Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank

TESTBANK Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS n n




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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MULTIPLEnCHOICE

1. Consequencesnofnionizationninnhumanncellsninclude
1. creationnofnunstablenatoms.
2. productionnofnfreenelectrons.
3. creationnofnhighlynreactivenfreenradicalsncapablenofnproducingnsubstancesnpoisonousnton
thencell.
4. creationnofnnewnbiologicnmoleculesndetrimentalntonthenlivingncell.
5. injuryntonthencellnthatnmaynmanifestnitselfnasnabnormalnfunctionnornlossnofnfunction.
a. 1,n2,nandn3nonly
b. 2,n3,nandn4nonly
c. 3,n4,nandn5nonly
d.n 1,n2,n3,n4,nandn5
ANSWER:n D

2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnanformnofnradiationnthatnisncapablenofncreatingnelectricallyncharg
ednparticlesnbynremovingnorbitalnelectronsnfromnthenatomnofnnormalnmatternthroughnwhic
hnitnpasses?
a. Ionizingnradiation
b. Nonionizingnradiation
c. Subatomicnradiation
d. Ultrasonicnradiation
ANSWER:n A

3. Regardingnexposurentonionizingnradiation,npatientsnwhonareneducatedntonunderstandnthenme
dicalnbenefitnofnannimagingnprocedurenarenmorenlikelynto
a. assumenansmallnchancenofnbiologicndamagenbutnnotnsuppressnanynradiationnpho
biantheynmaynhave.
b. cancelntheirnschedulednprocedurenbecausentheynarennotnwillingntonassumenans
mallnchancenofnbiologicndamage.
c. suppressnanynradiationnphobianbutnnotnrisknansmallnchancenofnpossiblenbiolo
gicndamage.
d. suppressnanynradiationnphobianandnbenwillingntonassumenansmallnchancenofnpossi
blenbiologicndamage.
ANSWER:n D

4. Thenmillisievertn(mSv)nisnequalnto
a. 1/10nofnansievert.
b. 1/100nofnansievert.
c. 1/1000nofnansievert.
d. 1/10,000nofnansievert.
ANSWER:n C

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5. ThenadvantagesnofnthenBERTnmethodnare
1. itndoesnnotnimplynradiationnrisk;nitnisnsimplynanmeansnforncomparison.
2. itnemphasizesnthatnradiationnisnanninnatenpartnofnournenvironment.
3. itnprovidesnannanswernthatnisneasynfornthenpatientntoncomprehend.
a. 1nandn2nonly
b. 1nandn3nonly
c. 2nandn3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANSWER:n D

6. Ifnanpatientnasksnanradiographernanquestionnaboutnhownmuchnradiationnhenornshenwillnrec
eivenfromnanspecificnx-raynprocedure,nthenradiographerncan
a. respondnbynusingnannestimationnbasednonnthencomparisonnofnradiationnreceivednf
romnthenx-rayntonnaturalnbackgroundnradiationnreceived.
b. avoidnthenpatient’snquestionnbynchangingnthensubject.
c. tellnthenpatientnthatnitnisnunethicalntondiscussnsuchnconcerns.
d. refusentonanswernthenquestionnandnrecommendnthatnhenornshenspeaknwit
hnthenreferringnphysician.
ANSWER:n A

7. Whynshouldnthenselectionnofntechnicalnexposurenfactorsnfornallnmedicalnimagingnprocedures
alwaysnfollownALARA? Sonthatnradiographersnandnradiologistsndonnotnhave
ona
a.nSonthatnreferringnphysiciansnorderingnimagingnproceduresndonnotnhaventonacceptnrespo
nsibilitynfornpatientnradiationnsafety.
b.
patientnradiationnsafety.
c. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnnotnappearntonhavenandosenlevelnbelownwhichnindividu
alsnwouldnhavennonchancenofndevelopingnthisndisease.
d. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnhavenandosenlevelnatnwhichnindividualsnwouldnhavenanch
ancenofndevelopingnthisndisease.
ANSWER:n C

8. Thencardinalnprinciplesnofnradiationnprotectionnincludenwhichnofnthenfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1nonly
b. 2nonly
c. 3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANSWER:n D

9. Innanhospitalnsetting,nwhichnofnthenfollowingnprofessionalsnisnexpresslynchargednbynthenhospi
talnadministrationnwithnbeingndirectlynresponsiblenfornthenexecution,nenforcement,nandnmai
ntenancenofnthenALARAnprogram?
a. Assistantnadministratornofnthenfacility
b. Chiefnofnstaff