Test bank For Radiation Safety and Radiobiology in Medical Imaging, 10th Edition (Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer & Paula J. Visconti) || All 1-16 Chapters|| Complete Guide A+

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,TABLE OF CONTENTj1 j1




1. j1 Introduction to Radiation Protection j1 j1 j1




2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses
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3. X-ray Interactions With Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Overview of Cell Biology
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6. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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7. Early Effects of Radiation Exposure
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8. Late Effects of Radiation Exposure
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9. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose
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12. Management of Occupational Radiation Dose
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13. Radiation Monitoring
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14. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography
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15. Radiation Safety in Mammography
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16. Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE j1




1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include j1 j1 j1 j1 j1 j1



1. creation of unstable atoms. j1 j1 j1



2. production of free electrons. j1 j1 j1



3. creation of highly reactive free molecules (called free radicals) capable of
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producing substances poisonous to the 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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6. production of low-energy x-ray photons. j1 j1 j1 j1


a. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only
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b. 2, 3, 4, and 5 only
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c. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
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ANSWER: j 1 D

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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a. Ionizing radiation j1


b. Nonionizing radiation j1


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ANSWER: j 1 A

3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand
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the medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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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
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a small 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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ANSWER: j 1 D

4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. j1 j1 j1


b. 1/100 of a sievert. j1 j1 j1

, c. 1/1000 of a sievert.
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d. 1/10,000 of a sievert.
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ANSWER: j 1 C