Radiation Protection Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
The |advantages |of |the |BERT |method |are: |
| 1. |it |does |not |imply |radiation |risk; |it |is |simply |a |means |for |comparison. |
| 2. |it |emphasizes |that |radiation |is |an |innate |part |of |our |environment. |
| 3. |the |answer |given |in |terms |of |BERT |is |easy |for |the |patient |to |comprehend. |
a. |1 |and |2 |only
b. |1 |and |3 |only |
c. |2 |and |3 |only |
d. |1, |2, |and |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |1, |2, |and |3
Which |of |the |following |provides |the |basis |for |determining |whether |an |imaging |procedure |or |
practice |is |justified? |
a. |ALARA |program |
b. |BERT |method |
c. |Efficacy |
d. |TRACE |program |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Efficacy
If |a |patient |asks |a |radiographer |a |question |about |the |potential |risk |of |radiation |exposure |
associated |with |a |specific |x-ray |procedure, |the |radiographer |should: |
a. |use |his |or |her |intelligence |and |knowledge |to |answer |the |question |honestly |and |provide |a |
suitable |example |that |compares |the |amount |of |radiation |received |from |the |procedure |in |
question |with |natural |background |radiation |received |over |a |given |period |of |time. |
b. |avoid |the |patient's |question |by |changing |the |subject. |
c. |tell |the |patient |that |it |is |unethical |to |discuss |such |concerns. |
,d. |refuse |to |answer |the |question |and |recommend |that |he |or |she |speak |with |the |referring |
physician. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |use |his |or |her |intelligence |and |knowledge |to |answer |the |
question |honestly |and |provide |a |suitable |example |that |compares |the |amount |of |radiation |
received |from |the |procedure |in |question |with |natural |background |radiation |received |over |a |
given |period |of |time.
Which |of |the |following |is |the |intention |behind |the |ALARA |concept? |
a. |To |keep |radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |the |highest |possible |level |
b. |To |keep |radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |an |average |level |
c. |To |keep |radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |the |lowest |possible |level |
d. |avoid |the |use |of |ionizing |radiation |in |radiologic |practice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |To |keep |
radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |the |lowest |possible |level
The |radiographer |must |answer |patient |questions |about |the |potential |risk |of |radiation |
exposure: |
a. |abruptly |to |discourage |the |patient |from |asking |any |other |questions. |
b. |Deny |any |radiation |risk. |
c. |honestly |and |in |understandable |terms. |
d. |with |technical |terms. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |honestly |and |in |understandable |terms.
The |basic |principles |of |radiation |protection |include |which |of |the |following? |
| 1. |Time |
| 2. |Distance |
| 3. |Shielding |
a. |1 |only |
,b. |2 |only |
c. |3 |only |
d. |1, |2, |and |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |1, |2, |and |3
The |TRACE |program |creates: |
a. |an |analysis |of |radiation |dose. |
b. |greater |awareness |of |radiation |dose. |
c. |system |of |radiation |dose |reporting. |
d. |a |means |for |determining |radiation |dose |in |fluoroscopic |procedures. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |greater |awareness |of |radiation |dose.
The |millisievert |(mSv) |is |equal |to: |
|
a. |1/10 |of |a |sievert. |
b. |1/100 |of |a |sievert. |
c. |1/1000 |of |a |sievert. |
d. |1/10,000 |of |a |sievert. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |1/1000 |of |a |sievert.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |special |form |of |radiation |that |is |capable |of |creating |electrically |
charged |particles |by |removing |orbital |electrons |from |the |atom |of |the |material |with |which |it |
interacts? |
|
a. |Ionizing |radiation |
b. |Nonionizing |radiation |
c. |Subatomic |radiation |
d. |Ultrasonic |radiation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Ionizing |radiation
, Effective |protective |measures |take |into |consideration: |
1. |both |human |and |environmental |physical |determinants. |
2. |technical |elements. |
3. |procedural |factors. |
|
a. |1 |and |2 |only |
b. |1 |and |3 |only |
c. |2 |and |3 |only |
d. |1, |2, |and |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |1, |2, |and |3
Typically, |people |are |more |willing |to |accept |a |risk |if |they |perceive |that |the |potential |benefit |to
|be |obtained |is: |
|
a. |greater |than |the |risk |involved. |
b. |equal |to |the |risk |involved. |
c. |less |than |the |risk |involved. |
d. |typically, |people |are |not |willing |to |accept |risk |no |matter |how |great |the |benefit |may |be. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |greater |than |the |risk |involved.
In |a |hospital |setting, |which |of |the |following |professionals |is |expressly |charged |by |the |hospital |
administration |to |be |directly |responsible |for |the |execution, |enforcement, |and |maintenance |of |
the |ALARA |program? |
|
a. |Assistant |administrator |of |the |facility |
b. |Chief |of |staff |
c. |Radiation |Safety |Officer |
d. |Student |radiologic |technologist |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Radiation |Safety |Officer
The |term |as |low |as |reasonable |achievable |(ALARA) |is |synonymous |with |the |term: |
Questions With Correct Answers
The |advantages |of |the |BERT |method |are: |
| 1. |it |does |not |imply |radiation |risk; |it |is |simply |a |means |for |comparison. |
| 2. |it |emphasizes |that |radiation |is |an |innate |part |of |our |environment. |
| 3. |the |answer |given |in |terms |of |BERT |is |easy |for |the |patient |to |comprehend. |
a. |1 |and |2 |only
b. |1 |and |3 |only |
c. |2 |and |3 |only |
d. |1, |2, |and |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |1, |2, |and |3
Which |of |the |following |provides |the |basis |for |determining |whether |an |imaging |procedure |or |
practice |is |justified? |
a. |ALARA |program |
b. |BERT |method |
c. |Efficacy |
d. |TRACE |program |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Efficacy
If |a |patient |asks |a |radiographer |a |question |about |the |potential |risk |of |radiation |exposure |
associated |with |a |specific |x-ray |procedure, |the |radiographer |should: |
a. |use |his |or |her |intelligence |and |knowledge |to |answer |the |question |honestly |and |provide |a |
suitable |example |that |compares |the |amount |of |radiation |received |from |the |procedure |in |
question |with |natural |background |radiation |received |over |a |given |period |of |time. |
b. |avoid |the |patient's |question |by |changing |the |subject. |
c. |tell |the |patient |that |it |is |unethical |to |discuss |such |concerns. |
,d. |refuse |to |answer |the |question |and |recommend |that |he |or |she |speak |with |the |referring |
physician. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |use |his |or |her |intelligence |and |knowledge |to |answer |the |
question |honestly |and |provide |a |suitable |example |that |compares |the |amount |of |radiation |
received |from |the |procedure |in |question |with |natural |background |radiation |received |over |a |
given |period |of |time.
Which |of |the |following |is |the |intention |behind |the |ALARA |concept? |
a. |To |keep |radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |the |highest |possible |level |
b. |To |keep |radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |an |average |level |
c. |To |keep |radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |the |lowest |possible |level |
d. |avoid |the |use |of |ionizing |radiation |in |radiologic |practice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |To |keep |
radiation |exposure |and |consequent |dose |at |the |lowest |possible |level
The |radiographer |must |answer |patient |questions |about |the |potential |risk |of |radiation |
exposure: |
a. |abruptly |to |discourage |the |patient |from |asking |any |other |questions. |
b. |Deny |any |radiation |risk. |
c. |honestly |and |in |understandable |terms. |
d. |with |technical |terms. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |honestly |and |in |understandable |terms.
The |basic |principles |of |radiation |protection |include |which |of |the |following? |
| 1. |Time |
| 2. |Distance |
| 3. |Shielding |
a. |1 |only |
,b. |2 |only |
c. |3 |only |
d. |1, |2, |and |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |1, |2, |and |3
The |TRACE |program |creates: |
a. |an |analysis |of |radiation |dose. |
b. |greater |awareness |of |radiation |dose. |
c. |system |of |radiation |dose |reporting. |
d. |a |means |for |determining |radiation |dose |in |fluoroscopic |procedures. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |greater |awareness |of |radiation |dose.
The |millisievert |(mSv) |is |equal |to: |
|
a. |1/10 |of |a |sievert. |
b. |1/100 |of |a |sievert. |
c. |1/1000 |of |a |sievert. |
d. |1/10,000 |of |a |sievert. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |1/1000 |of |a |sievert.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |special |form |of |radiation |that |is |capable |of |creating |electrically |
charged |particles |by |removing |orbital |electrons |from |the |atom |of |the |material |with |which |it |
interacts? |
|
a. |Ionizing |radiation |
b. |Nonionizing |radiation |
c. |Subatomic |radiation |
d. |Ultrasonic |radiation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Ionizing |radiation
, Effective |protective |measures |take |into |consideration: |
1. |both |human |and |environmental |physical |determinants. |
2. |technical |elements. |
3. |procedural |factors. |
|
a. |1 |and |2 |only |
b. |1 |and |3 |only |
c. |2 |and |3 |only |
d. |1, |2, |and |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |1, |2, |and |3
Typically, |people |are |more |willing |to |accept |a |risk |if |they |perceive |that |the |potential |benefit |to
|be |obtained |is: |
|
a. |greater |than |the |risk |involved. |
b. |equal |to |the |risk |involved. |
c. |less |than |the |risk |involved. |
d. |typically, |people |are |not |willing |to |accept |risk |no |matter |how |great |the |benefit |may |be. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |greater |than |the |risk |involved.
In |a |hospital |setting, |which |of |the |following |professionals |is |expressly |charged |by |the |hospital |
administration |to |be |directly |responsible |for |the |execution, |enforcement, |and |maintenance |of |
the |ALARA |program? |
|
a. |Assistant |administrator |of |the |facility |
b. |Chief |of |staff |
c. |Radiation |Safety |Officer |
d. |Student |radiologic |technologist |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Radiation |Safety |Officer
The |term |as |low |as |reasonable |achievable |(ALARA) |is |synonymous |with |the |term: |
