RHS Radiation Safety Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

RHS Radiation Safety Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass

Dental healthcare personnel who are pregnant can expose radiographs during their - ANSWER-

entire pregnancy




Question: What position-indicating device shape most effectively reduces patient exposure or

radiation - ANSWER-Rectangular




Question: Which sequence best describes radiation injury to tissue - ANSWER-Latent period,

period of injury, period of recovery




Question: The penetrating x-ray beam made during dental radiography is called - ANSWER-

Primary radiation




Question: Which is adjusted to create wavelengths with the greatest penetrating power -

ANSWER-Kvp




Question: Dental xrays should be prescribed when the - ANSWER-benefits outweigh the risk of

harm.

,Question: During patient exposure, protection from radiation for the dental assistant includes -

ANSWER-standing behind a wall




Question: What must be monitored for radiation leakage - ANSWER-Dental x-ray machines




Question: Maximum Permissible Dose (MPD) of ionizing radiation for occupational exposure is

- ANSWER-5.0 rem per year(0.05 sv)




Question: What is used to measure excessive occupational exposure - ANSWER-Dosimeter




Question: What measures the amount of radiation that reaches the surface of the skin -

ANSWER-Roentgen




Question: Radiation injury can be measured by - ANSWER-dose rate




Question: What is the advantage of using digital radiography - ANSWER-Reduces the radiation

to the patient




Question: Personnel monitoring for radiation exposure is done by - ANSWER-Wearing a

dosimeter

, Question: What helps to decrease exposure of the thyroid gland from the primary radiation

beam? - ANSWER-paralleling technique




Question: Which organization regulates the manufacturing and installation of xray equipment -

ANSWER-Federal government




Question: Leakage radiation is any radiation that is - ANSWER-From the primary beam




Question: While exposing digital images, radiation deflecting off the patient's head is called -

ANSWER-scatter radiation




Question: How do you measure tissue damage from xray radiation - ANSWER-Radiation

absorbed dose




Question: The annual maximum accumulated dose (MAD) of radiation for dental assistant is

based on which of the following calculations? - ANSWER-Age minus 18 times 5 rems/year




Question: Personnel radiation monitoring devices are worn to - ANSWER-record the

occupational exposure received by the operator