Test Bank For Radiologic Science for Technologists 24th Edition by Bushong Chapter 1-40 [Updated 2025] Newest Edition

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MULTIPLEsCHOICE

1. Mattersissmeasuredsin .
a. kilograms
b. joules
c. electronsvolts
d. rems

ANS:s A
Mattersissmeasuredsinskilograms.

2. Atomssandsmoleculessaresthesfundamentalsbuildingsblockssof .
a. energy
b. radiation
c. matter
d. gravity

ANS:s C
Atomssandsmoleculessaresthesfundamentalsbuildingsblockssofsmatter.

3. Icesandssteamsaresexamplessofstwosformssof .
a. matter
b. radiation
c. energy
d. work

ANS:s A
Icesandssteamsaresexamplessofstwosformssofsmatter.

4. ThesformulasEs=smc2sissthesbasissforsthestheorysthatsledstosthesdevelopmentsof .
a. x-rays
b. electromagneticsradiation
c. nuclearspower
d. cathodesraystubes

ANS:s C
ThesformulasEs=smc2sissthesbasissforsthestheorysthatsledstosthesdevelopmentsofsnuclearspower.

5. Radioswaves,slight,sandsx-rayssaresallsexamplessof energy.
a. nuclear
b. thermal
c. electrical
d. electromagnetic

ANS:s D
Electromagneticsenergysincludessradioswaves,slight,sandsx-rayssasswellsassotherspartssofsthesspectrum.

, 6. Asmovingsobjectshas energy.
a. potential
b. kinetic
c. nuclear
d. electromagnetic

ANS:s B
Asmovingsobjectshasskineticsenergy.

7. Whatsissthesremovalsofsanselectronsfromsansatomscalled?
a. Ionization
b. Pairsproduction
c. Irradiation
d. Electricity

ANS:s A
Thesremovalsofsanselectronsfromsansatomsisscalledsionization.

8. Ionizingsradiationsisscapablesofsremoving
fromsatomssassitspassessthroughsthes
matter.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. ions

ANS:s C
Ionizingsradiationsisscapablesofsremovingselectronssfromsatomssassitspassessthroughsthesmatter.

9. Thesenergysofsx-rayssiss_ .
a. thermal
b. potential
c. kinetic
d. electromagnetic

ANS:s D
X-rayssaresasformsofselectromagneticsenergy.

10. Thesbiggestssourcesofsman-madesionizingsradiationsexposurestosthespublicsis
.
a. atomicsfallout
b. diagnosticsx-rays
c. smokesdetectors
d. nuclearspowersplants
ANS:s B
Medicalsx-raysexposuresissthesbiggestssourcesofsman-madesradiation.

11. InsthesUnitedsStates,swesaresexposedsto
_smSv/yearsofsionizingsradiationsfromsthesn
aturalsenvironment.
a. 0stos5

, b. 5stos20
c. 20stos90
d. 100stos300

ANS:s A
Wesaresexposedstosabouts3smSv/yrsofsionizingsradiationsfromsnaturalsenvironmentalssourcessinsthe
sUnitedsStates.




12. issasspecialsquantitysofsradiologicsscience.
a. Mass
b. Velocity
c. Radioactivity
d. Momentum
ANS:s C
Radioactivitysissasspecialsquantitysofsradiologicsscience.

13. Today,sradiologysissconsideredstosbesa(n) occupation.
a. safe
b. unsafe
c. dangerous
d. high-risk

ANS:s A
Today,sradiologysissconsideredstosbesassafesoccupationsbecausesofseffectivesradiationsprotectionsp
ractices.

14. WhatsdoessALARAsmean?
a. AllsLevelsAlertsRadiationsAccident
b. AssLowsAssReasonablysAchievable
c. AlwayssLeavesAsRestrictedsArea
d. AssLowsAssRegulationssAllow

ANS:s B
ALARAsmeanssAssLowsAssReasonablysAchievable.

15. Computedstomographyswassdevelopedsinsthe .
a. 1890s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s

ANS:s C
Computedstomographyswassdevelopedsinsthes1970s.

16. Filtrationsissusedsto .
a. absorbslow-energysx-rays
b. removeshigh-energysx-rays
c. restrictsthesusefulsbeamstosthesbodyspartsimaged
d. fabricatesgonadalsshields

ANS:s A
Filtrationsissusedstosabsorbslow-energysx-rays.