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ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Consequences ssof ssionization ssin sshuman sscells ssinclude
1. creation ssof ssunstable ssatoms.
2. production ssof ssfree sselectrons.
3. creation ssof sshighly ssreactive ssfree ssradicals sscapable ssof ssproducing sssubstances sspoisonous ssto
ssthe sscell.
4. creation ssof ssnew ssbiologic ssmolecules ssdetrimental ssto ssthe ssliving sscell.
5. injury ssto ssthe sscell ssthat ssmay ssmanifest ssitself ssas ssabnormal ssfunction ssor ssloss ssof ssfunction.
a. 1, ss2, ssand ss3 ssonly
b. 2, ss3, ssand ss4 ssonly
c. 3, ss4, ssand ss5 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ss3, ss4, ssand ss5
ANS: s s D
2. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssform ssof ssradiation ssthat ssis sscapable ssof sscreating sselectrically
sscharged ssparticles ssby ssremoving ssorbital sselectrons ssfrom ssthe ssatom ssof ssnormal ssmatter
ssthrough sswhich ssit sspasses?
a. Ionizing ssradiation
b. Nonionizing ssradiation
c. Subatomic ssradiation
d. Ultrasonic NURSINGTB.COM
ssradiation
ANS: s s A
3. Regarding ssexposure ssto ssionizing ssradiation, sspatients sswho ssare sseducated ssto ssunderstand ssthe
medical ssbenefit ssof ssan ssimaging ssprocedure ssare ssmore sslikely ssto
ss
a. assume ssa sssmall sschance ssof ssbiologic ssdamage ssbut ssnot sssuppress ssany ssradiation
ssphobia ssthey ssmay sshave.
b. cancel sstheir ssscheduled ssprocedure ssbecause ssthey ssare ssnot sswilling ssto ssassume ssa
sssmall sschance ssof ssbiologic ssdamage.
c. suppress ssany ssradiation ssphobia ssbut ssnot ssrisk ssa sssmall sschance ssof sspossible
ssbiologic ssdamage.
d. suppress ssany ssradiation ssphobia ssand ssbe sswilling ssto ssassume ssa sssmall sschance ssof
sspossible ssbiologic ssdamage.
ANS: s s D
4. The ssmillisievert ss(mSv) ssis ssequal ssto
a. 1/10 ssof ssa sssievert.
b. 1/100 ssof ssa sssievert.
c. 1/1000 ssof ssa sssievert.
d. 1/10,000 ssof ssa sssievert.
ANS: s s C
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5. The ssadvantages ssof ssthe ssBERT ssmethod ssare
1. it ssdoes ssnot ssimply ssradiation ssrisk; ssit ssis sssimply ssa ssmeans ssfor sscomparison.
2. it ssemphasizes ssthat ssradiation ssis ssan ssinnate sspart ssof ssour ssenvironment.
3. it ssprovides ssan ssanswer ssthat ssis sseasy ssfor ssthe sspatient ssto sscomprehend.
a. 1 ssand ss2 ssonly
b. 1 ssand ss3 ssonly
c. 2 ssand ss3 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ssand ss3
ANS: s s D
6. If ssa sspatient ssasks ssa ssradiographer ssa ssquestion ssabout sshow ssmuch ssradiation sshe ssor ssshe sswill
receive ssfrom ssa ssspecific ssx-ray ssprocedure, ssthe ssradiographer sscan
ss
a. respond ssby ssusing ssan ssestimation ssbased sson ssthe sscomparison ssof ssradiation ssreceived
ssfrom ssthe ssx-ray ssto ssnatural ssbackground ssradiation ssreceived.
b. avoid ssthe sspatient’s ssquestion ssby sschanging ssthe sssubject.
c. tell ssthe sspatient ssthat ssit ssis ssunethical ssto ssdiscuss sssuch ssconcerns.
d. refuse ssto ssanswer ssthe ssquestion ssand ssrecommend ssthat sshe ssor ssshe ssspeak
sswith ssthe ssreferring ssphysician.
ANS: s s A
7. Why ssshould ssthe ssselection ssof sstechnical ssexposure ssfactors ssfor ssall ssmedical ssimaging
procedures ssalways ssfollow ssALARA?
ss
a. So ssthat ssreferring ssphysicians ssordering ssimaging ssprocedures ssdo ssnot sshave ssto
ssaccept ssresponsibility ssfor sspatient ssradiation sssafety.
b. So ssthat ssradiographers ssand ssradiologists ssdo ssnot sshave ssto ssaccept ssresponsibility ssfor
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sssafety.
c. Because ssradiation-induced sscancer ssdoes ssnot ssappear ssto sshave ssa ssdose sslevel
ssbelow sswhich ssindividuals sswould sshave ssno sschance ssof ssdeveloping ssthis
ssdisease.
d. Because ssradiation-induced sscancer ssdoes sshave ssa ssdose sslevel ssat sswhich
ssindividuals sswould sshave ssa sschance ssof ssdeveloping ssthis ssdisease.
ANS: s s C
8. The sscardinal ssprinciples ssof ssradiation ssprotection ssinclude sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 ssonly
b. 2 ssonly
c. 3 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ssand ss3
ANS: s s D
9. In ssa sshospital sssetting, sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssprofessionals ssis ssexpressly sscharged ssby ssthe
hospital ssadministration sswith ssbeing ssdirectly ssresponsible ssfor ssthe ssexecution, ssenforcement,
ss
and ssmaintenance ssof ssthe ssALARA ssprogram?
ss
a. Assistant ssadministrator ssof ssthe ssfacility
b. Chief ssof ssstaff
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c. Radiation ssSafety ssOfficer
d. Student ssradiologic sstechnologist
ANS: s s C
10. Why ssis ssa ssquestion ssconcerning ssthe ssamount ssof ssradiation ssa sspatient sswill ssreceive ssduring ssa
specific ssx-ray ssprocedure ssdifficult ssto ssanswer?
ss
1. Because ssthe ssreceived ssdose ssis ssspecified ssin ssa ssnumber ssof ssdifferent ssunits ssof ssmeasure
2. Because ssthe ssscientific ssunits ssfor ssradiation ssdose ssare ssnormally ssnot sscomprehensible ssby ssa
sspatient
3. Because ssthe sspatient ssshould ssnot ssreceive ssany ssinformation ssabout ssradiation ssdose
a. 1 ssand ss2 ssonly
b. 1 ssand ss3 ssonly
c. 2 ssand ss3 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ssand ss3
ANS: s s A
11. X-rays ssare ssa ssform ssof sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing sskinds ssof ssradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: s s B
12. What ssunit ssis ssused ssto ssmeasure ssradiation ssexposure ssin ssthe ssmetric ssInternational ssSystem ssof
Units?
ss
a. Coulomb ssper sskilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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d. Sievert
ANS: s s A
13. What ssorganization sswas ssfounded ssin ss2007 ssthat sscontinues sstheir sspursuit ssto ssraise ssawareness
ssof ssthe ssneed ssfor ssdose ssreduction ssprotocols ssby sspromoting sspediatric-specified ssscan
ssprotocols ssto ssbe ssused ssfor ssboth ssradiology ssand ssnonradiology ssusers ssof ssCT?
a. U.S. ssFood ssand ssDrug ssAdministration
b. Alliance ssfor ssRadiation ssSafety ssin ssPediatric ssImaging.
c. American ssRegistry ssof ssRadiologic ssTechnologists
d. The ssJoint ssCommission
ANS: s s B
14. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssprovides ssthe ssbasis ssfor ssdetermining sswhether ssan ssimaging
procedure ssor sspractice ssis ssjustified?
ss
a. ALARA ssconcept
b. BERT ssmethod
c. Diagnostic ssefficacy
d. NEXT ssprogram
ANS: s s C
15. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssmethod ssof ssexplaining ssradiation ssto ssthe sspublic?
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
ss ss ss ss ss
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Consequences ssof ssionization ssin sshuman sscells ssinclude
1. creation ssof ssunstable ssatoms.
2. production ssof ssfree sselectrons.
3. creation ssof sshighly ssreactive ssfree ssradicals sscapable ssof ssproducing sssubstances sspoisonous ssto
ssthe sscell.
4. creation ssof ssnew ssbiologic ssmolecules ssdetrimental ssto ssthe ssliving sscell.
5. injury ssto ssthe sscell ssthat ssmay ssmanifest ssitself ssas ssabnormal ssfunction ssor ssloss ssof ssfunction.
a. 1, ss2, ssand ss3 ssonly
b. 2, ss3, ssand ss4 ssonly
c. 3, ss4, ssand ss5 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ss3, ss4, ssand ss5
ANS: s s D
2. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssform ssof ssradiation ssthat ssis sscapable ssof sscreating sselectrically
sscharged ssparticles ssby ssremoving ssorbital sselectrons ssfrom ssthe ssatom ssof ssnormal ssmatter
ssthrough sswhich ssit sspasses?
a. Ionizing ssradiation
b. Nonionizing ssradiation
c. Subatomic ssradiation
d. Ultrasonic NURSINGTB.COM
ssradiation
ANS: s s A
3. Regarding ssexposure ssto ssionizing ssradiation, sspatients sswho ssare sseducated ssto ssunderstand ssthe
medical ssbenefit ssof ssan ssimaging ssprocedure ssare ssmore sslikely ssto
ss
a. assume ssa sssmall sschance ssof ssbiologic ssdamage ssbut ssnot sssuppress ssany ssradiation
ssphobia ssthey ssmay sshave.
b. cancel sstheir ssscheduled ssprocedure ssbecause ssthey ssare ssnot sswilling ssto ssassume ssa
sssmall sschance ssof ssbiologic ssdamage.
c. suppress ssany ssradiation ssphobia ssbut ssnot ssrisk ssa sssmall sschance ssof sspossible
ssbiologic ssdamage.
d. suppress ssany ssradiation ssphobia ssand ssbe sswilling ssto ssassume ssa sssmall sschance ssof
sspossible ssbiologic ssdamage.
ANS: s s D
4. The ssmillisievert ss(mSv) ssis ssequal ssto
a. 1/10 ssof ssa sssievert.
b. 1/100 ssof ssa sssievert.
c. 1/1000 ssof ssa sssievert.
d. 1/10,000 ssof ssa sssievert.
ANS: s s C
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5. The ssadvantages ssof ssthe ssBERT ssmethod ssare
1. it ssdoes ssnot ssimply ssradiation ssrisk; ssit ssis sssimply ssa ssmeans ssfor sscomparison.
2. it ssemphasizes ssthat ssradiation ssis ssan ssinnate sspart ssof ssour ssenvironment.
3. it ssprovides ssan ssanswer ssthat ssis sseasy ssfor ssthe sspatient ssto sscomprehend.
a. 1 ssand ss2 ssonly
b. 1 ssand ss3 ssonly
c. 2 ssand ss3 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ssand ss3
ANS: s s D
6. If ssa sspatient ssasks ssa ssradiographer ssa ssquestion ssabout sshow ssmuch ssradiation sshe ssor ssshe sswill
receive ssfrom ssa ssspecific ssx-ray ssprocedure, ssthe ssradiographer sscan
ss
a. respond ssby ssusing ssan ssestimation ssbased sson ssthe sscomparison ssof ssradiation ssreceived
ssfrom ssthe ssx-ray ssto ssnatural ssbackground ssradiation ssreceived.
b. avoid ssthe sspatient’s ssquestion ssby sschanging ssthe sssubject.
c. tell ssthe sspatient ssthat ssit ssis ssunethical ssto ssdiscuss sssuch ssconcerns.
d. refuse ssto ssanswer ssthe ssquestion ssand ssrecommend ssthat sshe ssor ssshe ssspeak
sswith ssthe ssreferring ssphysician.
ANS: s s A
7. Why ssshould ssthe ssselection ssof sstechnical ssexposure ssfactors ssfor ssall ssmedical ssimaging
procedures ssalways ssfollow ssALARA?
ss
a. So ssthat ssreferring ssphysicians ssordering ssimaging ssprocedures ssdo ssnot sshave ssto
ssaccept ssresponsibility ssfor sspatient ssradiation sssafety.
b. So ssthat ssradiographers ssand ssradiologists ssdo ssnot sshave ssto ssaccept ssresponsibility ssfor
patient ssradiation NURSINGTB.COM
sssafety.
c. Because ssradiation-induced sscancer ssdoes ssnot ssappear ssto sshave ssa ssdose sslevel
ssbelow sswhich ssindividuals sswould sshave ssno sschance ssof ssdeveloping ssthis
ssdisease.
d. Because ssradiation-induced sscancer ssdoes sshave ssa ssdose sslevel ssat sswhich
ssindividuals sswould sshave ssa sschance ssof ssdeveloping ssthis ssdisease.
ANS: s s C
8. The sscardinal ssprinciples ssof ssradiation ssprotection ssinclude sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 ssonly
b. 2 ssonly
c. 3 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ssand ss3
ANS: s s D
9. In ssa sshospital sssetting, sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssprofessionals ssis ssexpressly sscharged ssby ssthe
hospital ssadministration sswith ssbeing ssdirectly ssresponsible ssfor ssthe ssexecution, ssenforcement,
ss
and ssmaintenance ssof ssthe ssALARA ssprogram?
ss
a. Assistant ssadministrator ssof ssthe ssfacility
b. Chief ssof ssstaff
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c. Radiation ssSafety ssOfficer
d. Student ssradiologic sstechnologist
ANS: s s C
10. Why ssis ssa ssquestion ssconcerning ssthe ssamount ssof ssradiation ssa sspatient sswill ssreceive ssduring ssa
specific ssx-ray ssprocedure ssdifficult ssto ssanswer?
ss
1. Because ssthe ssreceived ssdose ssis ssspecified ssin ssa ssnumber ssof ssdifferent ssunits ssof ssmeasure
2. Because ssthe ssscientific ssunits ssfor ssradiation ssdose ssare ssnormally ssnot sscomprehensible ssby ssa
sspatient
3. Because ssthe sspatient ssshould ssnot ssreceive ssany ssinformation ssabout ssradiation ssdose
a. 1 ssand ss2 ssonly
b. 1 ssand ss3 ssonly
c. 2 ssand ss3 ssonly
d. 1, ss2, ssand ss3
ANS: s s A
11. X-rays ssare ssa ssform ssof sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing sskinds ssof ssradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: s s B
12. What ssunit ssis ssused ssto ssmeasure ssradiation ssexposure ssin ssthe ssmetric ssInternational ssSystem ssof
Units?
ss
a. Coulomb ssper sskilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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d. Sievert
ANS: s s A
13. What ssorganization sswas ssfounded ssin ss2007 ssthat sscontinues sstheir sspursuit ssto ssraise ssawareness
ssof ssthe ssneed ssfor ssdose ssreduction ssprotocols ssby sspromoting sspediatric-specified ssscan
ssprotocols ssto ssbe ssused ssfor ssboth ssradiology ssand ssnonradiology ssusers ssof ssCT?
a. U.S. ssFood ssand ssDrug ssAdministration
b. Alliance ssfor ssRadiation ssSafety ssin ssPediatric ssImaging.
c. American ssRegistry ssof ssRadiologic ssTechnologists
d. The ssJoint ssCommission
ANS: s s B
14. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssprovides ssthe ssbasis ssfor ssdetermining sswhether ssan ssimaging
procedure ssor sspractice ssis ssjustified?
ss
a. ALARA ssconcept
b. BERT ssmethod
c. Diagnostic ssefficacy
d. NEXT ssprogram
ANS: s s C
15. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssmethod ssof ssexplaining ssradiation ssto ssthe sspublic?
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