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Protection Unit 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to
Radiation Protection Workbook. Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
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ALARA - Answer✔P. Acronym for as low as reasonably achievable
Distance - Answer✔X. One of the three cardinal principles of radiation protection
Risk - Answer✔F. In the medical industry with reference to the radiation sciences, the
possibility of inducing adverse biologic effects such as injury to the skin or induction of cancer
or a genetic defect after irradiation
Millisievert (mSv) - Answer✔C. A subunit of the sievert equal to 1/1000 of a sievert
BERT - Answer✔K. Method for comparing the amount of radiation received from a radiologic
procedure with natural background radiation received over a specified period, such as days,
weeks, months, or years
Radiation Protection - Answer✔A. Effective measures employed by radiation workers to
safeguard patients, personnel, and the general public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing
radiation
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging - Answer✔H. A partnership of medical
societies whose overall common purpose is to reduce the radiation dose for pediatric patients
Optimization for Radiation Protection - Answer✔Y. Synonymous with the acronym ALARA
Radiation-Induced Cancer - Answer✔G. A disease process that does not have a fixed threshold
Diagnostic Efficacy - Answer✔B. The degree to which the diagnostic study accurately reveals
the presence or absence of disease in a patient
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Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) - Answer✔I. Individual in a hospital setting expressly charged by
the administration to be directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and maintenance
of the ALARA program
Appropriate and Effective Communication - Answer✔E. Makes patients feel that they are active
participants in their own health care
Radiation Phobia - Answer✔T. Fear of being exposed to radiation
Adverse Biologic Effects - Answer✔D. Damage to living tissue of animals and humans exposed
to radiation
The NEXT Program - Answer✔W. Conducted to provide data on systems as they exist in the
United States on the date of the latest survey
Milligray (mGy) - Answer✔J. SI subunit of measure for the radiation quantity, "absorbed dose"
The Joint Commission - Answer✔O. Requires monitoring of patient dose in CT and in
interventional procedures
Creation of Free Radicals - Answer✔R. A consequence of ionization in human cells
1895 - Answer✔N. Year in which x-ray was discovered
Radiologic Technologists - Answer✔U. Have the responsibility to select technical exposure
factors that significantly reduce radiation exposure to patients and themselves
Ionizing Radiation - Answer✔L. Produces positively and negatively charged particles (ions) when
passing through normal matter
Justification for Reduction of Unnecessary Radiation Exposure - Answer✔S. Based on evidence
that living tissue of animals and humans can be damaged by exposure to ionizing radiation
Team Approach - Answer✔M. Type of approach in patient care that has gained an increasing
awareness in recent years
To Provide High-Quality Imaging Services - Answer✔Q. Responsibility of facilities and
radiographers that provide imaging services
Nonoccupational Doses - Answer✔V. Radiation exposure received by persons not employed in
the medical imaging profession (e.g patients, the general public)
Which of the following increases radiation exposure to the patient and potentially to the
radiographer? - Answer✔C. Repeated Radiographic exposures as a result of technical error or
carelessness
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Protection Unit 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to
Radiation Protection Workbook. Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
ALARA - Answer✔P. Acronym for as low as reasonably achievable
Distance - Answer✔X. One of the three cardinal principles of radiation protection
Risk - Answer✔F. In the medical industry with reference to the radiation sciences, the
possibility of inducing adverse biologic effects such as injury to the skin or induction of cancer
or a genetic defect after irradiation
Millisievert (mSv) - Answer✔C. A subunit of the sievert equal to 1/1000 of a sievert
BERT - Answer✔K. Method for comparing the amount of radiation received from a radiologic
procedure with natural background radiation received over a specified period, such as days,
weeks, months, or years
Radiation Protection - Answer✔A. Effective measures employed by radiation workers to
safeguard patients, personnel, and the general public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing
radiation
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging - Answer✔H. A partnership of medical
societies whose overall common purpose is to reduce the radiation dose for pediatric patients
Optimization for Radiation Protection - Answer✔Y. Synonymous with the acronym ALARA
Radiation-Induced Cancer - Answer✔G. A disease process that does not have a fixed threshold
Diagnostic Efficacy - Answer✔B. The degree to which the diagnostic study accurately reveals
the presence or absence of disease in a patient
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, ©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 11:09PM. A+
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) - Answer✔I. Individual in a hospital setting expressly charged by
the administration to be directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and maintenance
of the ALARA program
Appropriate and Effective Communication - Answer✔E. Makes patients feel that they are active
participants in their own health care
Radiation Phobia - Answer✔T. Fear of being exposed to radiation
Adverse Biologic Effects - Answer✔D. Damage to living tissue of animals and humans exposed
to radiation
The NEXT Program - Answer✔W. Conducted to provide data on systems as they exist in the
United States on the date of the latest survey
Milligray (mGy) - Answer✔J. SI subunit of measure for the radiation quantity, "absorbed dose"
The Joint Commission - Answer✔O. Requires monitoring of patient dose in CT and in
interventional procedures
Creation of Free Radicals - Answer✔R. A consequence of ionization in human cells
1895 - Answer✔N. Year in which x-ray was discovered
Radiologic Technologists - Answer✔U. Have the responsibility to select technical exposure
factors that significantly reduce radiation exposure to patients and themselves
Ionizing Radiation - Answer✔L. Produces positively and negatively charged particles (ions) when
passing through normal matter
Justification for Reduction of Unnecessary Radiation Exposure - Answer✔S. Based on evidence
that living tissue of animals and humans can be damaged by exposure to ionizing radiation
Team Approach - Answer✔M. Type of approach in patient care that has gained an increasing
awareness in recent years
To Provide High-Quality Imaging Services - Answer✔Q. Responsibility of facilities and
radiographers that provide imaging services
Nonoccupational Doses - Answer✔V. Radiation exposure received by persons not employed in
the medical imaging profession (e.g patients, the general public)
Which of the following increases radiation exposure to the patient and potentially to the
radiographer? - Answer✔C. Repeated Radiographic exposures as a result of technical error or
carelessness
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