Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.ooIntroductionootoooRadiationooProtection
2.ooRadiation:ooTypes,ooSources,ooandooDosesooReceived
3.ooInteractionooofooX-RadiationoowithooMatter
4.ooRadiationooQuantitiesooandooUnits
5.ooRadiationooMonitoring
6.ooOverviewooofooCellooBiology
7.ooMolecularooandooCellularooRadiationooBiology
8.ooEarlyooTissueooReactionsooandooTheirooEffectsooonooOrganooSystems
9.ooStochasticooEffectsooandooLateooTissueooReactionsooofooRadiationooinooOrganooSystems
10.ooEquipmentooDesignooforooRadiationooProtection
11.ooManagementooofooPatientooRadiationooDoseooDuringooDiagnosticooX-RayooProcedures
12.ooRadiationooSafetyooinooComputedooTomographyooandooMammography
13.ooManagementooofooImagingooPersonnelooRadiationooDoseooDuringooDiagnosticooX-RayooProcedures
14.ooRadioisotopesooandooRadiationooProtection
,Chapteroo01:ooIntroductionootoooRadiationooProtection
Sherer:ooRadiationooProtectionooinooMedicalooRadiography,oo9thooEdition
MULTIPLEoo CHOICE
1. Consequencesooofooionizationooinoohumanoocellsooinclude
1. creationooofoounstableooatoms.
2. productionooofoofreeooelectrons.
3. creationooofoohighlyooreactiveoofreeooradicalsoocapableooofooproducingoosubstancesoopoi
sonousootoootheoocell.
4. creationooofoonewoobiologicoomoleculesoodetrimentalootoootheoolivingoocell.
5. injuryootoootheoocelloothatoomayoomanifestooitselfooasooabnormaloofunctionoooroolossooofoofunctio
a. 1,oo2,ooandoo3ooonly
b. 2,oo3,ooandoo4ooonly
c. 3,oo4,ooandoo5ooonly
d.o o 1,oo2,oo3,oo4,ooandoo5
ANSWER:oo D
2. Whichooofootheoofollowingooisooaooformooofooradiationoothatooisoocapableooofoocreatingooele
ctricallyoochargedooparticlesoobyooremovingooorbitalooelectronsoofromootheooatomooofoonor
maloomatteroothroughoowhichooitoopasses?
a. Ionizingooradiation
b. Nonionizingooradiation
c. Subatomicooradiation
d. Ultrasonicooradiation
ANSWER:oo A
3. Regardingooexposureootoooionizingooradiation,oopatientsoowhoooareooeducatedootoooundersta
ndootheoomedicaloobenefitooofooanooimagingooprocedureooareoomoreoolikelyooto
a. assumeooaoosmalloochanceooofoobiologicoodamageoobutoonotoosuppressooanyoora
diationoophobiaootheyoomayoohave.
b. cancelootheirooscheduledooprocedureoobecauseootheyooareoonotoowillingootoooa
ssumeooaoosmalloochanceooofoobiologicoodamage.
c. suppressooanyooradiationoophobiaoobutoonotooriskooaoosmalloochanceooofoopo
ssibleoobiologicoodamage.
d. suppressooanyooradiationoophobiaooandoobeoowillingootoooassumeooaoosmalloochan
ceooofoopossibleoobiologicoodamage.
ANSWER:oo D
4. Theoomillisievertoo(mSv)ooisooequalooto
a. 1/10ooofooaoosievert.
b. 1/100ooofooaoosievert.
c. 1/1000ooofooaoosievert.
d. 1/10,000ooofooaoosievert.
ANSWER:oo C
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estooBank
5. TheooadvantagesooofootheooBERToomethodooare
1. itoodoesoonotooimplyooradiationoorisk;ooitooisoosimplyooaoomeansooforoocomparison.
2. itooemphasizesoothatooradiationooisooanooinnateoopartooofooourooenvironment.
3. itooprovidesooanooansweroothatooisooeasyooforootheoopatientootooocomprehend.
a. 1ooandoo2ooonly
b. 1ooandoo3ooonly
c. 2ooandoo3ooonly
d. 1,oo2,ooandoo3
ANSWER:oo D
6. Ifooaoopatientooasksooaooradiographerooaooquestionooaboutoohowoomuchooradiationooheooo
roosheoowillooreceiveoofromooaoospecificoox-rayooprocedure,ootheooradiographeroocan
a. respondoobyoousingooanooestimationoobasedooonootheoocomparisonooofooradiationo
oreceivedoofromootheoox-rayootooonaturaloobackgroundooradiationooreceived.
b. avoidootheoopatient’sooquestionoobyoochangingootheoosubject.
c. tellootheoopatientoothatooitooisoounethicalootooodiscussoosuchooconcerns.
d. refuseootoooanswerootheooquestionooandoorecommendoothatooheoooroosheo
ospeakoowithootheooreferringoophysician.
ANSWER:oo A
7. Whyooshouldootheooselectionooofootechnicalooexposureoofactorsooforooalloomedicalooimagingooproce
res
alwaysoofollowooALARA? Sooothatooradiographersooandooradiologistsoodooono
haveootoooa
a.ooSooothatooreferringoophysiciansooorderingooimagingooproceduresoodooonotoohaveootooo
acceptooresponsibilityooforoopatientooradiationoosafety.
b.
patientooradiationoosafety.
c. Becauseooradiation-
inducedoocanceroodoesoonotooappearootooohaveooaoodoseooleveloobelowoowhic
hooindividualsoowouldoohaveoonooochanceooofoodevelopingoothisoodisease.
d. Becauseooradiation-
inducedoocanceroodoesoohaveooaoodoseoolevelooatoowhichooindividualsoowouldo
ohaveooaoochanceooofoodevelopingoothisoodisease.
ANSWER:oo C
8. Theoocardinalooprinciplesooofooradiationooprotectionooincludeoowhichooofootheoofollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1ooonly
b. 2ooonly
c. 3ooonly
d. 1,oo2,ooandoo3
ANSWER:oo D
9. Inooaoohospitaloosetting,oowhichooofootheoofollowingooprofessionalsooisooexpresslyoochargedoo
byootheoohospitalooadministrationoowithoobeingoodirectlyooresponsibleooforootheooexecution,oo
enforcement,ooandoomaintenanceooofootheooALARAooprogram?
a. Assistantooadministratorooofootheoofacility
b. Chiefooofoostaff