***INSTANT DOWNLOAD***TEST BANK FOR RADIATION, PROTECTION IN MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY 8th EDITION BY SHERER ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED 2023/2024.

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Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS nn nn




1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
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7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
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13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE nn




1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include nn nn nn nn nn nn




1. creation of unstable atoms. nn nn nn




2. production of free electrons. nn nn nn




3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to
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thecell.
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4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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a. 1, 2, and 3 only nn nn nn nn




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c. 3, 4, and 5 only nn nn nn nn




d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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ANSWER: D n n




2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically
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chargedparticles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through
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which it passes?
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a. Ionizing radiation nn




b. Nonionizing radiation nn




c. Subatomic radiation nn




d. Ultrasonic radiation nn




ANSWER: A n n




3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
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nn medicalbenefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




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b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a
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smallchance of biologic damage.
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c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




biologicdamage.
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d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




possiblebiologic damage.
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4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. nn nn nn




b. 1/100 of a sievert. nn nn nn




c. 1/1000 of a sievert. nn nn nn




d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. nn nn nn




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, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




5. The advantages of the BERT method are
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1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
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3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
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b. 1 and 3 only nn nn nn




c. 2 and 3 only nn nn nn




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6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will
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receivefrom a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
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a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




fromthe x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
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d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with
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thereferring physician.
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7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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always follow ALARA? nn So that radiographers and radiologists do not have t nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



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a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to
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acceptresponsibility for patient radiation safety.
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b.
patient radiation safety. nn nn




c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




belowwhich individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
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d. Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




individualswould have a chance of developing this disease.
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
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9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
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hospitaladministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and
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maintenance of the ALARA program?
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b. Chief of staff nn nn