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RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION
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By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Chapter 2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received Chapt
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er 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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Chapter 4. Radiation Quantities and Units Chapter
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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Chapter 6. Overview of Cell Biology
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Chapter 7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems Chapter
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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Chapter 10. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Chapt
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er 11. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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Chapter 12. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-
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Ray Procedures
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Chapter 13. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography Cha
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pter 14. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X
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-Ray Procedures
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Chapter 15. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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Chapterv 01:vIntroductionv tovRadiationv Protection
Sherer:v Radiationv ProtectionvinvMedicalv Radiography,v 9thv Edition


MULTIPLEv CHOICE

1. Consequencesv ofvionizationv invhumanv cellsv include
1. creationvofvunstablev atoms.
2. productionv ofvfreev electrons.
3. creationvofvhighlyv reactivev freevmoleculesv (calledvfreevradicals)vcapablevofvproducingvs
ubstancesv poisonousv tovthevcell.
4. creationvofvnewvbiologicv moleculesv detrimentalv tovthevlivingv cell.
5. injuryv tovthevcellvthatvmayvmanifestv itselfv asvabnormalv functionv orvlossvofvfunction.
6. productionv ofvlow-energyv x-rayvphotons.
a. 1,v2,v3,vandv 4vonly
b. 2,v3,v4,vandv 5vonly
c. 3,v4,v5,vandv 6vonly
d. Allvthevoptions
ANS:v D

,2. Whichvofvthevfollowingv isvavformvofvradiationv thatvisvcapablevofvcreatingv electricallyv chargedvp
articlesv byvremovingv orbitalvelectronsv fromvthevatomvofvnormalv mattervthroughv whichv itvpass
es?
a. Ionizingv radiation
b. Nonionizingv radiation
c. Subatomicv radiation
d. Ultrasonicv radiation
ANS:v A

3. Regardingv exposurevtovionizingv radiation,v patientsv whovareveducatedvtovunderstandv thevmedicalv
benefitv ofvanvimagingv procedurevarevmorevlikelyv to
a. assumev avsmallv chancevofvbiologicv damagev butvnotvsuppressvanyvradiationv phobiavt
heyvmayvhave.
b. cancelvtheirvscheduledv procedurevbecausevtheyvarevnotvwillingv tovassumev avsmallvc
hancevofvbiologicv damage.
c. suppressvanyvradiationv phobiavbutvnotvriskvavsmallv chancevofvpossiblev biologicv
damage.
d. suppressvanyvradiationv phobiavandvbevwillingv tovassumev avsmallv chancev ofvpossiblevb
iologicv damage.
ANS:v D

4. Thevmillisievertv (mSv)v isvequalvto
a. 1/10vofv avsievert.
b. 1/100vofvavsievert.
c. 1/1000vofvavsievert.
d. 1/10,000vofvavsievert.
ANS:v C


5. Thevadvantagesv ofvthevBERTv methodv are
1. BERTvdoesvnotvimplyv radiationv risk;vitvisvsimplyv avmeansv forvcomparison.
2. BERTvemphasizesv thatvradiationv isvanvinnatev partvofvthevenvironment.
3. BERTvprovidesv anvanswervthatvisveasyvforvthevpatientv tovcomprehend.
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. Allvthevoptions
ANS:vD

6. Ifvavpatientv asksvavradiographerv avquestionv aboutvhowvmuchv radiationv hevorvshev willv receivevfr
omvavspecificv x-rayvprocedure,vthev radiographerv can
a. respondvbyvusingv anvestimationv basedvonvthevcomparisonv ofvradiationv receivedv fromvt
hevx-rayvtovnaturalv backgroundv radiationv received.
b. avoidv thevpatient’sv questionv byvchangingv thevsubject.
c. tellvthevpatientv thatvitvisvunethicalv tovdiscussv suchvconcerns.
d. refusevtovanswervthevquestionv andvrecommendv thatvhevorvshevspeakvwithvthevr
eferringv physician.
ANS:vA

7. Whyvshouldv thevselectionv ofvtechnicalv exposurevfactorsv forvallvmedicalv imagingv proceduresva
lwaysv followv ALARA?
a. Sovthatvreferringv physiciansv orderingv imagingv proceduresv dovnotvhavevtovacceptvr
esponsibilityv forvpatientv radiationv safety.
b. Sovthatvradiographersv andvradiologistsv dovnotvhavev tovacceptvresponsibilityv for

, patientv radiationv safety.
c. Becausevradiation-
inducedv cancervdoesvnotvappearvtovhavev avfixedv threshold,v thatvis,vavdosevlevelv belowv
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whichv avpersonvwouldv havevnovchancevofvdevelopingv thisvdisease.
d. Becausevradiation-
vinducedv cancervdoesvhavev avdosevlevelv atvwhichv individualsvwouldv havev avchan

cev ofvdevelopingv thisv disease.
ANS:vC

8. Thevcardinalv principlesv ofvradiationv protectionv includev whichv ofvthevfollowing?
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. Allvthevoptions
ANS:vD

9. Invavhospitalv setting,v whichv ofvthevfollowingv professionalsv isvexpresslyv chargedv byvthevhospitalva
dministrationv withvbeingv directlyv responsiblev forvthevexecution,v enforcement,v andvmaintenan
cev ofvthev ALARAvprogram?
a. Assistantv administratorv ofvthevfacility
b. Chiefvofvstaff
c. Radiationv SafetyvOfficer
d. Studentv radiologicv technologist
ANS:vC

10. Whyvisvavquestionv concerningv thevamountv ofvradiationv avpatientv willv receivevduringv avspecificvx
-rayvprocedurev difficultv tovanswer?
1. Becausevthevreceivedv dosevisvspecifiedv invavnumberv ofvdifferentv unitsv ofvmeasure.
2. Becausevthevscientificv unitsv forvradiationv dosevarevnormallyv notvcomprehensiblev byvavpatient.
3. Becausevthevpatientv shouldv notvreceivev anyvinformationv aboutvradiationv dose.
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. Allvthevoptions
ANS:vA

11. X-raysvarevavformvofvwhichv ofvthevfollowingv kindsv ofvradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:vB

12. Whatvunitv isvusedvtovmeasurev radiationv exposurevinv thevmetricv Internationalv SystemvofvUnits?
a. Coulombv pervkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:vA

13. Whatvorganizationvwasvfoundedvinv2007vthatvcontinuesvtheirvpursuitvtovraisevawarenessvofvthevn
eedvforvdosevreductionvprotocolsvbyvpromotingvpediatric-
specifiedvscanvprotocolsvtovbevusedvforvbothvradiologyv andvnon-radiologyv usersvofvCT?
a. U.S.vFoodvandvDrugv Administration