RadiationProtectioninMedicalRadiography
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,TABLEOFCONTENTS
1. Int oduction to adiation P otection
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2. adiation: Types, Sou ces, and Doses eceived
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3. Inte action of X- adiation with Matte
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4. adiation Quantities and Units
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5. adiation Monito ing
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6. Ove view of Cell Biology
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7. Molecula and Cellula adiation Biology
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8. Ea ly Tissue eactions and Thei Effects on O gan Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue eactions of adiation in O gan Systems DS DS ds
10. Equipment Design fo adiation P otection ds DS ds
11. Management of Patient adiation Dose Du ing Diagnostic X- ay P ocedu es
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12. adiation Safety in Computed Tomog aphy and Mammog aphy
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13. Management of Imaging Pe sonnel adiation Dose Du ing Diagnostic X- ay P ocedu es
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14. adioisotopes and adiation P otection
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,Chapte 01: Int oduction to adiation P otection
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She e : adiation P otection in Medical adiog aphy, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. c eation of unstable atoms.
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2. p oduction of f ee elect ons.
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3. c eation of highly eactive f ee adicals capable of p oducing substances poisonous to
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the cell.
4. c eation of new biologic molecules det imental to the living cell.
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5. inju y to the cell that may manifest itself as abno mal function o loss of function.
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a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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2. Which of the following is a fo m of adiation that is capable of c eating elect ically cha ds ds ds ds
ged pa ticles by emoving o bital elect ons f om the atom of no mal matte th ough
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which it passes?
a. Ionizing adiation ds
b. Nonionizing adiation ds
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3. ega ding exposu e to ionizing adiation, patients who a e educated to unde stand the
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medicalbenefit of an imaging p ocedu e a e mo e likely to ds ds ds ds
a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not supp ess any adiation phobia ds ds
they may have.
b. cancel thei scheduled p ocedu e because they a e not willing to assume a
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small chance of biologic damage.
c. supp ess any adiation phobia but not isk a small chance of possible
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biologic damage.
d. supp ess any adiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible
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biologic damage.
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4. The millisieve t (mSv) is equal to ds
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b. 1/100 of a sieve t. ds
c. 1/1000 of a sieve t. ds
d. 1/10,000 of a sieve t. ds
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, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition Sherer Test Bank
5. The advantages of the BE T method a e DS ds
1. it does not imply adiation isk; it is simply a means fo compa ison.
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2. it emphasizes that adiation is an innate pa t of ou envi onment.
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3. it p ovides an answe that is easy fo the patient to comp ehend.
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a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
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6. If a patient asks a adiog aphe a question about how much adiation he o she will
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eceive f om a specific x- ay p ocedu e, the adiog aphe can
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a. espond by using an estimation based on the compa ison of adiation eceived f
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om the x- ay to natu al backg ound adiation eceived.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such conce ns. ds
d. efuse to answe the question and ecommend that he o she speak
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7. Why should the selection of technical exposu e facto s fo all medical imaging p ocedu es ds ds ds ds ds
always follow ALA A? So that adiog aphe s and adiologists do not have to
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a. So that efe ing physicians o de ing imaging p ocedu es do not have to accept
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esponsibility fo patient adiation safety.
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c. Because adiation-induced cance does not appea to have a dose level
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below which individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
d. Because adiation-induced cance does havea dose level at which individuals
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would have a chance of developing this disease.
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8. The ca dinal p inciples of adiation p otection include which of the following?
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1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
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9. In a hospital setting, which of the following p ofessionals is exp essly cha ged by the hospital ds ds ds
administ ation with being di ectly esponsible fo the execution, enfo cement, and
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maintenance of the ALA A p og am? DS ds ds
a. Assistant administ ato of the facility ds ds
b. Chief of staff