RadiationProtectioninMedicalRadiography
9thEditionbySherer|Chapters1-14|Complete
,TABLEOFCONTENTS
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 dw dw dw
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
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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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2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically
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charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter
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through which it passes?
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3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
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a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation
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phobia they may have.
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b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
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chance of biologic damage.
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c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible
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biologic damage.
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d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of
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possible biologic damage.
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4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition Sherer Test
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5. The advantages of the BERT method are
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1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
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3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
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6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will
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receive from 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
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from 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
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with thereferring physician.
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7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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responsibility for patient radiation safety.
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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1. Time
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9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
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hospital administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement,
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and maintenance of the ALARA program?
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