ASRT Compliance
Personnel monitoring is required when it's likely an individual will receive more than
____ of the annual dose limit for radiation workers.
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/5
d. 1/10 - answerd. 1/10
All radiation workers are required to wear personnel monitoring devices when they are
working with:
medical dosimetrists.
patients.
ionizing radiation.
patient monitoring systems. - answer ionizing radiation.
Personnel monitoring is required when it's likely an individual will receive more than
____ of the annual dose limit for radiation workers. - answer1/10
All radiation workers are required to wear personnel monitoring devices when they are
working with:edical dosimetrists, patients, ionizing radiation, patient monitoring systems
- answerionizing radiation
Which personnel monitoring device delivers an immediate reading? - answerpocket
ionization chambers
The concept of half-value layer becomes important for choosing the appropriate ____for
each part of the unit. - answershielding
According to The NCRP occupancy factors, which of the following is not defined as a
full occupancy area? - answerrestrooms
The use factor for the walls of a radiation therapy suite is: - answer1/4
The concept of time is more important with respect to which type of equipment? -
answercobalt-60
In accordance with the radiation protection principle of distance, radiation therapists
must maximize the distance between: - answerthe radiation source and themselves
Reduction in radiation from the inverse square law is always more effective than
additional shielding. - answertrue
,To increase safety, brachytherapy treatment sources are now: - answeroperated from a
control panel outside of the room
The most rapidly growing segment of the national population is people older than:
60.
70.
80. - answer80.
Caring for older Americans can cost up to _____ times more than caring for younger
patients.
3
5
10 - answer3
Since the 1990s, aging theory has been more focused on:
financing health care.
improving access to nursing homes.
social issues. - answersocial issues.
Health care providers should make assumptions about diseases or cognitive function
based purely on age.
True
False - answerFalse
Tendons lose some of their _________ with age.
water content
fat content
mineralization - answerwater content
At what age do progressive changes to optical components begin?
30
40
50 - answer40
Which of the following statements about cognitive changes in elderly populations is
accurate?
The elderly cannot retain knowledge.
Older adult learners can master material as quickly and easily as younger adults.
Long-term memories tend to remain completely intact. - answerLong-term memories
tend to remain completely intact.
Which of the following is uncommon among older populations?
Mental disorders
Feelings of inadequacy
Isolation and withdrawal - answerMental disorders
, Approximately what percentage of U.S. women age 90 or older likely have dementia?
30%
40%
50% - answer40%
People older than 60 are ______ times less susceptible to radiation-induced fatal
cancers than those in the average population.
3 to 10
11 to 18
20 to 30 - answer3 to 10
Radiation therapy is a tool that is both beneficial and:
costly.
dangerous.
overused.
under-appreciated. - answerdangerous.
Before initiating a treatment, the treatment plan must be approved by the:
patient.
medical dosimetrist.
radiation therapist.
radiation oncologist. - answerradiation oncologist.
The goal of radiation therapy is to spare normal tissue around a tumor and to deliver:
the highest possible dose to the tumor.
as little radiation as possible to the tumor.
just enough radiation to the tumor.
low-energy radiation to the tumor. - answerthe highest possible dose to the tumor.
To decrease the potential for error, the accuracy of the radiation prescription is checked
by the radiation therapist:
as soon as the patient is on the table.
when the patient checks in for their appointment.
before the patient enters the treatment room.
the day before their scheduled treatment. - answerbefore the patient enters the
treatment room.
What is indicated by the simulation reference images?
the energy to be used
treatment technique
fractionation schedule
isocenter location - answerisocenter location
Which of the following are documented by the therapist at the end of the treatment?
daily fraction dose
any unusual occurrences
Personnel monitoring is required when it's likely an individual will receive more than
____ of the annual dose limit for radiation workers.
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/5
d. 1/10 - answerd. 1/10
All radiation workers are required to wear personnel monitoring devices when they are
working with:
medical dosimetrists.
patients.
ionizing radiation.
patient monitoring systems. - answer ionizing radiation.
Personnel monitoring is required when it's likely an individual will receive more than
____ of the annual dose limit for radiation workers. - answer1/10
All radiation workers are required to wear personnel monitoring devices when they are
working with:edical dosimetrists, patients, ionizing radiation, patient monitoring systems
- answerionizing radiation
Which personnel monitoring device delivers an immediate reading? - answerpocket
ionization chambers
The concept of half-value layer becomes important for choosing the appropriate ____for
each part of the unit. - answershielding
According to The NCRP occupancy factors, which of the following is not defined as a
full occupancy area? - answerrestrooms
The use factor for the walls of a radiation therapy suite is: - answer1/4
The concept of time is more important with respect to which type of equipment? -
answercobalt-60
In accordance with the radiation protection principle of distance, radiation therapists
must maximize the distance between: - answerthe radiation source and themselves
Reduction in radiation from the inverse square law is always more effective than
additional shielding. - answertrue
,To increase safety, brachytherapy treatment sources are now: - answeroperated from a
control panel outside of the room
The most rapidly growing segment of the national population is people older than:
60.
70.
80. - answer80.
Caring for older Americans can cost up to _____ times more than caring for younger
patients.
3
5
10 - answer3
Since the 1990s, aging theory has been more focused on:
financing health care.
improving access to nursing homes.
social issues. - answersocial issues.
Health care providers should make assumptions about diseases or cognitive function
based purely on age.
True
False - answerFalse
Tendons lose some of their _________ with age.
water content
fat content
mineralization - answerwater content
At what age do progressive changes to optical components begin?
30
40
50 - answer40
Which of the following statements about cognitive changes in elderly populations is
accurate?
The elderly cannot retain knowledge.
Older adult learners can master material as quickly and easily as younger adults.
Long-term memories tend to remain completely intact. - answerLong-term memories
tend to remain completely intact.
Which of the following is uncommon among older populations?
Mental disorders
Feelings of inadequacy
Isolation and withdrawal - answerMental disorders
, Approximately what percentage of U.S. women age 90 or older likely have dementia?
30%
40%
50% - answer40%
People older than 60 are ______ times less susceptible to radiation-induced fatal
cancers than those in the average population.
3 to 10
11 to 18
20 to 30 - answer3 to 10
Radiation therapy is a tool that is both beneficial and:
costly.
dangerous.
overused.
under-appreciated. - answerdangerous.
Before initiating a treatment, the treatment plan must be approved by the:
patient.
medical dosimetrist.
radiation therapist.
radiation oncologist. - answerradiation oncologist.
The goal of radiation therapy is to spare normal tissue around a tumor and to deliver:
the highest possible dose to the tumor.
as little radiation as possible to the tumor.
just enough radiation to the tumor.
low-energy radiation to the tumor. - answerthe highest possible dose to the tumor.
To decrease the potential for error, the accuracy of the radiation prescription is checked
by the radiation therapist:
as soon as the patient is on the table.
when the patient checks in for their appointment.
before the patient enters the treatment room.
the day before their scheduled treatment. - answerbefore the patient enters the
treatment room.
What is indicated by the simulation reference images?
the energy to be used
treatment technique
fractionation schedule
isocenter location - answerisocenter location
Which of the following are documented by the therapist at the end of the treatment?
daily fraction dose
any unusual occurrences
