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1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
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7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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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
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14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLEm CHOICE
1. Consequencesmofmionizationminmhumanmcellsminclude
1. creationmofmunstablematoms.
2. productionmofmfreemelectrons.
3. creationmofmhighlymreactivemfreemradicalsmcapablemofmproducingmsubstancesmpoisonous
mtomthem cell.
4. creationmofmnewmbiologicmmoleculesmdetrimentalmtomthemlivingmcell.
5. injurymtomthemcellmthatmmaymmanifestmitselfmasmabnormalmfunctionmormlossmofmfunction.
a. 1,m2,mandm3monly
b. 2,m3,mandm4monly
c. 3,m4,mandm5monly
d.m 1,m2,m3,m4,mandm5
ANSWER:m D
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismamformmofmradiationmthatmismcapablemofmcreatingmelectricallymc
hargedmparticlesmbymremovingmorbitalmelectronsmfrommthematommofmnormalmmattermthrou
ghmwhichmitmpasses?
a. Ionizingmradiation
b. Nonionizingmradiation
c. Subatomicmradiation
d. Ultrasonicmradiation
ANSWER:m A
3. Regardingmexposuremtomionizingmradiation,mpatientsmwhomaremeducatedmtomunderstandmthem
medicalmbenefitmofmanmimagingmproceduremaremmoremlikelymto
a. assumemamsmallmchancemofmbiologicmdamagembutmnotmsuppressmanymradiationm
phobiamtheymmaymhave.
b. cancelmtheirmscheduledmprocedurembecausemtheymaremnotmwillingmtomassumem
amsmallmchancemofmbiologicmdamage.
c. suppressmanymradiationmphobiambutmnotmriskmamsmallmchancemofmpossiblembi
ologicmdamage.
d. suppressmanymradiationmphobiamandmbemwillingmtomassumemamsmallmchancemofmp
ossiblembiologicmdamage.
ANSWER:m D
4. Themmillisievertm(mSv)mismequalmto
a. 1/10mofmamsievert.
b. 1/100mofmamsievert.
c. 1/1000mofmamsievert.
d. 1/10,000mofmamsievert.
ANSWER:m C
, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank
5. ThemadvantagesmofmthemBERTmmethodmare
1. itmdoesmnotmimplymradiationmrisk;mitmismsimplymammeansmformcomparison.
2. itmemphasizesmthatmradiationmismanminnatempartmofmourmenvironment.
3. itmprovidesmanmanswermthatmismeasymformthempatientmtomcomprehend.
a. 1mandm2monly
b. 1mandm3monly
c. 2mandm3monly
d. 1,m2,mandm3
ANSWER:m D
6. Ifmampatientmasksmamradiographermamquestionmaboutmhowmmuchmradiationmhemormshemwill
receivemfrommamspecificmx-raymprocedure,mthemradiographermcan
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a. respondmbymusingmanmestimationmbasedmonmthemcomparisonmofmradiationmreceive
dmfrommthemx-raymtomnaturalmbackgroundmradiationmreceived.
b. avoidmthempatient’smquestionmbymchangingmthemsubject.
c. tellmthempatientmthatmitmismunethicalmtomdiscussmsuchmconcerns.
d. refusemtomanswermthemquestionmandmrecommendmthatmhemormshemspeakm
withmthemreferringmphysician.
ANSWER:m A
7. Whymshouldmthemselectionmofmtechnicalmexposuremfactorsmformallmmedicalmimagingmprocedures
alwaysmfollowmALARA? Somthatmradiographersmandmradiologistsmdomnotmhave
mtoma
a.mSomthatmreferringmphysiciansmorderingmimagingmproceduresmdomnotmhavemtomacceptmre
sponsibilitymformpatientmradiationmsafety.
b.
patientmradiationmsafety.
c. Becausemradiation-
inducedmcancermdoesmnotmappearmtomhavemamdosemlevelmbelowmwhichmindivi
dualsmwouldmhavemnomchancemofmdevelopingmthismdisease.
d. Becausemradiation-
inducedmcancermdoesmhavemamdosemlevelmatmwhichmindividualsmwouldmhavem
amchancemofmdevelopingmthismdisease.
ANSWER:m C
8. Themcardinalmprinciplesmofmradiationmprotectionmincludemwhichmofmthemfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1monly
b. 2monly
c. 3monly
d. 1,m2,mandm3
ANSWER:m D
9. Inmamhospitalmsetting,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmprofessionalsmismexpresslymchargedmbymthemh
ospitalmadministrationmwithmbeingmdirectlymresponsiblemformthemexecution,menforcement,ma
ndmmaintenancemofmthemALARAmprogram?
a. Assistantmadministratormofmthemfacility
b. Chiefmofmstaff