CEPS RADIOLOGY & ASEPSIS TEST
Milli-REM - ANSWER Radiation dosage unit
100 mrem - ANSWER Effective dose limit of radiation is _____ per
month
Rad & Gray - ANSWER Units used to describe the amount of radiation
received by a patient
Rem or Sievert - ANSWER Units used to describe occupational
exposure to radiation by a worker.
5.0 mRem - ANSWER The International Commission on Radiation
Protection (ICRP) has recommended that the yearly MPD for operators
not exceed...
ALARA - ANSWER The main guiding principle in radiation exposure - as
low as reasonably possible
Scattered radiation, the patient - ANSWER This type of radiation is the
biggest hazard to the scrub assistant, and comes from _____
Catarcts - ANSWER Leaded glasses are designed to protect from
radiation which is most likely to cause:
0.3, 80 - ANSWER A lead apron should be equivalent to: _____ mm and
filter out _____% of x-rays
Flat Panel Detector - ANSWER Large-area detector consisting of a film
of scintillating crystals bonded to a matrix of silicon photosensors.
Replacing the Image Intensifier in many labs - converts x-rays into
visible
Milli-REM - ANSWER Radiation dosage unit
100 mrem - ANSWER Effective dose limit of radiation is _____ per
month
Rad & Gray - ANSWER Units used to describe the amount of radiation
received by a patient
Rem or Sievert - ANSWER Units used to describe occupational
exposure to radiation by a worker.
5.0 mRem - ANSWER The International Commission on Radiation
Protection (ICRP) has recommended that the yearly MPD for operators
not exceed...
ALARA - ANSWER The main guiding principle in radiation exposure - as
low as reasonably possible
Scattered radiation, the patient - ANSWER This type of radiation is the
biggest hazard to the scrub assistant, and comes from _____
Catarcts - ANSWER Leaded glasses are designed to protect from
radiation which is most likely to cause:
0.3, 80 - ANSWER A lead apron should be equivalent to: _____ mm and
filter out _____% of x-rays
Flat Panel Detector - ANSWER Large-area detector consisting of a film
of scintillating crystals bonded to a matrix of silicon photosensors.
Replacing the Image Intensifier in many labs - converts x-rays into
visible
