Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
position the stronger side closer to the table - CORRECT ANSWER - pg 1. When a patient
with one strong side and one weak side is being assisted onto an x-ray table, the radiographer
should
position the weaker side closer to the table
position the stronger side closer to the table
let the patient manage with out assistance
lift the patent carefully onto the table
0.5msv - CORRECT ANSWER - 135
according the the national council on radiation protection and measurements, the monthly
gestational dose equivalent limit for embryo/fetus of a pregnant radiographer is
0.1 mSv
0.5 msv
1.0 msv
5.0 msv
lymphocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - 136
which of the following cel types has the greates radiosensitivity in the adult human
nerve cells
muscle cells
spermatids
lymphocytes
,A and b - CORRECT ANSWER - 136
guidelines for the use of protective shielding state that gonadal shielding should be used
A - if the patient has reasonable reproductive potential
B- when the gonads are within 5cm of the collimated field
C- when tight collimation is not possible
indirect effect - CORRECT ANSWER - 136
the interaction between ionizing radiation and the target molecule that is most likely to occur is
the
direct effect
indirect effect
targe effect
random effect
grid - CORRECT ANSWER - 10
all of the following are generally used to help reduce patient dose except
grid
collimator
gonad shield
its intensity decreases for times - CORRECT ANSWER - 11
how will x-ray photon intensity be affected if the source to image distance (SID) is doubled
its intensity increases two times
, its intensity increases four times
its intensity decreases two times
its intensity decreases four times
150 msv - CORRECT ANSWER - 136
what is the established annual occupational dose equivalent limit for the lens of the eye
10 msv
50 msv
150 msv
250 msv
one tenth the annual dose limit - CORRECT ANSWER - 136
occupational radiation monitoring is required when it is possible that the individual might
receive more than
5 mrem
10 mrem
one tenth the annual dose limit
one fourth the annual dose limit
radiolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - 136
irradiation of water molecules within the body and their resulting breakdown is termed
epilation
radiolysis
proliferation
repopulation