TEST BANK RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION

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TEST BANK
RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION

, TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapterz1.zIntroductionztozRadiationzProtection
Chapterz2.z Radiation:z Types,zSources,zandz DoseszReceivedz
Chapterz3.zInteractionzofzX-RadiationzwithzMatter
Chapterz4.zRadiationzQuantitieszandzUnitsz
Chapterz5.zRadiationzMonitoring
Chapterz6.z OverviewzofzCellzBiology
Chapterz7.zMolecularzandzCellularzRadiationzBiology
Chapterz8.zEarlyzTissuezReactionszandzTheirzEffectszonzOrganzSystemszChapter
z9.zStochasticzEffectszandzLatezTissuezReactionszofzRadiationzinzOrganzSystems
Chapterz10.zDosezLimitszforzExposureztozIonizingzRadiationz
Chapterz11.zEquipmentzDesignzforzRadiationzProtection
Chapterz12.zManagementzofzPatientzRadiationzDosezDuringzDiagnosticzX-
RayzProcedures
Chapterz13.z Radiationz Safetyzinz ComputedzTomographyzandz Mammographyz
Chapterz14.zManagementzofzImagingzPersonnelzRadiationzDosezDuringzDiag
nosticzX-RayzProcedures
Chapterz15.zRadioisotopeszandzRadiationz Protection



Chapterz 01:z Introductionz toz Radiationz Protection
Sherer:z Radiationz ProtectionzinzMedicalz Radiography,z 9thz Edition


MULTIPLEz CHOICE

1. Consequenceszofzionizationz inz humanz cellsz include
1. creationzofzunstablez atoms.
2. productionz ofzfreez electrons.
3. creationzofzhighlyzreactivezfreezmoleculesz(calledzfreezradicals)zcapablezofzproducingzsubst
ancesz poisonousz toz thez cell.
4. creationzofznewzbiologicz moleculesz detrimentalz tozthezlivingz cell.
5. injuryztozthez cellz thatz mayz manifestz itselfz aszabnormalz functionz orzlossz ofzfunction.
6. productionzofzlow-energyz x-rayzphotons.
a. 1,z2,z3,zandz4zonly
b. 2,z3,z4,zandz5zonly
c. 3,z4,z5,zandz6zonly
d. Allzthezoptions
ANS:zD

,2. Whichz ofzthez followingzisz azformz ofzradiationzthatz isz capablez ofzcreatingzelectricallyzchargedzpar
ticleszbyzremovingzorbitalzelectronszfromzthezatomzofznormalzmatterzthroughzwhichzitzpasses?
a. Ionizingz radiation
b. Nonionizingz radiation
c. Subatomicz radiation
d. Ultrasonicz radiation
ANS:zA

3. Regardingz exposurez tozionizingz radiation,zpatientsz whoz arezeducatedz tozunderstandz thezmedicalzb
enefitz ofzanzimagingz procedurez arez morez likelyz to
a. assumezazsmallzchancezofzbiologiczdamagezbutznotzsuppresszanyzradiationzphobiazthey
z mayz have.

b. cancelz theirz scheduledz procedurez becausez theyz arez notz willingz toz assumez azsmallzc
hancez ofz biologicz damage.
c. suppressz anyzradiationzphobiaz butznotz riskz azsmallz chancez ofzpossiblezzbiologiczd
amage.
d. suppressz anyz radiationz phobiaz andz bezwillingz tozassumez azsmallzchancez ofzpossiblezbi
ologicz damage.
ANS:zD

4. Thezmillisievertz (mSv)z iszequalzto
a. 1/10zofzazsievert.
b. 1/100zofzazsievert.
c. 1/1000zofzazsievert.
d. 1/10,000zofzazsievert.
ANS:zC


5. Thez advantageszofzthez BERTz methodz are
1. BERTz doesznotz implyzradiationz risk;z itz isz simplyz azmeansz forzcomparison.
2. BERTz emphasizesz thatz radiationz isz anzinnatez partzofzthezenvironment.
3. BERTz providesz anzanswerz thatz isz easyzforz thez patientz tozcomprehend.
a. 1zandz2zonly
b. 1zandz3zonly
c. 2zandz3zonly
d. Allzthezoptions
ANS:zD

6. Ifzazpatientzaskszazradiographerzazquestionzaboutzhowzmuchzradiationzhezorzshezwillzreceivezfro
mz azspecificzx-rayzprocedure,z thez radiographerz can
a. respondz byzusingz anzestimationz basedzonzthez comparisonz ofzradiationzreceivedz fromzth
ezx-rayz toznaturalz backgroundz radiationz received.
b. avoidz thezpatient’sz questionz byzchangingz thezsubject.
c. tellzthezpatientzthatzitziszunethicalz tozdiscussz suchzconcerns.
d. refusez tozanswerz thez questionz andz recommendz thatz hez orzshez speakzwithz thezr
eferringz physician.
ANS:zA

7. Whyz shouldz thez selectionzofztechnicalz exposurez factorsz forz allzmedicalz imagingz proceduresza
lwaysz followzALARA?
a. Sozthatzreferringzphysicianszorderingzimagingzprocedureszdoznotzhaveztozacceptzre
sponsibilityz forzpatientz radiationz safety.
b. Sozthatz radiographersz andz radiologistsz doznotz havez tozacceptz responsibilityz for

, patientzradiationz safety.
c. Becausez radiation-
inducedz cancerz doesznotz appearztoz havez azfixedz threshold,z thatz is,zazdosezlevelzbelowz
z

whichzazpersonzwouldzhaveznozchancezofzdevelopingzthiszdisease.
d. Becausez radiation-
zinducedz cancerz doeszhavez azdosezlevelz atz whichz individualszwouldz havez azchan

cez ofzdevelopingz thisz disease.
ANS:zC

8. Thezcardinalz principlesz ofzradiationz protectionz includez whichz ofzthezfollowing?
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. Allzthezoptions
ANS:zD

9. Inzazhospitalz setting,z whichz ofzthez followingz professionalsz isz expresslyz chargedz byzthez hospitalzad
ministrationzwithzbeingzdirectlyzresponsiblezforzthezexecution,zenforcement,zandzmaintenancez
ofzthez ALARAz program?
a. Assistantzadministratorz ofzthez facility
b. Chiefzofzstaff
c. Radiationz SafetyzOfficer
d. Studentzradiologicz technologist
ANS:zC

10. Whyz isz azquestionzconcerningzthez amountz ofzradiationzazpatientz willz receivez duringzazspecificzx-
rayzprocedurez difficultztozanswer?
1. Becausez thez receivedz dosezisz specifiedz inz aznumberz ofzdifferentz unitsz ofzmeasure.
2. Becausez thez scientificz unitsz forz radiationz dosezarez normallyz notz comprehensiblez byzazpatient.
3. Becausez thez patientz shouldz notzreceivez anyzinformationz aboutzradiationz dose.
a. 1zandz2zonly
b. 1zandz3zonly
c. 2zandz3zonly
d. Allzthezoptions
ANS:zA

11. X-raysz arezazformz ofzwhichz ofzthezfollowingz kindsz ofzradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:zB

12. Whatz unitz isz usedztoz measurez radiationz exposurez inz thezmetricz Internationalz Systemz ofzUnits?
a. Coulombz perzkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:zA

13. Whatzorganizationzwaszfoundedzinz2007zthatzcontinuesztheirzpursuitztozraisezawarenesszofzthezn
eedzforzdosezreductionzprotocolszbyzpromotingzpediatric-
specifiedzscanzprotocolsztozbezusedzforz bothzradiologyz andz non-radiologyz usersz ofzCT?
a. U.S.zFoodzandzDrugz Administration