Complete Test Bank Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition Sherer Questions & Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-16) LATEST 2025

TEST BANK
RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY
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ByMaryAlice Statkiewicz Sherer
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, TABLEOF CONTENT gg




Chapter1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Chapter 2. Radiation: Types,Sources, and Doses
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Received Chapter 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with
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gg Matter Chapter4. Radiation Quantitiesand Units
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Chapter 6. Overviewof Cell Biology
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Chapter7. Molecularand CellularRadiation
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Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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gg Chapter9. Stochastic Effectsand Late Tissue Reactionsof Radiation in Organ
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Chapter10. Dose Limitsfor Exposureto Ionizing Radiation
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gg Chapter 11. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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Chapter12. ManagementofPatientR adiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray
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gg Procedures
Chapter13. Radiation Safetyin ComputedTomographyand Mammography
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gg Chapter 14. Managementof Imaging PersonnelRadiation Dose During
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Chapter15. Radioisotopesand Radiation Protection
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection g g g g



Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical g g gg gg Radiography, 9th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Consequences of ionization inhuman cells include
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1. creation of unstable atoms.
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2. production offree electrons. g g g g


3. creation ofhighly reactive free molecules (calledfreeradicals)
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capable of producing substances
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4. creation ofnew biologic gg molecules detrimental tothe living cell.
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5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself asabnormal function or loss offunction.
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6. production of low-energy x-ray photons. g g gg g g gg


a. 1,2, 3, and 4 only
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b. 2,3, 4, and 5 only
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c. 3,4, 5, and 6 only
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d. All the options
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ANS: D

,2. Which ofthe following is aform ofradiation that is capable ofcreating
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g electrically charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the
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atomofnormal matter through which it passes?
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a. Ionizing radiation g g


b. Nonionizing radiation g g


c. Subatomic radiation g g


d. Ultrasonic radiation g g




ANS: A

3. Regarding exposure toionizing radiation, patients who areeducated to
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understand the medical benefit of animaging procedure are more likely to
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a. assume asmall chance ofbiologic damage butnot suppress
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anyradiation phobia they may have.
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b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they arenot willing to
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assume a small chance of biologic damage.
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c. suppress anyradiation phobia but not risk asmall chance gg gg gg jjj gg gg g g


ofpossible biologic damage.
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d. suppress anyradiation phobia andbewilling to assume a small
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chance ofpossible biologic damage.
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ANS: D

4. The millisievert
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. gg gg gg


b. 1/100 of a sievert. gg g g gg


c. 1/1000 of a sievert. gg g g gg


d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. gg g g gg




ANS: C


5. The advantages
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1. BERT doesnot imply radiation risk; it is simply ameans forcomparison.
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2. BERT emphasizes that radiation is aninnate
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3. BERT provides ananswerthat is easyfor the patient
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d. All the options gg gg




ANS: D gg




6. Ifapatient asksa radiographer aquestion about howmuch radiation he
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orshe will receive from aspecific
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radiographer
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a. respond byusing an estimation based on the comparison
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ofradiation received from the x-ray to natural background radiation
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received.
b. avoid thepatient’s question bychanging the subject.
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c. tell the patient that it is unethical
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d. refuse toanswer thequestion andrecommend g g that heorshe g g g g gg


speakw ith the referring
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ANS: A gg




7. Whyshould the selection of technical exposure factors for allmedical
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imaging procedures always
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a. So that referring physicians
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donothave to accept responsibility for patient radiation safety.
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b. Sothat radiographers and radiologists donot have to accept responsibility
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, patient radiation safety. gg g g


c. Because radiation- i nduced cancer doesnot appearto have afixed
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that is, a doselevel below which aperson would have no chance of
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developing this disease.
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d. Because radiation- i nduced cancerdoeshave adoselevel at w hich
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individuals would have achance
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ANS: C gg




8. The cardinal principles
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a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
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ANS: D gg




9. In a hospital
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bythe hospital administration with being directly responsible for the execution,
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g enforcement, and maintenance of the ALARA program?
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a. Assistant administrator of the facility g g j gg


b. Chief of staff gg gg


c. Radiation Safety Officer g g gg



d. Student g g radiologic g g technologist
ANS: C gg




10. Whyis a question concerning theamount ofradiation apatient will receive
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during aspecific x-ray procedure
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1. Because the received doseis specified in a number
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2. Because the scientific units for radiation dosearenormally not
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comprehensible
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3. Because the patient should not receive anyinformation about radiation dose.
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ANS: A gg




11. X-raysareaform ofwhich gg gg gg ofthe following gg g g kinds g g ofradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
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12. What unit is used to measure
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ofUnits?
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a. Coulomb perkilogram g g


b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
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13. What organizationwas founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of
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the need for dose reductionprotocols bypromotingpediatric-specified scanprotocols to
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be used for bothradiology
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