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TESTBANK Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete

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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 u u u

,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
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1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include u u u u u u



1. creation of unstable atoms. u u u



2. production of free electrons. u u u



3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to th
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e cell.
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4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
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5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically ch
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arged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter throu
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gh which it passes?
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a.
Ionizing radiation u

b.
Nonionizing radiation u

c.
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d.
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3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the m
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edical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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a.

assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiati u u u u u u u u u u u



on phobia they may have.
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b.

cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assum u u u u u u u u u u



e a small chance of biologic damage.
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c.

suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possi u u u u u u u u u u u



ble biologic damage.
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d.

suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance u u u u u u u u u u u u



of possible biologic damage.
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ANSWER: D u




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

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, ANSWER: C
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