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1. Mattercviscvmeasuredcvin .
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c. electroncvvolts
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ANS:c v A
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2. Atomscvandcvmoleculescvarecvthecvfundamentalcvbuildingcvblockscvof .
a. energy
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d. gravity
ANS:c v C
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3. Icecvandcvsteamcvarecvexamplescvofcvtwocvformscvof .
a. matter
b. radiation
c. energy
d. work
ANS:c v A
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4. ThecvformulacvEcv=cvmc2cviscvthecvbasiscvforcvthecvtheorycvthatcvledcvtocvthecvdevelopmentcvof .
a. x-rays
b. electromagneticcvradiation
c. nuclearcvpower
d. cathodecvraycvtubes
ANS:c v C
ThecvformulacvEcv=cvmc2cviscvthecvbasiscvforcvthecvtheorycvthatcvledcvtocvthecvdevelopmentcvofcvnuclearcvpower.
5. Radiocvwaves,cvlight,cvandcvx-rayscvarecvallcvexamplescvof energy.
a. nuclear
b. thermal
c. electrical
d. electromagnetic
ANS:c v D
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rayscvascvwellcvascvothercvpartscvofcvthecvspectrum.
, 6. Acvmovingcvobjectcvhas energy.
a. potential
b. kinetic
c. nuclear
d. electromagnetic
ANS:c v B
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7. Whatcviscvthecvremovalcvofcvancvelectroncvfromcvancvatomcvcalled?
a. Ionization
b. Paircvproduction
c. Irradiation
d. Electricity
ANS:c v A
Thecvremovalcvofcvancvelectroncvfromcvancvatomcviscvcalledcvionization.
8. Ionizingcvradiationcviscvcapablecvofcvremoving
fromcvatomscvascvitcvpassescvthroughcvth
ecvmatter.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. ions
ANS:c v C
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9. Thecvenergycvofcvx-rayscviscv_ .
a. thermal
b. potential
c. kinetic
d. electromagnetic
ANS:c v D
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10. Thecvbiggestcvsourcecvofcvman-madecvionizingcvradiationcvexposurecvtocvthecvpubliccvis
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a. atomiccvfallout
b. diagnosticcvx-rays
c. smokecvdetectors
d. nuclearcvpowercvplants
ANS:c v B
Medicalcvx-raycvexposurecviscvthecvbiggestcvsourcecvofcvman-madecvradiation.
11. IncvthecvUnitedcvStates,cvwecvarecvexposedcvto
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a. 0cvtocv5
b. 5cvtocv20
c. 20cvtocv90
, d. 100cvtocv300
ANS:c v A
Wecvarecvexposedcvtocvaboutcv3cvmSv/yrcvofcvionizingcvradiationcvfromcvnaturalcvenvironmentalcvsource
scvincvthecvUnitedcvStates.
12. iscvacvspecialcvquantitycvofcvradiologiccvscience.
a. Mass
b. Velocity
c. Radioactivity
d. Momentum
ANS:c v C
Radioactivitycviscvacvspecialcvquantitycvofcvradiologiccvscience.
13. Today,cvradiologycviscvconsideredcvtocvbecva(n) occupation.
a. safe
b. unsafe
c. dangerous
d. high-risk
ANS:c v A
Today,cvradiologycviscvconsideredcvtocvbecvacvsafecvoccupationcvbecausecvofcveffectivecvradiationcvprote
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14. WhatcvdoescvALARAcvmean?
a. AllcvLevelcvAlertcvRadiationcvAccident
b. AscvLowcvAscvReasonablycvAchievable
c. AlwayscvLeavecvAcvRestrictedcvArea
d. AscvLowcvAscvRegulationscvAllow
ANS:c v B
ALARAcvmeanscvAscvLowcvAscvReasonablycvAchievable.
15. Computedcvtomographycvwascvdevelopedcvincvthe .
a. 1890s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
ANS:c v C
Computedcvtomographycvwascvdevelopedcvincvthecv1970s.
16. Filtrationcviscvusedcvto .
a. absorbcvlow-energycvx-rays
b. removecvhigh-energycvx-rays
c. restrictcvthecvusefulcvbeamcvtocvthecvbodycvpartcvimaged
d. fabricatecvgonadalcvshields
ANS:c v A
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MULTIPLEcvCHOICE
1. Mattercviscvmeasuredcvin .
a. kilograms
b. joules
c. electroncvvolts
d. rems
ANS:c v A
Mattercviscvmeasuredcvincvkilograms.
2. Atomscvandcvmoleculescvarecvthecvfundamentalcvbuildingcvblockscvof .
a. energy
b. radiation
c. matter
d. gravity
ANS:c v C
Atomscvandcvmoleculescvarecvthecvfundamentalcvbuildingcvblockscvofcvmatter.
3. Icecvandcvsteamcvarecvexamplescvofcvtwocvformscvof .
a. matter
b. radiation
c. energy
d. work
ANS:c v A
Icecvandcvsteamcvarecvexamplescvofcvtwocvformscvofcvmatter.
4. ThecvformulacvEcv=cvmc2cviscvthecvbasiscvforcvthecvtheorycvthatcvledcvtocvthecvdevelopmentcvof .
a. x-rays
b. electromagneticcvradiation
c. nuclearcvpower
d. cathodecvraycvtubes
ANS:c v C
ThecvformulacvEcv=cvmc2cviscvthecvbasiscvforcvthecvtheorycvthatcvledcvtocvthecvdevelopmentcvofcvnuclearcvpower.
5. Radiocvwaves,cvlight,cvandcvx-rayscvarecvallcvexamplescvof energy.
a. nuclear
b. thermal
c. electrical
d. electromagnetic
ANS:c v D
Electromagneticcvenergycvincludescvradiocvwaves,cvlight,cvandcvx-
rayscvascvwellcvascvothercvpartscvofcvthecvspectrum.
, 6. Acvmovingcvobjectcvhas energy.
a. potential
b. kinetic
c. nuclear
d. electromagnetic
ANS:c v B
Acvmovingcvobjectcvhascvkineticcvenergy.
7. Whatcviscvthecvremovalcvofcvancvelectroncvfromcvancvatomcvcalled?
a. Ionization
b. Paircvproduction
c. Irradiation
d. Electricity
ANS:c v A
Thecvremovalcvofcvancvelectroncvfromcvancvatomcviscvcalledcvionization.
8. Ionizingcvradiationcviscvcapablecvofcvremoving
fromcvatomscvascvitcvpassescvthroughcvth
ecvmatter.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. ions
ANS:c v C
Ionizingcvradiationcviscvcapablecvofcvremovingcvelectronscvfromcvatomscvascvitcvpassescvthroughcvthecvmatter.
9. Thecvenergycvofcvx-rayscviscv_ .
a. thermal
b. potential
c. kinetic
d. electromagnetic
ANS:c v D
X-rayscvarecvacvformcvofcvelectromagneticcvenergy.
10. Thecvbiggestcvsourcecvofcvman-madecvionizingcvradiationcvexposurecvtocvthecvpubliccvis
.
a. atomiccvfallout
b. diagnosticcvx-rays
c. smokecvdetectors
d. nuclearcvpowercvplants
ANS:c v B
Medicalcvx-raycvexposurecviscvthecvbiggestcvsourcecvofcvman-madecvradiation.
11. IncvthecvUnitedcvStates,cvwecvarecvexposedcvto
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ecvnaturalcvenvironment.
a. 0cvtocv5
b. 5cvtocv20
c. 20cvtocv90
, d. 100cvtocv300
ANS:c v A
Wecvarecvexposedcvtocvaboutcv3cvmSv/yrcvofcvionizingcvradiationcvfromcvnaturalcvenvironmentalcvsource
scvincvthecvUnitedcvStates.
12. iscvacvspecialcvquantitycvofcvradiologiccvscience.
a. Mass
b. Velocity
c. Radioactivity
d. Momentum
ANS:c v C
Radioactivitycviscvacvspecialcvquantitycvofcvradiologiccvscience.
13. Today,cvradiologycviscvconsideredcvtocvbecva(n) occupation.
a. safe
b. unsafe
c. dangerous
d. high-risk
ANS:c v A
Today,cvradiologycviscvconsideredcvtocvbecvacvsafecvoccupationcvbecausecvofcveffectivecvradiationcvprote
ctioncvpractices.
14. WhatcvdoescvALARAcvmean?
a. AllcvLevelcvAlertcvRadiationcvAccident
b. AscvLowcvAscvReasonablycvAchievable
c. AlwayscvLeavecvAcvRestrictedcvArea
d. AscvLowcvAscvRegulationscvAllow
ANS:c v B
ALARAcvmeanscvAscvLowcvAscvReasonablycvAchievable.
15. Computedcvtomographycvwascvdevelopedcvincvthe .
a. 1890s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
ANS:c v C
Computedcvtomographycvwascvdevelopedcvincvthecv1970s.
16. Filtrationcviscvusedcvto .
a. absorbcvlow-energycvx-rays
b. removecvhigh-energycvx-rays
c. restrictcvthecvusefulcvbeamcvtocvthecvbodycvpartcvimaged
d. fabricatecvgonadalcvshields
ANS:c v A
Filtrationcviscvusedcvtocvabsorbcvlow-energycvx-rays.