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Download the complete, verified Test Bank for Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition by Sherer, Visconti, Ritenour, and Haynes. This comprehensive resource includes multiple-choice questions for all chapters (1-14) covering essential topics such as: ALARA principles, radiation quantities (mSv, equivalent dose, absorbed dose), radiation biology, patient and personnel dose management, computed tomography (CT) safety, and radioisotopes.

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TEST BANKB B




Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
B B B B B




9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
B B B B B B B B B B

,TABLE OF CONTENTS B B




1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
B B B B




2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
B B B B B B




3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
B B B B B




4. Radiation Quantities and Units
B B B B




5. Radiation Monitoring
B B




6. Overview of Cell Biology
B B B B




7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
B B B B B




8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
B B B B B B B B B




9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
B B B B B B B B B B B




10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
B B B B B




11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
B B B B B B B B B




12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
B B B B B B B




13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
B B B B B B B B B B




14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
B B B B

,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
B B B B B

Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
B B B B B B B




MULTIPLEBCHOICE

1. ConsequencesBofBionizationBinBhumanBcellsBinclude
1. creationBofBunstableBatoms.
2. productionBofBfreeBelectrons.
3. creationBofBhighlyBreactiveBfreeBradicalsBcapableBofBproducingBsubstancesBpoisonousBtoBt
heBcell.
4. creationBofBnewBbiologicBmoleculesBdetrimentalBtoBtheBlivingBcell.
5. injuryBtoBtheBcellBthatBmayBmanifestBitselfBasBabnormalBfunctionBorBlossBofBfunction.
a. 1,B2,BandB3Bonly
b. 2,B3,BandB4Bonly
c. 3,B4,BandB5Bonly
d.B 1,B2,B3,B4,BandB5
ANSWER:B D

2. WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBformBofBradiationBthatBisBcapableBofBcreatingBelectricallyBchargedB
particlesBbyBremovingBorbitalBelectronsBfromBtheBatomBofBnormalBmatterBthroughBwhichBitB
passes?
a. IonizingBradiation
b. NonionizingBradiation
c. SubatomicBradiation
d. UltrasonicBradiation
ANSWER:B A

3. RegardingBexposureBtoBionizingBradiation,BpatientsBwhoBareBeducatedBtoBunderstandBtheBmedi
calBbenefitBofBanBimagingBprocedureBareBmoreBlikelyBto
a. assumeBaBsmallBchanceBofBbiologicBdamageBbutBnotBsuppressBanyBradiationBphob
iaBtheyBmayBhave.
b. cancelBtheirBscheduledBprocedureBbecauseBtheyBareBnotBwillingBtoBassumeBaBsm
allBchanceBofBbiologicBdamage.
c. suppressBanyBradiationBphobiaBbutBnotBriskBaBsmallBchanceBofBpossibleBbiologi
cBdamage.
d. suppressBanyBradiationBphobiaBandBbeBwillingBtoBassumeBaBsmallBchanceBofBpossibl
eBbiologicBdamage.
ANSWER:B D

4. TheBmillisievertB(mSv)BisBequalBto
a. 1/10BofBaBsievert.
b. 1/100BofBaBsievert.
c. 1/1000BofBaBsievert.
d. 1/10,000BofBaBsievert.
ANSWER:B C

, RadiationBProtectionBinBMedicalBRadiographyB8thBEditionBShererBTestBBan
k
5. TheBadvantagesBofBtheBBERTBmethodBare
1. itBdoesBnotBimplyBradiationBrisk;BitBisBsimplyBaBmeansBforBcomparison.
2. itBemphasizesBthatBradiationBisBanBinnateBpartBofBourBenvironment.
3. itBprovidesBanBanswerBthatBisBeasyBforBtheBpatientBtoBcomprehend.
a. 1BandB2Bonly
b. 1BandB3Bonly
c. 2BandB3Bonly
d. 1,B2,BandB3
ANSWER:B D

6. IfBaBpatientBasksBaBradiographerBaBquestionBaboutBhowBmuchBradiationBheBorBsheBwillBrecei
veBfromBaBspecificBx-rayBprocedure,BtheBradiographerBcan
a. respondBbyBusingBanBestimationBbasedBonBtheBcomparisonBofBradiationBreceivedBfro
mBtheBx-rayBtoBnaturalBbackgroundBradiationBreceived.
b. avoidBtheBpatient’sBquestionBbyBchangingBtheBsubject.
c. tellBtheBpatientBthatBitBisBunethicalBtoBdiscussBsuchBconcerns.
d. refuseBtoBanswerBtheBquestionBandBrecommendBthatBheBorBsheBspeakBwithB
theBreferringBphysician.
ANSWER:B A

7. WhyBshouldBtheBselectionBofBtechnicalBexposureBfactorsBforBallBmedicalBimagingBprocedures
alwaysBfollowBALARA? SoBthatBradiographersBandBradiologistsBdoBnotBhaveB
a
a.BSoBthatBreferringBphysiciansBorderingBimagingBproceduresBdoBnotBhaveBtoBacceptBrespon
sibilityBforBpatientBradiationBsafety.
b.
patientBradiationBsafety.
c. BecauseBradiation-
inducedBcancerBdoesBnotBappearBtoBhaveBaBdoseBlevelBbelowBwhichBindividual
sBwouldBhaveBnoBchanceBofBdevelopingBthisBdisease.
d. BecauseBradiation-
inducedBcancerBdoesBhaveBaBdoseBlevelBatBwhichBindividualsBwouldBhaveBaBcha
nceBofBdevelopingBthisBdisease.
ANSWER:B C

8. TheBcardinalBprinciplesBofBradiationBprotectionBincludeBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1Bonly
b. 2Bonly
c. 3Bonly
d. 1,B2,BandB3
ANSWER:B D

9. InBaBhospitalBsetting,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBprofessionalsBisBexpresslyBchargedBbyBtheBhospita
lBadministrationBwithBbeingBdirectlyBresponsibleBforBtheBexecution,Benforcement,BandBmainte
nanceBofBtheBALARABprogram?
a. AssistantBadministratorBofBtheBfacility
b. ChiefBofBstaff
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