TEST BANK FOR RADIATION
p p p
pPROTECTION IN MEDICAL
p p
p RADIOGRAPHY 8TH EDITION BY
p p p
SHERER
p
, Chapter p01: pIntroduction pto pRadiation pProtection
Sherer: pRadiation pProtection pin pMedical pRadiography, p8th pEdition
MULTIPLE pCHOICE
1. Consequences pof pionization pin phuman pcells pinclude
1. creation pof punstable patoms.
2. production pof pfree pelectrons.
3. creation pof phighly preactive pfree pradicals pcapable pof pproducing psubstances ppoisonous
pto pthe pcell.
4. creation pof pnew pbiologic pmolecules pdetrimental pto pthe pliving pcell.
5. injury pto pthe pcell pthat pmay pmanifest pitself pas pabnormal pfunction por ploss pof pfunction.
a. 1, p2, pand p3 ponly
b. 2, p3, pand p4 ponly
c. 3, p4, pand p5 ponly
d. 1, p2, p3, p4, pand p5
ANS: p D
2. Which pof pthe pfollowing pis pa pform pof pradiation pthat pis pcapable pof pcreating pelectrically
pcharged pparticles pby premoving porbital pelectrons pfrom pthe patom pof pnormal pmatter
pthrough pwhich pit ppasses?
a. Ionizing pradiation
b. Nonionizing pradiation
c. Subatomic pradiation
d. Ultrasonic pradiation
ANS: p A
3. Regarding pexposure pto pionizing pradiation, ppatients pwho pare peducated pto punderstand pthe
pmedical pbenefit pof pan pimaging pprocedure pare pmore plikely pto
a. assume pa psmall pchance pof pbiologic pdamage pbut pnot psuppress pany pradiation
pphobia pthey pmay phave.
b. cancel ptheir pscheduled pprocedure pbecause pthey pare pnot pwilling pto passume pa
psmall pchance pof pbiologic pdamage.
c. suppress pany pradiation pphobia pbut pnot prisk pa psmall pchance pof ppossible
pbiologic pdamage.
d. suppress pany pradiation pphobia pand pbe pwilling pto passume pa psmall pchance pof
ppossible pbiologic pdamage.
ANS: p D
4. The pmillisievert p(mSv) pis pequal pto
a. 1/10 pof pa psievert.
b. 1/100 pof pa psievert.
c. 1/1000 pof pa psievert.
d. 1/10,000 pof pa psievert.
ANS: p C
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, 5. The padvantages pof pthe pBERT pmethod pare
1. it pdoes pnot pimply pradiation prisk; pit pis psimply pa pmeans pfor pcomparison.
2. it pemphasizes pthat pradiation pis pan pinnate ppart pof pour penvironment.
3. it pprovides pan panswer pthat pis peasy pfor pthe ppatient pto pcomprehend.
a. 1 pand p2 ponly
b. 1 pand p3 ponly
c. 2 pand p3 ponly
d. 1, p2, pand p3
ANS: p D
6. If pa ppatient pasks pa pradiographer pa pquestion pabout phow pmuch pradiation phe por pshe
pwill preceive pfrom pa pspecific px-ray pprocedure, pthe pradiographer pcan
a. respond pby pusing pan pestimation pbased pon pthe pcomparison pof pradiation
preceived pfrom pthe px-ray pto pnatural pbackground pradiation preceived.
b. avoid pthe ppatient’s pquestion pby pchanging pthe psubject.
c. tell pthe ppatient pthat pit pis punethical pto pdiscuss psuch pconcerns.
d. refuse pto panswer pthe pquestion pand precommend pthat phe por pshe pspeak
pwith pthe preferring pphysician.
ANS: p A
7. Why pshould pthe pselection pof ptechnical pexposure pfactors pfor pall pmedical pimaging
pprocedures palways pfollow pALARA?
a. So pthat preferring pphysicians pordering pimaging pprocedures pdo pnot phave pto
paccept presponsibility pfor ppatient pradiation psafety.
b. So pthat pradiographers pand pradiologists pdo pnot phave pto paccept
presponsibility pfor ppatient pradiation psafety.
c. Because pradiation-induced pcancer pdoes pnot pappear pto phave pa pdose plevel
pbelow pwhich pindividuals pwould phave pno pchance pof pdeveloping pthis
pdisease.
d. Because pradiation-induced pcancer pdoes phave pa pdose plevel pat pwhich
pindividuals pwould phave pa pchance pof pdeveloping pthis pdisease.
ANS: p C
8. The ppcardinal ppprinciples ppof ppradiation ppprotection ppinclude ppwhich ppof ppthe ppfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 pponly
b. 2 pponly
c. 3 pponly
d. 1, pp2, ppand pp3
ANS: p p D
9. In ppa pphospital ppsetting, ppwhich ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppprofessionals ppis ppexpressly ppcharged
ppby ppthe pphospital ppadministration ppwith ppbeing ppdirectly ppresponsible ppfor ppthe
ppexecution, ppenforcement, ppand ppmaintenance ppof ppthe ppALARA ppprogram?
a. Assistant ppadministrator ppof ppthe ppfacility
b. Chief ppof ppstaff
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, c. Radiation ppSafety ppOfficer
d. Student ppradiologic pptechnologist
ANS: p p C
10. Why ppis ppa ppquestion ppconcerning ppthe ppamount ppof ppradiation ppa pppatient ppwill ppreceive
ppduring ppa ppspecific ppx-ray ppprocedure ppdifficult ppto ppanswer?
1. Because ppthe ppreceived ppdose ppis ppspecified ppin ppa ppnumber ppof ppdifferent ppunits ppof
ppmeasure
2. Because ppthe ppscientific ppunits ppfor ppradiation ppdose ppare ppnormally ppnot ppcomprehensible
ppby ppa pppatient
3. Because ppthe pppatient ppshould ppnot ppreceive ppany ppinformation ppabout ppradiation ppdose
a. 1 ppand pp2 pponly
b. 1 ppand pp3 pponly
c. 2 ppand pp3 pponly
d. 1, pp2, ppand pp3
ANS: p p A
11. X-rays ppare ppa ppform ppof ppwhich ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppkinds ppof ppradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: p p B
12. What ppunit ppis ppused ppto ppmeasure ppradiation ppexposure ppin ppthe ppmetric ppInternational
ppSystem ppof ppUnits?
a. Coulomb ppper ppkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS: p p A
13. What pporganization ppwas ppfounded ppin pp2007 ppthat ppcontinues pptheir pppursuit ppto ppraise
ppawareness ppof ppthe ppneed ppfor ppdose ppreduction ppprotocols ppby pppromoting pppediatric-
specified ppscan ppprotocols ppto ppbe ppused ppfor ppboth ppradiology ppand ppnonradiology
ppusers ppof ppCT?
a. U.S. ppFood ppand ppDrug ppAdministration
b. Alliance ppfor ppRadiation ppSafety ppin ppPediatric ppImaging.
c. American ppRegistry ppof ppRadiologic ppTechnologists
d. The ppJoint ppCommission
ANS: p p B
14. Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppprovides ppthe ppbasis ppfor ppdetermining ppwhether ppan
ppimaging ppprocedure ppor pppractice ppis ppjustified?
a. ALARA ppconcept
b. BERT ppmethod
c. Diagnostic ppefficacy
d. NEXT ppprogram
ANS: p p C
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p p p
pPROTECTION IN MEDICAL
p p
p RADIOGRAPHY 8TH EDITION BY
p p p
SHERER
p
, Chapter p01: pIntroduction pto pRadiation pProtection
Sherer: pRadiation pProtection pin pMedical pRadiography, p8th pEdition
MULTIPLE pCHOICE
1. Consequences pof pionization pin phuman pcells pinclude
1. creation pof punstable patoms.
2. production pof pfree pelectrons.
3. creation pof phighly preactive pfree pradicals pcapable pof pproducing psubstances ppoisonous
pto pthe pcell.
4. creation pof pnew pbiologic pmolecules pdetrimental pto pthe pliving pcell.
5. injury pto pthe pcell pthat pmay pmanifest pitself pas pabnormal pfunction por ploss pof pfunction.
a. 1, p2, pand p3 ponly
b. 2, p3, pand p4 ponly
c. 3, p4, pand p5 ponly
d. 1, p2, p3, p4, pand p5
ANS: p D
2. Which pof pthe pfollowing pis pa pform pof pradiation pthat pis pcapable pof pcreating pelectrically
pcharged pparticles pby premoving porbital pelectrons pfrom pthe patom pof pnormal pmatter
pthrough pwhich pit ppasses?
a. Ionizing pradiation
b. Nonionizing pradiation
c. Subatomic pradiation
d. Ultrasonic pradiation
ANS: p A
3. Regarding pexposure pto pionizing pradiation, ppatients pwho pare peducated pto punderstand pthe
pmedical pbenefit pof pan pimaging pprocedure pare pmore plikely pto
a. assume pa psmall pchance pof pbiologic pdamage pbut pnot psuppress pany pradiation
pphobia pthey pmay phave.
b. cancel ptheir pscheduled pprocedure pbecause pthey pare pnot pwilling pto passume pa
psmall pchance pof pbiologic pdamage.
c. suppress pany pradiation pphobia pbut pnot prisk pa psmall pchance pof ppossible
pbiologic pdamage.
d. suppress pany pradiation pphobia pand pbe pwilling pto passume pa psmall pchance pof
ppossible pbiologic pdamage.
ANS: p D
4. The pmillisievert p(mSv) pis pequal pto
a. 1/10 pof pa psievert.
b. 1/100 pof pa psievert.
c. 1/1000 pof pa psievert.
d. 1/10,000 pof pa psievert.
ANS: p C
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, 5. The padvantages pof pthe pBERT pmethod pare
1. it pdoes pnot pimply pradiation prisk; pit pis psimply pa pmeans pfor pcomparison.
2. it pemphasizes pthat pradiation pis pan pinnate ppart pof pour penvironment.
3. it pprovides pan panswer pthat pis peasy pfor pthe ppatient pto pcomprehend.
a. 1 pand p2 ponly
b. 1 pand p3 ponly
c. 2 pand p3 ponly
d. 1, p2, pand p3
ANS: p D
6. If pa ppatient pasks pa pradiographer pa pquestion pabout phow pmuch pradiation phe por pshe
pwill preceive pfrom pa pspecific px-ray pprocedure, pthe pradiographer pcan
a. respond pby pusing pan pestimation pbased pon pthe pcomparison pof pradiation
preceived pfrom pthe px-ray pto pnatural pbackground pradiation preceived.
b. avoid pthe ppatient’s pquestion pby pchanging pthe psubject.
c. tell pthe ppatient pthat pit pis punethical pto pdiscuss psuch pconcerns.
d. refuse pto panswer pthe pquestion pand precommend pthat phe por pshe pspeak
pwith pthe preferring pphysician.
ANS: p A
7. Why pshould pthe pselection pof ptechnical pexposure pfactors pfor pall pmedical pimaging
pprocedures palways pfollow pALARA?
a. So pthat preferring pphysicians pordering pimaging pprocedures pdo pnot phave pto
paccept presponsibility pfor ppatient pradiation psafety.
b. So pthat pradiographers pand pradiologists pdo pnot phave pto paccept
presponsibility pfor ppatient pradiation psafety.
c. Because pradiation-induced pcancer pdoes pnot pappear pto phave pa pdose plevel
pbelow pwhich pindividuals pwould phave pno pchance pof pdeveloping pthis
pdisease.
d. Because pradiation-induced pcancer pdoes phave pa pdose plevel pat pwhich
pindividuals pwould phave pa pchance pof pdeveloping pthis pdisease.
ANS: p C
8. The ppcardinal ppprinciples ppof ppradiation ppprotection ppinclude ppwhich ppof ppthe ppfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 pponly
b. 2 pponly
c. 3 pponly
d. 1, pp2, ppand pp3
ANS: p p D
9. In ppa pphospital ppsetting, ppwhich ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppprofessionals ppis ppexpressly ppcharged
ppby ppthe pphospital ppadministration ppwith ppbeing ppdirectly ppresponsible ppfor ppthe
ppexecution, ppenforcement, ppand ppmaintenance ppof ppthe ppALARA ppprogram?
a. Assistant ppadministrator ppof ppthe ppfacility
b. Chief ppof ppstaff
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, c. Radiation ppSafety ppOfficer
d. Student ppradiologic pptechnologist
ANS: p p C
10. Why ppis ppa ppquestion ppconcerning ppthe ppamount ppof ppradiation ppa pppatient ppwill ppreceive
ppduring ppa ppspecific ppx-ray ppprocedure ppdifficult ppto ppanswer?
1. Because ppthe ppreceived ppdose ppis ppspecified ppin ppa ppnumber ppof ppdifferent ppunits ppof
ppmeasure
2. Because ppthe ppscientific ppunits ppfor ppradiation ppdose ppare ppnormally ppnot ppcomprehensible
ppby ppa pppatient
3. Because ppthe pppatient ppshould ppnot ppreceive ppany ppinformation ppabout ppradiation ppdose
a. 1 ppand pp2 pponly
b. 1 ppand pp3 pponly
c. 2 ppand pp3 pponly
d. 1, pp2, ppand pp3
ANS: p p A
11. X-rays ppare ppa ppform ppof ppwhich ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppkinds ppof ppradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: p p B
12. What ppunit ppis ppused ppto ppmeasure ppradiation ppexposure ppin ppthe ppmetric ppInternational
ppSystem ppof ppUnits?
a. Coulomb ppper ppkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS: p p A
13. What pporganization ppwas ppfounded ppin pp2007 ppthat ppcontinues pptheir pppursuit ppto ppraise
ppawareness ppof ppthe ppneed ppfor ppdose ppreduction ppprotocols ppby pppromoting pppediatric-
specified ppscan ppprotocols ppto ppbe ppused ppfor ppboth ppradiology ppand ppnonradiology
ppusers ppof ppCT?
a. U.S. ppFood ppand ppDrug ppAdministration
b. Alliance ppfor ppRadiation ppSafety ppin ppPediatric ppImaging.
c. American ppRegistry ppof ppRadiologic ppTechnologists
d. The ppJoint ppCommission
ANS: p p B
14. Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppprovides ppthe ppbasis ppfor ppdetermining ppwhether ppan
ppimaging ppprocedure ppor pppractice ppis ppjustified?
a. ALARA ppconcept
b. BERT ppmethod
c. Diagnostic ppefficacy
d. NEXT ppprogram
ANS: p p C
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