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Chapter 02: Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If ionizing radiation from natural sources grows larger because of accidental or deliberate
human actions such as mining radioactive elements, the sources are termed
a. artificial sources.
b. enhanced natural sources.
c. extraterrestrial sources.
d. human-made sources.
ANS: B
2. Electromagnetic radiation travels or propagates through space in the form of a wave but can
interact with matter as a particle of energy called a photon. This dual nature is referred to as
a. wave attenuation capability.
b. wave-particle interchange ability.
c. wave-particle duality.
d. wave-particle phenomena.
ANS: C
3. Which of the following statements concerning the 1979 nuclear reactor accident at TMI-2 is
not true?
a. Many excess cancer deaths have been predicted to occur in the 2 million people
living within 50 miles of the plant at the time of the accident.
b. TMI-2 has been dormant since the accident in 1979.
c. The average dose received by the exposed population living within a 10-mile
radius of the TMI nuclear power station at the time of the accident was determined
to be 0.08 mSv, which is well below the average annual background level.
d. The pressurized water reactor underwent an accidental loss of coolant, leading to
severe overheating of the highly radioactive reactor core that resulted in a partial
meltdown and significant radiation leak.
ANS: A
4. Terrestrial radiation includes which of the following sources?
a. Long-lived radioactive elements such as uranium-238, radium-226, and
thorium-232 that are present in variable quantities in the crust of the Earth
b. Radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests in which detonation occurred
above ground
c. The sun and beyond the solar system
d. Airport surveillance systems and electron microscopes
ANS: A
5. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that action be taken to reduce
elevated levels of radon in homes to a concentration less than
a. 200 pCi/L of air.
Test Bank For Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition by Sherer Test Bank
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b. 135 pCi/L of air.
c. 47 pCi/L of air.
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d. 4 pCi/L of air.
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ANS: D
6. Cosmic radiation occurs in which two forms?
a. Solar and human-made
b. Artificial and galactic
c. Natural background and artificial
d. Solar and galactic
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b. 135 pCi/L of air.
c. 47 pCi/L of air.
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d. 4 pCi/L of air.
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ANS: D
6. Cosmic radiation occurs in which two forms?
a. Solar and human-made
b. Artificial and galactic
c. Natural background and artificial
d. Solar and galactic
ANS: D
7. As a result of technologic advances since the 1970s and strict regulations imposed within the
United States by the FDA regarding consumer products containing radioactive material, the
radiation exposure of the general public from such produces may now be considered
a. substantial.
b. moderate.
c. very slight.
d. negligible.
ANS: D
8. Through which of the following routes can radon enter houses?
1. Crawl spaces under the living areas
2. Floor drains and sump pumps
3. Porous cement block foundations
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. All the options
ANS: D
9. Removal and storage of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
continues to be a major concern because
a. there is still immediate danger of another earthquake.
b. there is still immediate danger of another tsunami.
c. there is still immediate danger from explosions.
d. the amount of contaminated water can still increase.
ANS: D
10. When exposed to high radon levels in the home, which of the following groups of people have
the highest risk of developing lung cancer?
a. Teenagers
b. Adults from 20 to 30 years of age
c. Nonsmokers
d. Smokers
ANS: D
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11. Which of the following helps shield the global population from exposure to essentially all
high-energy, bombarding cosmic rays?
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a. Clouds
b. Fog
c. Atmosphere and magnetic field of the Earth
d. Smog
ANS: C
12. Which of the following radiation exposures is considered by the Environmental Protection
Agency to be the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States?
a. Annual PA and Lateral chest x-rays
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Chapter 02: Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If ionizing radiation from natural sources grows larger because of accidental or deliberate
human actions such as mining radioactive elements, the sources are termed
a. artificial sources.
b. enhanced natural sources.
c. extraterrestrial sources.
d. human-made sources.
ANS: B
2. Electromagnetic radiation travels or propagates through space in the form of a wave but can
interact with matter as a particle of energy called a photon. This dual nature is referred to as
a. wave attenuation capability.
b. wave-particle interchange ability.
c. wave-particle duality.
d. wave-particle phenomena.
ANS: C
3. Which of the following statements concerning the 1979 nuclear reactor accident at TMI-2 is
not true?
a. Many excess cancer deaths have been predicted to occur in the 2 million people
living within 50 miles of the plant at the time of the accident.
b. TMI-2 has been dormant since the accident in 1979.
c. The average dose received by the exposed population living within a 10-mile
radius of the TMI nuclear power station at the time of the accident was determined
to be 0.08 mSv, which is well below the average annual background level.
d. The pressurized water reactor underwent an accidental loss of coolant, leading to
severe overheating of the highly radioactive reactor core that resulted in a partial
meltdown and significant radiation leak.
ANS: A
4. Terrestrial radiation includes which of the following sources?
a. Long-lived radioactive elements such as uranium-238, radium-226, and
thorium-232 that are present in variable quantities in the crust of the Earth
b. Radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests in which detonation occurred
above ground
c. The sun and beyond the solar system
d. Airport surveillance systems and electron microscopes
ANS: A
5. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that action be taken to reduce
elevated levels of radon in homes to a concentration less than
a. 200 pCi/L of air.
Test Bank For Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition by Sherer Test Bank
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b. 135 pCi/L of air.
c. 47 pCi/L of air.
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d. 4 pCi/L of air.
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ANS: D
6. Cosmic radiation occurs in which two forms?
a. Solar and human-made
b. Artificial and galactic
c. Natural background and artificial
d. Solar and galactic
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b. 135 pCi/L of air.
c. 47 pCi/L of air.
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d. 4 pCi/L of air.
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ANS: D
6. Cosmic radiation occurs in which two forms?
a. Solar and human-made
b. Artificial and galactic
c. Natural background and artificial
d. Solar and galactic
ANS: D
7. As a result of technologic advances since the 1970s and strict regulations imposed within the
United States by the FDA regarding consumer products containing radioactive material, the
radiation exposure of the general public from such produces may now be considered
a. substantial.
b. moderate.
c. very slight.
d. negligible.
ANS: D
8. Through which of the following routes can radon enter houses?
1. Crawl spaces under the living areas
2. Floor drains and sump pumps
3. Porous cement block foundations
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. All the options
ANS: D
9. Removal and storage of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
continues to be a major concern because
a. there is still immediate danger of another earthquake.
b. there is still immediate danger of another tsunami.
c. there is still immediate danger from explosions.
d. the amount of contaminated water can still increase.
ANS: D
10. When exposed to high radon levels in the home, which of the following groups of people have
the highest risk of developing lung cancer?
a. Teenagers
b. Adults from 20 to 30 years of age
c. Nonsmokers
d. Smokers
ANS: D
Test Bank For Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition by Sherer Test Bank
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11. Which of the following helps shield the global population from exposure to essentially all
high-energy, bombarding cosmic rays?
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a. Clouds
b. Fog
c. Atmosphere and magnetic field of the Earth
d. Smog
ANS: C
12. Which of the following radiation exposures is considered by the Environmental Protection
Agency to be the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States?
a. Annual PA and Lateral chest x-rays
