ASRT -CALIFORNIA SUPERVISOR AND OPERATOR EXAM STUDY
LATEST UPDATE WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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a. Spontaneously emit excess energy - CORRECT ANSWER-
(unit 1) According to the article, the characteristic
that best identifies a natural source of radiation is
the ability to:
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy
b. Emit excess energy when excited by x-rays
c. Avoid decay.
d. Glow in the dark.
c. A radioactive element's rate of decay. - CORRECT
ANSWER-(unit 1) Half-life is defined as:
a. The amount of time it takes an x-ray to reach its
target.
b. The amount of time it takes to generate a
wavelength equivalent to an x-ray.
,c. A radioactive element's rate of decay.
d. How long it takes for an element to release half of
its energy.
d. Radio waves; gamma rays - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) Of
the electromagnetic radiation forms, ___ have (has)
the lowest energy and ___ the highest.
a. Visible light; gamma rays
b. Radio waves; ultraviolet rays
c. Ultraviolet rays; x-rays
d. Radio waves; gamma rays
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform. - CORRECT
ANSWER-(unit 1) Wavelength is defined by the:
a. Height of an energetic waveform.
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform.
c. Length of the entire waveform.
d. Distance between 2 valleys in a waveform.
,b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical - CORRECT ANSWER-
(unit 1) Of the 5 types of possible interactions
between ionizing radiation and tissues, which 3
occur at energies within the diagnostic range of 20
to 150 kV?
a. Bremsstrahlung, Compton, general scatter
b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical
c. Photoelectric, bremsstrahlung, classical
d. Classical, Compton, pair production
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability
of damaging health due to stochastic effects from
exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation. - CORRECT
ANSWER-(unit 1) The effective dose measurement was
created to:
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability
of damaging health due to stochastic effects from
exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation.
b. Calculate exact dose received by target organs.
c. Track radiation exposure rates in a national
radiation exposure database.
, d. Help radiation health physicists approve
equipment by ensuring that an accurate dose was
received.
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) Exact tissue and organ
dose absorbed can be calculated easily using
indicators on modern imaging equipment such as CT
scanners and image intensifiers.
a. True
b. False
d. 80 - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) What percentage of the
human body is made up of water molecules?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80
c. Fuel for cell metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) A
function of carbohydrates in the body is to provide:
LATEST UPDATE WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PASS!!
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy - CORRECT ANSWER-
(unit 1) According to the article, the characteristic
that best identifies a natural source of radiation is
the ability to:
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy
b. Emit excess energy when excited by x-rays
c. Avoid decay.
d. Glow in the dark.
c. A radioactive element's rate of decay. - CORRECT
ANSWER-(unit 1) Half-life is defined as:
a. The amount of time it takes an x-ray to reach its
target.
b. The amount of time it takes to generate a
wavelength equivalent to an x-ray.
,c. A radioactive element's rate of decay.
d. How long it takes for an element to release half of
its energy.
d. Radio waves; gamma rays - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) Of
the electromagnetic radiation forms, ___ have (has)
the lowest energy and ___ the highest.
a. Visible light; gamma rays
b. Radio waves; ultraviolet rays
c. Ultraviolet rays; x-rays
d. Radio waves; gamma rays
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform. - CORRECT
ANSWER-(unit 1) Wavelength is defined by the:
a. Height of an energetic waveform.
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform.
c. Length of the entire waveform.
d. Distance between 2 valleys in a waveform.
,b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical - CORRECT ANSWER-
(unit 1) Of the 5 types of possible interactions
between ionizing radiation and tissues, which 3
occur at energies within the diagnostic range of 20
to 150 kV?
a. Bremsstrahlung, Compton, general scatter
b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical
c. Photoelectric, bremsstrahlung, classical
d. Classical, Compton, pair production
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability
of damaging health due to stochastic effects from
exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation. - CORRECT
ANSWER-(unit 1) The effective dose measurement was
created to:
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability
of damaging health due to stochastic effects from
exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation.
b. Calculate exact dose received by target organs.
c. Track radiation exposure rates in a national
radiation exposure database.
, d. Help radiation health physicists approve
equipment by ensuring that an accurate dose was
received.
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) Exact tissue and organ
dose absorbed can be calculated easily using
indicators on modern imaging equipment such as CT
scanners and image intensifiers.
a. True
b. False
d. 80 - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) What percentage of the
human body is made up of water molecules?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80
c. Fuel for cell metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-(unit 1) A
function of carbohydrates in the body is to provide:
