TEST BANK RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY9EDITION By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer Questions And Answers

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RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION
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By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Chapter 2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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Chapter 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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Chapter 4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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Chapter 5. Radiation Monitoring
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Chapter 6. Overview of Cell Biology
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Chapter 7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems Chapte
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r 9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in OrganSystem
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Chapter 10. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
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Chapter 11. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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Chapter 12. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-
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RayProcedures
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Chapter 13. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
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Chapter 14. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diag
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nostic X-Ray Procedures
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Chapter 15. 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 CHOICE vl




1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include vl vl v l vl v l v l


1. creation of unstable atoms. vl vl vl


2. production of free electrons. v l vl vl


3. creation of highly reactive free molecules (called free radicals) capable of producingsubs
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tances poisonous to the cell.
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4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
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5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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6. production of low-energy x-ray photons. vl vl vl vl


a. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only
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b. 2, 3, 4, and 5 only
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c. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
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d. All the options vl vl



ANS: D vl

,2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically chargedp
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articles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it passes?
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a. Ionizing radiation vl


b. Nonionizing radiation vl


c. Subatomic radiation vl


d. Ultrasonic radiation vl




ANS: A vl




3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medic
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albenefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobiathe
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y may have. vl vl


b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a sma
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llchance of biologic damage.
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c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologi
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d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possibl
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ebiologic damage.
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ANS: D vl




4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. vl vl vl


b. 1/100 of a sievert. vl vl vl


c. 1/1000 of a sievert. vl vl vl


d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. vl vl vl



ANS: C vl




5. The advantages of the BERT method are
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1. BERT does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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2. BERT emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of the environment.
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3. BERT provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
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ANS: D vl




6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will receivefro
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m a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
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a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received from
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the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
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c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
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d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with t
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ANS: A vl




7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedu
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resalways follow ALARA?
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a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to acceptr
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esponsibility for patient radiation safety. v l vl v l v l


b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept responsibility for
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, patient radiation safety. vl vl


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induced cancer does not appear to have a fixed threshold, that is,a dose level bel
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ow which a person would have no chance of developing this disease.
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induced cancer does have a dose level at which individualswould have a c
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ANS: C vl




8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
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ANS: D vl




9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the hospit
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aladministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and mainten
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ance of the ALARA program?
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b. Chief of staff vl vl


c. Radiation Safety Officer vl vl




d. Student radiologic technologist vl vl




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10. Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during a specifi
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cx-ray procedure difficult to answer?
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1. Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure.
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2. Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a patien
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3. Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose.
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ANS: A vl




11. X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?
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a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
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12. What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?
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a. Coulomb per kilogram vl vl


b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
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13. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of the
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need for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-
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specified scan protocols to be usedfor both radiology and non-radiology users of CT?
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