TEST BANK
Radiation Safety and Radiobiology in Medical Imaging
Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
10th Edition
Chapters 1-14 (All Questions with Verified Answers)
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
4. Radiation Quantities and Units
5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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
14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to
the cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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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ANSWER: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically
charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter
through which it passes?
a.
Ionizing radiation
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b.
Nonionizing radiation
c.
Subatomic radiation
d.
Ultrasonic radiation
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ANSWER: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a.
assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation
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phobia they may have.
b.
cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a
small chance of biologic damage.
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c.
suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible
biologic damage.
d.
suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of
possible biologic damage.
ANSWER: D
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
a.
1/10 of a sievert.
b.
1/100 of a sievert.
c.
1/1000 of a sievert.
d.
1/10,000 of a sievert.
ANSWER: C
, 5. The advantages of the BERT method are
1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
a.
1 and 2 only
b.
1 and 3 only
c.
2 and 3 only
d.
1, 2, and 3
ANSWER: D
6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will
receive from a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
a.
respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received
from the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
b.
avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
c.
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tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
d.
refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak
with the referring physician.
ANSWER: A
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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always follow ALARA? So that radiographers and radiologists do not have
to a
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
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responsibility for patient radiation safety.
b.
patient radiation safety.
c.
Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level
below which individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
d.
Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which
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individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.
ANSWER: C
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a.
1 only
b.
2 only
c.
3 only
d.
1, 2, and 3
ANSWER: D
9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
hospital administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement,
and maintenance of the ALARA program?
a.
Assistant administrator of the facility
b.
Chief of staff
Radiation Safety and Radiobiology in Medical Imaging
Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
10th Edition
Chapters 1-14 (All Questions with Verified Answers)
PR
O
FD
O
C
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
4. Radiation Quantities and Units
5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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
14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to
the cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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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ANSWER: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically
charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter
through which it passes?
a.
Ionizing radiation
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b.
Nonionizing radiation
c.
Subatomic radiation
d.
Ultrasonic radiation
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ANSWER: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a.
assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation
O
phobia they may have.
b.
cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a
small chance of biologic damage.
C
c.
suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible
biologic damage.
d.
suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of
possible biologic damage.
ANSWER: D
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
a.
1/10 of a sievert.
b.
1/100 of a sievert.
c.
1/1000 of a sievert.
d.
1/10,000 of a sievert.
ANSWER: C
, 5. The advantages of the BERT method are
1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
a.
1 and 2 only
b.
1 and 3 only
c.
2 and 3 only
d.
1, 2, and 3
ANSWER: D
6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will
receive from a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
a.
respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received
from the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
b.
avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
c.
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tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
d.
refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak
with the referring physician.
ANSWER: A
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
O
always follow ALARA? So that radiographers and radiologists do not have
to a
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
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responsibility for patient radiation safety.
b.
patient radiation safety.
c.
Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level
below which individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
d.
Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which
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individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.
ANSWER: C
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a.
1 only
b.
2 only
c.
3 only
d.
1, 2, and 3
ANSWER: D
9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
hospital administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement,
and maintenance of the ALARA program?
a.
Assistant administrator of the facility
b.
Chief of staff
