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RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION
By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
, TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
Chapter 2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
Chapter 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
Chapter 4. Radiation Quantities and Units
Chapter 5. Radiation Monitoring
Chapter 6. Overview of Cell Biology
Chapter 7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
Chapter 9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ
Systems
Chapter 10. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
Chapter 11. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
Chapter 12. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray
Procedures
Chapter 13. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
Chapter 14. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During
Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
Chapter 15. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th 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 molecules (called 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.
6. production of low-energy x-ray photons.
a. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only
b. 2, 3, 4, and 5 only
c. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
d. All the options
ANS: D
,2. Whichg o ofgotheg o followinggoisg o agoformg o ofgoradiationgothatgo isg o capableg o ofgocreatinggoelectr
icallygochargedgoparticlesgobygoremovinggoorbitalgoelectronsgofromgothegoatomgoofgonormalgomatt
ergothroughgowhichgoitgopasses?
a. Ionizingg o radiation
b. Nonionizingg o radiation
c. Subatomicg o radiation
d. Ultrasonicg o radiation
ANS:goA
3. Regardingg o exposureg o togoionizingg o radiation,gopatientsg o whogo aregoeducatedgo togounderstandg
o thegomedicalgobenefitg o ofgo angoimagingg o procedureg o arego morego likelyg o to
a. assumegoagosmallgochancegoofgobiologicgodamagegobutgonotgosuppressgoanygoradiatio
ngophobiagotheygo maygo have.
b. cancelg o theirg o scheduledgo procedureg o becauseg o theyg o arego notgo willinggo togo ass
umeg o agosmallgochanceg o ofgobiologicgo damage.
c. suppressg o anygoradiationgophobiag o butgonotgo riskg o agosmallg o chanceg o ofgoposs
iblegogobiologicgodamage.
d. suppressg o anyg o radiationgophobiag o andgo begowillinggo togoassumeg o agosmallgochance
g o ofgopossiblegobiologicgo damage.
ANS:goD
4. Thegomillisievertg o (mSv)goisgoequalgoto
a. 1/10goofgoagosievert.
b. 1/100goofgoagosievert.
c. 1/1000goofgoagosievert.
d. 1/10,000goofgoagosievert.
ANS:goC
5. Theg o advantagesgoofgotheg o BERTg o methodg o are
1. BERTg o doesgonotg o implygoradiationg o risk;go itgo isg o simplyg o agomeansg o forgo comparison.
2. BERTg o emphasizesg o thatg o radiationg o isg o angoinnateg o partgoofgothego environment.
3. BERTg o providesg o angoanswerg o thatg o isg o easygoforg o thego patientg o togocomprehend.
a. 1goandgo2goonly
b. 1goandgo3goonly
c. 2goandgo3goonly
d. Allgothegooptions
ANS:goD
6. Ifgoagopatientgoasksgoagoradiographergoagoquestiongoaboutgohowgomuchgoradiationgohegoorgosheg
owillgoreceivegofromg o agospecificgo x-raygoprocedure,g o theg o radiographerg o can
a. respondg o bygousinggo angoestimationgo basedgoongotheg o comparisong o ofgoradiationgorec
eivedg o fromgothegox-raygo togonaturalg o backgroundg o radiationg o received.
b. avoidgo thegopatient’sg o questiong o bygochangingg o thegosubject.
c. tellgothegopatientgothatgoitgoisgounethicalgo togodiscussgosuchgoconcerns.
d. refuseg o togoanswerg o thego questiong o andgorecommendgo thatgo hegoorgosheg o s
peakgowithg o thegoreferringg o physician.
ANS:goA
7. Whygoshouldg o theg o selectiongoofgotechnicalg o exposureg o factorsg o forgo allgomedicalg o imagi
ngg o proceduresgoalwaysg o followgoALARA?
a. Sogothatgoreferringgophysiciansgoorderinggoimaginggoproceduresgodogonotgohavego
togoacceptgoresponsibilityg o forgopatientg o radiationg o safety.
b. Sogothatg o radiographersgo andgo radiologistsg o dogonotg o haveg o togoacceptgo responsibilityg o for
, patientgoradiationg o safety.
c. Becauseg o radiation-
goinducedg o cancerg o doesgonotg o appeargotogo haveg o agofixedg o
threshold,g o thatg o is,goago
dosegolevelgobelowgowhichgoagopersongowouldgohavegonogochancegoofgodevelopinggo
thisgodisease.
d. Becauseg o radiation-
goinducedg o cancerg o doesgohaveg o agodosegolevelg o atgo whichg o individualsgowould
g o haveg o agochanceg o ofgodevelopingg o thisg o disease.
ANS:goC
8. Thegocardinalgoprinciplesg o ofgoradiationgo protectiongo includeg o whichgo ofgothegofollowing?
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. Allgothegooptions
ANS:goD
9. Ingoagohospitalg o setting,g o whichg o ofgotheg o followinggoprofessionalsgo isg o expresslyg o chargedg o
bygothego hospitalgoadministrationgowithgobeinggodirectlygoresponsiblegoforgothegoexecution,goenf
orcement,goandgomaintenancego ofgotheg o ALARAg o program?
a. Assistantgoadministratorg o ofgotheg o facility
b. Chiefgoofgostaff
c. Radiationg o SafetygoOfficer
d. Studentgoradiologicg o technologist
ANS:goC
10. Whygo isgo agoquestiongoconcerninggothego amountg o ofgoradiationgoagopatientg o willg o receiveg o d
uringgoagospecificgox-raygoprocedureg o difficultgotogoanswer?
1. Becauseg o theg o receivedg o dosegoisg o specifiedgo ingo agonumberg o ofgodifferentg o unitsg o ofgomeasur
e.
2. Becauseg o theg o scientificg o unitsg o forg o radiationg o dosegoarego normallyg o notg o comprehensibleg
o bygoagopatient.
3. Becausego thego patientg o shouldg o notgoreceiveg o anygoinformationg o aboutgoradiationg o dose.
a. 1goandgo2goonly
b. 1goandgo3goonly
c. 2goandgo3goonly
d. Allgothegooptions
ANS:goA
11. X-raysgo aregoagoformgo ofgowhichg o ofgothegofollowingg o kindsg o ofgoradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:goB
12. Whatgo unitg o isgo usedgotogomeasureg o radiationg o exposureg o ing o thegometricg o Internationalg o Syste
mgo ofgoUnits?
a. Coulombgo pergokilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:goA
13. Whatgoorganizationgowasgofoundedgoingo2007gothatgocontinuesgotheirgopursuitgotogoraisegoawa
RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION
By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
, TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
Chapter 2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
Chapter 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
Chapter 4. Radiation Quantities and Units
Chapter 5. Radiation Monitoring
Chapter 6. Overview of Cell Biology
Chapter 7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
Chapter 9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ
Systems
Chapter 10. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
Chapter 11. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
Chapter 12. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray
Procedures
Chapter 13. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
Chapter 14. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During
Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
Chapter 15. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th 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 molecules (called 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.
6. production of low-energy x-ray photons.
a. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only
b. 2, 3, 4, and 5 only
c. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
d. All the options
ANS: D
,2. Whichg o ofgotheg o followinggoisg o agoformg o ofgoradiationgothatgo isg o capableg o ofgocreatinggoelectr
icallygochargedgoparticlesgobygoremovinggoorbitalgoelectronsgofromgothegoatomgoofgonormalgomatt
ergothroughgowhichgoitgopasses?
a. Ionizingg o radiation
b. Nonionizingg o radiation
c. Subatomicg o radiation
d. Ultrasonicg o radiation
ANS:goA
3. Regardingg o exposureg o togoionizingg o radiation,gopatientsg o whogo aregoeducatedgo togounderstandg
o thegomedicalgobenefitg o ofgo angoimagingg o procedureg o arego morego likelyg o to
a. assumegoagosmallgochancegoofgobiologicgodamagegobutgonotgosuppressgoanygoradiatio
ngophobiagotheygo maygo have.
b. cancelg o theirg o scheduledgo procedureg o becauseg o theyg o arego notgo willinggo togo ass
umeg o agosmallgochanceg o ofgobiologicgo damage.
c. suppressg o anygoradiationgophobiag o butgonotgo riskg o agosmallg o chanceg o ofgoposs
iblegogobiologicgodamage.
d. suppressg o anyg o radiationgophobiag o andgo begowillinggo togoassumeg o agosmallgochance
g o ofgopossiblegobiologicgo damage.
ANS:goD
4. Thegomillisievertg o (mSv)goisgoequalgoto
a. 1/10goofgoagosievert.
b. 1/100goofgoagosievert.
c. 1/1000goofgoagosievert.
d. 1/10,000goofgoagosievert.
ANS:goC
5. Theg o advantagesgoofgotheg o BERTg o methodg o are
1. BERTg o doesgonotg o implygoradiationg o risk;go itgo isg o simplyg o agomeansg o forgo comparison.
2. BERTg o emphasizesg o thatg o radiationg o isg o angoinnateg o partgoofgothego environment.
3. BERTg o providesg o angoanswerg o thatg o isg o easygoforg o thego patientg o togocomprehend.
a. 1goandgo2goonly
b. 1goandgo3goonly
c. 2goandgo3goonly
d. Allgothegooptions
ANS:goD
6. Ifgoagopatientgoasksgoagoradiographergoagoquestiongoaboutgohowgomuchgoradiationgohegoorgosheg
owillgoreceivegofromg o agospecificgo x-raygoprocedure,g o theg o radiographerg o can
a. respondg o bygousinggo angoestimationgo basedgoongotheg o comparisong o ofgoradiationgorec
eivedg o fromgothegox-raygo togonaturalg o backgroundg o radiationg o received.
b. avoidgo thegopatient’sg o questiong o bygochangingg o thegosubject.
c. tellgothegopatientgothatgoitgoisgounethicalgo togodiscussgosuchgoconcerns.
d. refuseg o togoanswerg o thego questiong o andgorecommendgo thatgo hegoorgosheg o s
peakgowithg o thegoreferringg o physician.
ANS:goA
7. Whygoshouldg o theg o selectiongoofgotechnicalg o exposureg o factorsg o forgo allgomedicalg o imagi
ngg o proceduresgoalwaysg o followgoALARA?
a. Sogothatgoreferringgophysiciansgoorderinggoimaginggoproceduresgodogonotgohavego
togoacceptgoresponsibilityg o forgopatientg o radiationg o safety.
b. Sogothatg o radiographersgo andgo radiologistsg o dogonotg o haveg o togoacceptgo responsibilityg o for
, patientgoradiationg o safety.
c. Becauseg o radiation-
goinducedg o cancerg o doesgonotg o appeargotogo haveg o agofixedg o
threshold,g o thatg o is,goago
dosegolevelgobelowgowhichgoagopersongowouldgohavegonogochancegoofgodevelopinggo
thisgodisease.
d. Becauseg o radiation-
goinducedg o cancerg o doesgohaveg o agodosegolevelg o atgo whichg o individualsgowould
g o haveg o agochanceg o ofgodevelopingg o thisg o disease.
ANS:goC
8. Thegocardinalgoprinciplesg o ofgoradiationgo protectiongo includeg o whichgo ofgothegofollowing?
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. Allgothegooptions
ANS:goD
9. Ingoagohospitalg o setting,g o whichg o ofgotheg o followinggoprofessionalsgo isg o expresslyg o chargedg o
bygothego hospitalgoadministrationgowithgobeinggodirectlygoresponsiblegoforgothegoexecution,goenf
orcement,goandgomaintenancego ofgotheg o ALARAg o program?
a. Assistantgoadministratorg o ofgotheg o facility
b. Chiefgoofgostaff
c. Radiationg o SafetygoOfficer
d. Studentgoradiologicg o technologist
ANS:goC
10. Whygo isgo agoquestiongoconcerninggothego amountg o ofgoradiationgoagopatientg o willg o receiveg o d
uringgoagospecificgox-raygoprocedureg o difficultgotogoanswer?
1. Becauseg o theg o receivedg o dosegoisg o specifiedgo ingo agonumberg o ofgodifferentg o unitsg o ofgomeasur
e.
2. Becauseg o theg o scientificg o unitsg o forg o radiationg o dosegoarego normallyg o notg o comprehensibleg
o bygoagopatient.
3. Becausego thego patientg o shouldg o notgoreceiveg o anygoinformationg o aboutgoradiationg o dose.
a. 1goandgo2goonly
b. 1goandgo3goonly
c. 2goandgo3goonly
d. Allgothegooptions
ANS:goA
11. X-raysgo aregoagoformgo ofgowhichg o ofgothegofollowingg o kindsg o ofgoradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:goB
12. Whatgo unitg o isgo usedgotogomeasureg o radiationg o exposureg o ing o thegometricg o Internationalg o Syste
mgo ofgoUnits?
a. Coulombgo pergokilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:goA
13. Whatgoorganizationgowasgofoundedgoingo2007gothatgocontinuesgotheirgopursuitgotogoraisegoawa
