Test Bank Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition by Sherer, Complete (Chapters 1 - 16) Questions & Answers with rationales Latest Version

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Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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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, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE v CHOICE

1. Consequences vof vionization vin vhuman vcells vinclude
1. creation vof vunstable vatoms.
2. production vof vfree velectrons.
3. creation vof vhighly vreactive vfree vradicals vcapable vof vproducing vsubstances vpoisonous
vto vthevcell.

4. creation vof vnew vbiologic vmolecules vdetrimental vto vthe vliving vcell.
5. injury vto vthe vcell vthat vmay vmanifest vitself vas vabnormal vfunction vor vloss vof vfunction.
a. 1, v2, vand v3 vonly
b. 2, v3, vand v4 vonly
c. 3, v4, vand v5 vonly
d. v 1, v2, v3, v4, vand v5
ANSWER: v D

2. Which vof vthe vfollowing vis va vform vof vradiation vthat vis vcapable vof vcreating velectrically
vchargedvparticles vby vremoving vorbital velectrons vfrom vthe vatom vof vnormal vmatter
vthrough vwhich vit vpasses?

a. Ionizing vradiation
b. Nonionizing vradiation
c. Subatomic vradiation
d. Ultrasonic vradiation
ANSWER: v A

3. Regarding vexposure vto vionizing vradiation, vpatients vwho vare veducated vto vunderstand vthe
vmedicalvbenefit vof van vimaging vprocedure vare vmore vlikely vto
a. assume va vsmall vchance vof vbiologic vdamage vbut vnot vsuppress vany vradiation
v phobiavthey vmay vhave.
b. cancel vtheir vscheduled vprocedure vbecause vthey vare vnot vwilling vto vassume va
v smallvchance vof vbiologic vdamage.
c. suppress vany vradiation vphobia vbut vnot vrisk va vsmall vchance vof vpossible
biologicvdamage.
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d. suppress vany vradiation vphobia vand vbe vwilling vto vassume va vsmall vchance vof
vpossiblevbiologic vdamage.



ANSWER: v D

4. The vmillisievert v(mSv) vis vequal vto
a. 1/10 vof va vsievert.
b. 1/100 vof va vsievert.
c. 1/1000 vof va vsievert.
d. 1/10,000 vof va vsievert.
ANSWER: v C

, Radiation vProtection vin vMedical vRadiography v8th vEdition vSherer vTest
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5. The vadvantages vof vthe vBERT vmethod vare
1. it vdoes vnot vimply vradiation vrisk; vit vis vsimply va vmeans vfor vcomparison.
2. it vemphasizes vthat vradiation vis van vinnate vpart vof vour venvironment.
3. it vprovides van vanswer vthat vis veasy vfor vthe vpatient vto vcomprehend.
a. 1 vand v2 vonly
b. 1 vand v3 vonly
c. 2 vand v3 vonly
d. 1, v2, vand v3
ANSWER: v D

6. If va vpatient vasks va vradiographer va vquestion vabout vhow vmuch vradiation vhe vor vshe vwill
vreceivevfrom va vspecific vx-ray vprocedure, vthe vradiographer vcan
a. respond vby vusing van vestimation vbased von vthe vcomparison vof vradiation vreceived
vfromvthe vx-ray vto vnatural vbackground vradiation vreceived.

b. avoid vthe vpatient’s vquestion vby vchanging vthe vsubject.
c. tell vthe vpatient vthat vit vis vunethical vto vdiscuss vsuch vconcerns.
d. refuse vto vanswer vthe vquestion vand vrecommend vthat vhe vor vshe vspeak
vwith vthevreferring vphysician.



ANSWER: v A

7. Why vshould vthe vselection vof vtechnical vexposure vfactors vfor vall vmedical vimaging vprocedures
always vfollow vALARA? So vthat vradiographers vand vradiologists vdo vnot vhav
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a. v So vthat vreferring vphysicians vordering vimaging vprocedures vdo vnot vhave vto vaccept
vresponsibility vfor v patient vradiation vsafety.

b.
patient vradiation vsafety.
c. Because vradiation-induced vcancer vdoes vnot vappear vto vhave va vdose vlevel
belowvwhich vindividuals vwould vhave vno vchance vof vdeveloping vthis
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disease.
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d. Because vradiation-induced vcancer vdoes vhave va vdose vlevel vat vwhich
vindividualsvwould v have va vchance vof vdeveloping vthis vdisease.



ANSWER: v C

8. The vcardinal vprinciples vof vradiation vprotection vinclude vwhich vof vthe vfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 vonly
b. 2 vonly
c. 3 vonly
d. 1, v2, vand v3
ANSWER: v D

9. In va vhospital vsetting, vwhich vof vthe vfollowing vprofessionals vis vexpressly vcharged vby vthe
hospitalvadministration vwith vbeing vdirectly vresponsible vfor vthe vexecution, venforcement,
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vand vmaintenance vof vthe vALARA vprogram?
a. Assistant vadministrator vof vthe vfacility
b. Chief vof vstaff