Daily prior to the start of each work shift
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8. Radioactive contamination on your skin or clothing
would be considered:
A. An internal radiation dose problem
B. An external radiation dose problem
C. No problem
D. None of the above - Answer-B. An external radiation
dose problem
9. A device used to measure exposure to ionizing radiation
by use of photographic film is called:
A. A Survey Instrument
B. A Radiographic Exposure Device
C. A Film Badge
D. A Thermoluminescent Dosimeter - Answer-C. A Film
Badge
10. To detect the radiation dose rate at a given point and a
given time is the purpose of a:
A. Film Badge
B. Survey Meter
C. Pocket Dosimeter
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D. TLD - Answer-B. Survey Meter
11. A written record used to keep track of the use of a
radiography source is known as a:
A. Dose Record
B. Survey Report
C. Utilization Log
D. Maintenance Log - Answer-C. Utilization Log
12. When working on a radiographic job-site you must
wear a pocket dosimeter, a film badge or TLD and:
A. A survey instrument
B. An alarm ratemeter
C. A personal radiation "beeper"
D. An electronic radiation count-rate instrument - Answer-
B. An alarm ratemeter
13. The Rem is a unit of radiation:
A. Activity
B. Dose in air
C. Dose in man
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D. Intensity - Answer-C. Dose in man
14. Any area accessible to individuals, in which there exist
radiation levels such that a major portion of the body could
receive in any one hour, a dose in excess of 100 millirems
is a:
A. High Radiation Area
B. Restricted Area
C. Radiation Area
D. Unrestricted Area - Answer-A. High Radiation Area
1. What is the primary device used to prevent over
exposures?
A. Film Badge
B. Survey Instrument
C. Pocket Dosimeter
D. Alarm Ratemeter - Answer-B. Survey Instrument
2. Which of the following procedures should not be used in
the event of a job site emergency?
A. Post a 2 mr hr boundary if not already posted
B. Send someone with written instructions to call the
Radiation Safety Officer.
