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ASNT INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY RADIATION SAFETY EXAM
300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The quality factor for X-rays and gamma rays is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 10
d. 20 - ANSWER-a. 1
QUESTION: The quality factor for alpha (ray) particles is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 10
d. 20 - ANSWER-d. 20
QUESTION: Activity of radioactive material is measured in:
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a. curies
b. roentgens
c. sieverts
d. grays - ANSWER-a. curies
QUESTION: Becquerels and curies are units of measurement of:
a. physical size of the source
b. gray per hour
c. decay rate
d. roentgen per hour - ANSWER-c. decay rate
QUESTION: Atoms that have excess energy and are unstable are known as:
a. radioactive
b. radioactivity
c. balanced
d. weighted - ANSWER-a. radioactive
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QUESTION: Elementary particles units with a negative electrical charge and a mass
approximately equal to 1/1840 that of a proton are:
a. electrons
b. protons
c. neutrons
d. valence shells - ANSWER-a. electrons
The Symbol R means:
a. rem
b. rad
c. roentgen
d. radiation - ANSWER-c. roentgen
QUESTION: The acronym rad means:
a. radiation absorbed dose
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b. roentgen absorbed dose
c. roentgen acquired dose
d. radiation at death - ANSWER-a. radiation absorbed dose
QUESTION: The roentgen (R) exposure is measured in:
a. tissue
b. water
c. a lab
d. air - ANSWER-d. air
QUESTION: The symbol mR means:
a. milliroentgen
b. microroentgen
c. megaroentgen
d. millirem - ANSWER-a. milliroentgen
QUESTION: One roentgen or 1 R is equal to:
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ASNT INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY RADIATION SAFETY EXAM
300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The quality factor for X-rays and gamma rays is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 10
d. 20 - ANSWER-a. 1
QUESTION: The quality factor for alpha (ray) particles is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 10
d. 20 - ANSWER-d. 20
QUESTION: Activity of radioactive material is measured in:
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a. curies
b. roentgens
c. sieverts
d. grays - ANSWER-a. curies
QUESTION: Becquerels and curies are units of measurement of:
a. physical size of the source
b. gray per hour
c. decay rate
d. roentgen per hour - ANSWER-c. decay rate
QUESTION: Atoms that have excess energy and are unstable are known as:
a. radioactive
b. radioactivity
c. balanced
d. weighted - ANSWER-a. radioactive
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QUESTION: Elementary particles units with a negative electrical charge and a mass
approximately equal to 1/1840 that of a proton are:
a. electrons
b. protons
c. neutrons
d. valence shells - ANSWER-a. electrons
The Symbol R means:
a. rem
b. rad
c. roentgen
d. radiation - ANSWER-c. roentgen
QUESTION: The acronym rad means:
a. radiation absorbed dose
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b. roentgen absorbed dose
c. roentgen acquired dose
d. radiation at death - ANSWER-a. radiation absorbed dose
QUESTION: The roentgen (R) exposure is measured in:
a. tissue
b. water
c. a lab
d. air - ANSWER-d. air
QUESTION: The symbol mR means:
a. milliroentgen
b. microroentgen
c. megaroentgen
d. millirem - ANSWER-a. milliroentgen
QUESTION: One roentgen or 1 R is equal to:
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