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,TABLE OF CONTENTS s s
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 s
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include s s s s s s
1. creation of unstable atoms. s s s
2. production of free electrons. s s s
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. s s s s s s s s s
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 s s s s
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c. 3, 4, and 5 only s s s s
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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ANSWER: D s
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 s
b. Nonionizing radiation s
c. Subatomic radiation s
d. Ultrasonic radiation s
ANSWER: A s
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
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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 s s s s s s s s s s s
phobiathey may have.
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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 s s s s s s s s s s s
biologicdamage.
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d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of s s s s s s s s s s s s
possiblebiologic damage.
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ANSWER: D s
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. s s s
b. 1/100 of a sievert. s s s
c. 1/1000 of a sievert. s s s
d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. s s s
ANSWER: C s
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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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c. 2 and 3 only s s s
d. 1, 2, and 3 s s s
ANSWER: D s
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 s s s s s s s s s s s
fromthe x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.s s s s s s s
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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ANSWER: A s
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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always follow ALARA? s So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to s s s s s s s s s
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.
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c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level s s s s s s s s s s
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 s s s s s s s s s
individualswould have a chance of developing this disease.
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ANSWER: C s
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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d. 1, 2, and 3 s s s
ANSWER: D s
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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a. Assistant administrator of the facility s s s s
b. Chief of staff s s
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s 9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS s s
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 s
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include s s s s s s
1. creation of unstable atoms. s s s
2. production of free electrons. s s s
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. s s s s s s s s s
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 s s s s
b. 2, 3, and 4 only s s s s
c. 3, 4, and 5 only s s s s
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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ANSWER: D s
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 s
b. Nonionizing radiation s
c. Subatomic radiation s
d. Ultrasonic radiation s
ANSWER: A s
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
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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 s s s s s s s s s s s
phobiathey may have.
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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 s s s s s s s s s s s
biologicdamage.
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d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of s s s s s s s s s s s s
possiblebiologic damage.
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ANSWER: D s
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. s s s
b. 1/100 of a sievert. s s s
c. 1/1000 of a sievert. s s s
d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. s s s
ANSWER: C s
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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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a. 1 and 2 only s s s
b. 1 and 3 only s s s
c. 2 and 3 only s s s
d. 1, 2, and 3 s s s
ANSWER: D s
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 s s s s s s s s s s s
fromthe x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.s s s s s s s
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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ANSWER: A s
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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always follow ALARA? s So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to s s s s s s s s s
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. s s
c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level s s s s s s s s s s
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 s s s s s s s s s
individualswould have a chance of developing this disease.
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ANSWER: C s
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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b. 2 only s
c. 3 only s
d. 1, 2, and 3 s s s
ANSWER: D s
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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a. Assistant administrator of the facility s s s s
b. Chief of staff s s
