TEST BANK FOR RADIATION
PROTECTION IN MEDICAL
RADIOGRAPHY 8TH EDITION BY
SHERER
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the
cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
passes?
a. Ionizing radiation
b. Nonionizing radiation
c. Subatomic radiation
d. Ultrasonic radiation
ANS: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical
benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia
they may have.
b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
chance of biologic damage.
c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic
damage.
d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible
biologic damage.
ANS: D
4. The Fmillisievert F(mSv) Fis Fequal Fto
a. 1/10 Fof Fa Fsievert.
b. 1/100 Fof Fa Fsievert.
c. 1/1000 Fof Fa Fsievert.
d. 1/10,000 Fof Fa Fsievert.
ANS: F C
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, 5. The Fadvantages Fof Fthe FBERT Fmethod Fare
1. it Fdoes Fnot Fimply Fradiation Frisk; Fit Fis Fsimply Fa Fmeans Ffor Fcomparison.
2. it Femphasizes Fthat Fradiation Fis Fan Finnate Fpart Fof Four Fenvironment.
3. it Fprovides Fan Fanswer Fthat Fis Feasy Ffor Fthe Fpatient Fto Fcomprehend.
a. 1 Fand F2 Fonly
b. 1 Fand F3 Fonly
c. 2 Fand F3 Fonly
d. 1, F2, Fand F3
ANS: F D
6. If Fa Fpatient Fasks Fa Fradiographer Fa Fquestion Fabout Fhow Fmuch Fradiation Fhe For Fshe
Fwill Freceive Ffrom Fa Fspecific Fx-ray Fprocedure, Fthe Fradiographer Fcan
a. respond Fby Fusing Fan Festimation Fbased Fon Fthe Fcomparison Fof Fradiation
Freceived Ffrom Fthe Fx-ray Fto Fnatural Fbackground Fradiation Freceived.
b. avoid Fthe Fpatient’s Fquestion Fby Fchanging Fthe Fsubject.
c. tell Fthe Fpatient Fthat Fit Fis Funethical Fto Fdiscuss Fsuch Fconcerns.
d. refuse Fto Fanswer Fthe Fquestion Fand Frecommend Fthat Fhe For Fshe Fspeak
Fwith Fthe Freferring Fphysician.
ANS: F A
7. Why Fshould Fthe Fselection Fof Ftechnical Fexposure Ffactors Ffor Fall Fmedical Fimaging
Fprocedures Falways Ffollow FALARA?
a. So Fthat Freferring Fphysicians Fordering Fimaging Fprocedures Fdo Fnot Fhave Fto
Faccept Fresponsibility Ffor Fpatient Fradiation Fsafety.
b. So Fthat Fradiographers Fand Fradiologists Fdo Fnot Fhave Fto Faccept
Fresponsibility Ffor Fpatient Fradiation Fsafety.
c. Because Fradiation-induced Fcancer Fdoes Fnot Fappear Fto Fhave Fa Fdose Flevel
Fbelow Fwhich Findividuals Fwould Fhave Fno Fchance Fof Fdeveloping Fthis
Fdisease.
d. Because Fradiation-induced Fcancer Fdoes Fhave Fa Fdose Flevel Fat Fwhich
Findividuals Fwould Fhave Fa Fchance Fof Fdeveloping Fthis Fdisease.
ANS: F C
8. The Fcardinal Fprinciples Fof Fradiation Fprotection Finclude Fwhich Fof Fthe Ffollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 Fonly
b. 2 Fonly
c. 3 Fonly
d. 1, F2, Fand F3
ANS: F D
9. In Fa Fhospital Fsetting, Fwhich Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fprofessionals Fis Fexpressly Fcharged Fby Fthe
Fhospital Fadministration Fwith Fbeing Fdirectly Fresponsible Ffor Fthe Fexecution,
Fenforcement, Fand Fmaintenance Fof Fthe FALARA Fprogram?
a. Assistant Fadministrator Fof Fthe Ffacility
b. Chief Fof Fstaff
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, c. Radiation FSafety FOfficer
d. Student Fradiologic Ftechnologist
ANS: F C
10. Why Fis Fa Fquestion Fconcerning Fthe Famount Fof Fradiation Fa Fpatient Fwill Freceive Fduring
Fa Fspecific Fx-ray Fprocedure Fdifficult Fto Fanswer?
1. Because Fthe Freceived Fdose Fis Fspecified Fin Fa Fnumber Fof Fdifferent Funits Fof Fmeasure
2. Because Fthe Fscientific Funits Ffor Fradiation Fdose Fare Fnormally Fnot Fcomprehensible Fby Fa
Fpatient
3. Because Fthe Fpatient Fshould Fnot Freceive Fany Finformation Fabout Fradiation Fdose
a. 1 Fand F2 Fonly
b. 1 Fand F3 Fonly
c. 2 Fand F3 Fonly
d. 1, F2, Fand F3
ANS: F A
11. X-rays Fare Fa Fform Fof Fwhich Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fkinds Fof Fradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: F B
12. What Funit Fis Fused Fto Fmeasure Fradiation Fexposure Fin Fthe Fmetric FInternational FSystem Fof
FUnits?
a. Coulomb Fper Fkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS: F A
13. What Forganization Fwas Ffounded Fin F2007 Fthat Fcontinues Ftheir Fpursuit Fto Fraise
Fawareness Fof Fthe Fneed Ffor Fdose Freduction Fprotocols Fby Fpromoting Fpediatric-specified
Fscan Fprotocols Fto Fbe Fused Ffor Fboth Fradiology Fand Fnonradiology Fusers Fof FCT?
a. U.S. FFood Fand FDrug FAdministration
b. Alliance Ffor FRadiation FSafety Fin FPediatric FImaging.
c. American FRegistry Fof FRadiologic FTechnologists
d. The FJoint FCommission
ANS: F B
14. Which Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fprovides Fthe Fbasis Ffor Fdetermining Fwhether Fan Fimaging
Fprocedure For Fpractice Fis Fjustified?
a. ALARA Fconcept
b. BERT Fmethod
c. Diagnostic Fefficacy
d. NEXT Fprogram
ANS: F C
15. Which Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fis Fa Fmethod Fof Fexplaining Fradiation Fto Fthe Fpublic?
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PROTECTION IN MEDICAL
RADIOGRAPHY 8TH EDITION BY
SHERER
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the
cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
passes?
a. Ionizing radiation
b. Nonionizing radiation
c. Subatomic radiation
d. Ultrasonic radiation
ANS: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical
benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia
they may have.
b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
chance of biologic damage.
c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic
damage.
d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible
biologic damage.
ANS: D
4. The Fmillisievert F(mSv) Fis Fequal Fto
a. 1/10 Fof Fa Fsievert.
b. 1/100 Fof Fa Fsievert.
c. 1/1000 Fof Fa Fsievert.
d. 1/10,000 Fof Fa Fsievert.
ANS: F C
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, 5. The Fadvantages Fof Fthe FBERT Fmethod Fare
1. it Fdoes Fnot Fimply Fradiation Frisk; Fit Fis Fsimply Fa Fmeans Ffor Fcomparison.
2. it Femphasizes Fthat Fradiation Fis Fan Finnate Fpart Fof Four Fenvironment.
3. it Fprovides Fan Fanswer Fthat Fis Feasy Ffor Fthe Fpatient Fto Fcomprehend.
a. 1 Fand F2 Fonly
b. 1 Fand F3 Fonly
c. 2 Fand F3 Fonly
d. 1, F2, Fand F3
ANS: F D
6. If Fa Fpatient Fasks Fa Fradiographer Fa Fquestion Fabout Fhow Fmuch Fradiation Fhe For Fshe
Fwill Freceive Ffrom Fa Fspecific Fx-ray Fprocedure, Fthe Fradiographer Fcan
a. respond Fby Fusing Fan Festimation Fbased Fon Fthe Fcomparison Fof Fradiation
Freceived Ffrom Fthe Fx-ray Fto Fnatural Fbackground Fradiation Freceived.
b. avoid Fthe Fpatient’s Fquestion Fby Fchanging Fthe Fsubject.
c. tell Fthe Fpatient Fthat Fit Fis Funethical Fto Fdiscuss Fsuch Fconcerns.
d. refuse Fto Fanswer Fthe Fquestion Fand Frecommend Fthat Fhe For Fshe Fspeak
Fwith Fthe Freferring Fphysician.
ANS: F A
7. Why Fshould Fthe Fselection Fof Ftechnical Fexposure Ffactors Ffor Fall Fmedical Fimaging
Fprocedures Falways Ffollow FALARA?
a. So Fthat Freferring Fphysicians Fordering Fimaging Fprocedures Fdo Fnot Fhave Fto
Faccept Fresponsibility Ffor Fpatient Fradiation Fsafety.
b. So Fthat Fradiographers Fand Fradiologists Fdo Fnot Fhave Fto Faccept
Fresponsibility Ffor Fpatient Fradiation Fsafety.
c. Because Fradiation-induced Fcancer Fdoes Fnot Fappear Fto Fhave Fa Fdose Flevel
Fbelow Fwhich Findividuals Fwould Fhave Fno Fchance Fof Fdeveloping Fthis
Fdisease.
d. Because Fradiation-induced Fcancer Fdoes Fhave Fa Fdose Flevel Fat Fwhich
Findividuals Fwould Fhave Fa Fchance Fof Fdeveloping Fthis Fdisease.
ANS: F C
8. The Fcardinal Fprinciples Fof Fradiation Fprotection Finclude Fwhich Fof Fthe Ffollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1 Fonly
b. 2 Fonly
c. 3 Fonly
d. 1, F2, Fand F3
ANS: F D
9. In Fa Fhospital Fsetting, Fwhich Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fprofessionals Fis Fexpressly Fcharged Fby Fthe
Fhospital Fadministration Fwith Fbeing Fdirectly Fresponsible Ffor Fthe Fexecution,
Fenforcement, Fand Fmaintenance Fof Fthe FALARA Fprogram?
a. Assistant Fadministrator Fof Fthe Ffacility
b. Chief Fof Fstaff
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, c. Radiation FSafety FOfficer
d. Student Fradiologic Ftechnologist
ANS: F C
10. Why Fis Fa Fquestion Fconcerning Fthe Famount Fof Fradiation Fa Fpatient Fwill Freceive Fduring
Fa Fspecific Fx-ray Fprocedure Fdifficult Fto Fanswer?
1. Because Fthe Freceived Fdose Fis Fspecified Fin Fa Fnumber Fof Fdifferent Funits Fof Fmeasure
2. Because Fthe Fscientific Funits Ffor Fradiation Fdose Fare Fnormally Fnot Fcomprehensible Fby Fa
Fpatient
3. Because Fthe Fpatient Fshould Fnot Freceive Fany Finformation Fabout Fradiation Fdose
a. 1 Fand F2 Fonly
b. 1 Fand F3 Fonly
c. 2 Fand F3 Fonly
d. 1, F2, Fand F3
ANS: F A
11. X-rays Fare Fa Fform Fof Fwhich Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fkinds Fof Fradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: F B
12. What Funit Fis Fused Fto Fmeasure Fradiation Fexposure Fin Fthe Fmetric FInternational FSystem Fof
FUnits?
a. Coulomb Fper Fkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS: F A
13. What Forganization Fwas Ffounded Fin F2007 Fthat Fcontinues Ftheir Fpursuit Fto Fraise
Fawareness Fof Fthe Fneed Ffor Fdose Freduction Fprotocols Fby Fpromoting Fpediatric-specified
Fscan Fprotocols Fto Fbe Fused Ffor Fboth Fradiology Fand Fnonradiology Fusers Fof FCT?
a. U.S. FFood Fand FDrug FAdministration
b. Alliance Ffor FRadiation FSafety Fin FPediatric FImaging.
c. American FRegistry Fof FRadiologic FTechnologists
d. The FJoint FCommission
ANS: F B
14. Which Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fprovides Fthe Fbasis Ffor Fdetermining Fwhether Fan Fimaging
Fprocedure For Fpractice Fis Fjustified?
a. ALARA Fconcept
b. BERT Fmethod
c. Diagnostic Fefficacy
d. NEXT Fprogram
ANS: F C
15. Which Fof Fthe Ffollowing Fis Fa Fmethod Fof Fexplaining Fradiation Fto Fthe Fpublic?
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