TESTBANK Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete

TESTBANK Radiation Protection in Medical Radiograph
9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete

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1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
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7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
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13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLEwCHOICE

1. Consequenceswofwionizationwinwhumanwcellswinclude
1. creationwofwunstablewatoms.
2. productionwofwfreewelectrons.
3. creationwofwhighlywreactivewfreewradicalswcapablewofwproducingwsubstanceswpoisonousw
towthewcell.
4. creationwofwnewwbiologicwmoleculeswdetrimentalwtowthewlivingwcell.
5. injurywtowthewcellwthatwmaywmanifestwitselfwaswabnormalwfunctionworwlosswofwfunction.
a. 1,w2,wandw3wonly
b. 2,w3,wandw4wonly
c. 3,w4,wandw5wonly
d.w 1,w2,w3,w4,wandw5
ANSWER:w D

2. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswawformwofwradiationwthatwiswcapablewofwcreatingwelectricallywch
argedwparticleswbywremovingworbitalwelectronswfromwthewatomwofwnormalwmatterwthrough
wwhichwitwpasses?

a. Ionizingwradiation
b. Nonionizingwradiation
c. Subatomicwradiation
d. Ultrasonicwradiation
ANSWER:w A

3. Regardingwexposurewtowionizingwradiation,wpatientswwhowareweducatedwtowunderstandwthew
medicalwbenefitwofwanwimagingwprocedurewarewmorewlikelywto
a. assumewawsmallwchancewofwbiologicwdamagewbutwnotwsuppresswanywradiationwp
hobiawtheywmaywhave.
b. cancelwtheirwscheduledwprocedurewbecausewtheywarewnotwwillingwtowassumewa
wsmallwchancewofwbiologicwdamage.
c. suppresswanywradiationwphobiawbutwnotwriskwawsmallwchancewofwpossiblewbi
ologicwdamage.
d. suppresswanywradiationwphobiawandwbewwillingwtowassumewawsmallwchancewofwpo
ssiblewbiologicwdamage.
ANSWER:w D

4. Thewmillisievertw(mSv)wiswequalwto
a. 1/10wofwawsievert.
b. 1/100wofwawsievert.
c. 1/1000wofwawsievert.
d. 1/10,000wofwawsievert.
ANSWER:w C

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5. ThewadvantageswofwthewBERTwmethodware
1. itwdoeswnotwimplywradiationwrisk;witwiswsimplywawmeanswforwcomparison.
2. itwemphasizeswthatwradiationwiswanwinnatewpartwofwourwenvironment.
3. itwprovideswanwanswerwthatwisweasywforwthewpatientwtowcomprehend.
a. 1wandw2wonly
b. 1wandw3wonly
c. 2wandw3wonly
d. 1,w2,wandw3
ANSWER:w D

6. Ifwawpatientwaskswawradiographerwawquestionwaboutwhowwmuchwradiationwheworwshewwillw
receivewfromwawspecificwx-raywprocedure,wthewradiographerwcan
a. respondwbywusingwanwestimationwbasedwonwthewcomparisonwofwradiationwreceive
dwfromwthewx-raywtownaturalwbackgroundwradiationwreceived.
b. avoidwthewpatient’swquestionwbywchangingwthewsubject.
c. tellwthewpatientwthatwitwiswunethicalwtowdiscusswsuchwconcerns.
d. refusewtowanswerwthewquestionwandwrecommendwthatwheworwshewspeakw
withwthewreferringwphysician.
ANSWER:w A

7. Whywshouldwthewselectionwofwtechnicalwexposurewfactorswforwallwmedicalwimagingwprocedures
alwayswfollowwALARA? Sowthatwradiographerswandwradiologistswdownotwha
towa
a.wSowthatwreferringwphysiciansworderingwimagingwprocedureswdownotwhavewtowacceptwres
ponsibilitywforwpatientwradiationwsafety.
b.
patientwradiationwsafety.
c. Becausewradiation-
inducedwcancerwdoeswnotwappearwtowhavewawdosewlevelwbelowwwhichwindivi
dualswwouldwhavewnowchancewofwdevelopingwthiswdisease.
d. Becausewradiation-
inducedwcancerwdoeswhavewawdosewlevelwatwwhichwindividualswwouldwhavewa
wchancewofwdevelopingwthiswdisease.



ANSWER:w C

8. Thewcardinalwprincipleswofwradiationwprotectionwincludewwhichwofwthewfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1wonly
b. 2wonly
c. 3wonly
d. 1,w2,wandw3
ANSWER:w D

9. Inwawhospitalwsetting,wwhichwofwthewfollowingwprofessionalswiswexpresslywchargedwbywthewho
spitalwadministrationwwithwbeingwdirectlywresponsiblewforwthewexecution,wenforcement,wan
dwmaintenancewofwthewALARAwprogram?
a. Assistantwadministratorwofwthewfacility
b. Chiefwofwstaff