Radiation Protection In Medical Radiography:
Questions With Step-by-Step Solutions
Which of the following agencies was previously known as the Atomic Energy
Commission?
a. FDA
b. ICRP
c. NCRP
d. NRC Correct Answer - D
Which of the following are functions and/or responsibilities of the United
States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)?
1. Functions as a monitoring agency in places of employment, predominantly
in industry
2. Regulates occupational exposure to radiation through Part 1910 of Title 29
of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR
1910)
3. Responsible for regulations concerning an employee's "right to know" with
regard to hazards in the workplace
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer - D
Which of the following groups is run by the government of Japan, primarily to
study Japanese atomic bomb survivors?
a. National Research Council Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing
Radiation
b. International Commission on Radiological Protection
c. Radiation Effects Research Foundation
d. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Correct Answer - C
Epidemiologic studies of atomic bomb survivors exposed in utero have
provided conclusive evidence of a dose-dependent increase
, in the incidence of severe intellectual disability for fetal doses greater than
approximately
a. 0.1 Sv.
b. 0.2 Sv.
c. 0.3 Sv.
d. 0.4 Sv. Correct Answer - D
Determine the cumulative effective dose (CumEfD) limit to the whole body of
an occupationally exposed person who is 46 years
old.
a. 4.6 mSv
b. 46 mSv
c. 460 mSv
d. 4600 mSv Correct Answer - C
Revised concepts of radiation exposure and risk have brought about more
recent changes in NCRP recommendations for limits on
exposure to ionizing radiation. Because many conflicting views exist on
assessing the risk of cancer induction from low-level
radiation exposure, the trend has been to
a. create more rigorous radiation protection standards.
b. reduce rigorous radiation protection standards.
c. eliminate radiation protection standards.
d. leave radiation protection standards the same as they have been for the last
20
years. Correct Answer - A
The main function of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is to
1. inspect imaging facilities.
2. oversee the nuclear energy industry.
3. regulate imaging facilities.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer - B
The effective dose (EfD) limiting system supersedes
a. all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
b. all Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations.
Questions With Step-by-Step Solutions
Which of the following agencies was previously known as the Atomic Energy
Commission?
a. FDA
b. ICRP
c. NCRP
d. NRC Correct Answer - D
Which of the following are functions and/or responsibilities of the United
States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)?
1. Functions as a monitoring agency in places of employment, predominantly
in industry
2. Regulates occupational exposure to radiation through Part 1910 of Title 29
of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR
1910)
3. Responsible for regulations concerning an employee's "right to know" with
regard to hazards in the workplace
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer - D
Which of the following groups is run by the government of Japan, primarily to
study Japanese atomic bomb survivors?
a. National Research Council Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing
Radiation
b. International Commission on Radiological Protection
c. Radiation Effects Research Foundation
d. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Correct Answer - C
Epidemiologic studies of atomic bomb survivors exposed in utero have
provided conclusive evidence of a dose-dependent increase
, in the incidence of severe intellectual disability for fetal doses greater than
approximately
a. 0.1 Sv.
b. 0.2 Sv.
c. 0.3 Sv.
d. 0.4 Sv. Correct Answer - D
Determine the cumulative effective dose (CumEfD) limit to the whole body of
an occupationally exposed person who is 46 years
old.
a. 4.6 mSv
b. 46 mSv
c. 460 mSv
d. 4600 mSv Correct Answer - C
Revised concepts of radiation exposure and risk have brought about more
recent changes in NCRP recommendations for limits on
exposure to ionizing radiation. Because many conflicting views exist on
assessing the risk of cancer induction from low-level
radiation exposure, the trend has been to
a. create more rigorous radiation protection standards.
b. reduce rigorous radiation protection standards.
c. eliminate radiation protection standards.
d. leave radiation protection standards the same as they have been for the last
20
years. Correct Answer - A
The main function of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is to
1. inspect imaging facilities.
2. oversee the nuclear energy industry.
3. regulate imaging facilities.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer - B
The effective dose (EfD) limiting system supersedes
a. all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
b. all Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations.
