RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL
RADIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SHEET
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS PREMIUM BUNDLE
◉ 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
b. Nonionizing radiation
c. Subatomic radiation
d. Ultrasonic radiation
Answer: a. Ionizing Radiation
◉ 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 phobia
they may have.
b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to
assume a small
chance of biologic damage.
,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. Suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a
small chance of possible biologic damage.
◉ 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. 1/1000 of a sievert
◉ 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. 1, 2, & 3
◉ 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. 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. Respond by using an estimation based on the
comparison of radiation received.
◉ Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all
medical imaging procedures always follow ALARA?
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not
have to accept responsibility for patient radiation safety.
b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept
responsibility for 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
individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.
Answer: C. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to
have a dose level below which individuals would have no chance of
developing this disease.
◉ What are the cardinal principles of radiation protection?
Answer: Time
Distance
Shielding
◉ 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
c. Radiation Safety Officer
d. Student radiologic technologist
Answer: C. Radiation Safety Officer
RADIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SHEET
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS PREMIUM BUNDLE
◉ 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
b. Nonionizing radiation
c. Subatomic radiation
d. Ultrasonic radiation
Answer: a. Ionizing Radiation
◉ 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 phobia
they may have.
b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to
assume a small
chance of biologic damage.
,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. Suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a
small chance of possible biologic damage.
◉ 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. 1/1000 of a sievert
◉ 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. 1, 2, & 3
◉ 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. 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. Respond by using an estimation based on the
comparison of radiation received.
◉ Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all
medical imaging procedures always follow ALARA?
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not
have to accept responsibility for patient radiation safety.
b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept
responsibility for 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
individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.
Answer: C. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to
have a dose level below which individuals would have no chance of
developing this disease.
◉ What are the cardinal principles of radiation protection?
Answer: Time
Distance
Shielding
◉ 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
c. Radiation Safety Officer
d. Student radiologic technologist
Answer: C. Radiation Safety Officer
