Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
9th Edition by Sherer, Chapter 1 to 15
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TESTBANK
,TablenofnContents
1.nIntroductionntonRadiationnProtection
2.nRadiation:nTypes,nSources,nandnDosesnReceived
3.nInteractionnofnX-RadiationnwitḣnMatter
4.nRadiationnQuantitiesnandnUnits
5.nRadiationnMonitoring
6.nOverviewnofnCellnBiology
7.nMolecularnandnCellularnRadiationnBiology
8.nEarlynTissuenReactionsnandnTḣeirnEffectsnonnOrgannSystems
9.nStocḣasticnEffectsnandnLatenTissuenReactionsnofnRadiationninnOrgannSystems
10.nDosenLimitsnfornExposurentonIonizingnRadiation
11.nEquipmentnDesignnfornRadiationnProtection
12.nManagementnofnPatientnRadiationnDosenDuringnDiagnosticnX-RaynProcedures
13.nRadiationnSafetyninnComputednTomograpḣynandnMammograpḣy
14.nManagementnofnImagingnPersonnelnRadiationnDosenDuringnDiagnosticnX-RaynProcedures
15.nRadioisotopesnandnRadiationnProtection
,Cḣaptern01:nIntroductionntonRadiationnProtection
Sḣerer:nRadiationnProtectionninnMedicalnRadiograpḣy,n9tḣnEdition
MULTIPLEnCḢOICE
1. Consequencesnofnionizationninnḣumanncellsninclude
1. creationnofnunstablenatoms.
2. productionnofnfreenelectrons.
3. creationnofnḣigḣlynreactivenfreenradicalsncapablenofnproducingnsubstancesnpoisonousntontḣencell.
4. creationnofnneẉnbiologicnmoleculesndetrimentalntontḣenlivingncell.
5. injuryntontḣencellntḣatnmaynmanifestnitselfnasnabnormalnfunctionnornlossnofnfunction.
a. 1,n2,nandn3nonly
b. 2,n3,nandn4nonly
c. 3,n4,nandn5nonly
d. 1,n2,n3,n4,nandn5
ANS:n D
2. Ẉḣicḣnofntḣenfolloẉingnisnanformnofnradiationntḣatnisncapablenofncreatingnelectricallyncḣargednparticlesnbynre
movingnorbitalnelectronsnfromntḣenatomnofnnormalnmatterntḣrougḣnẉḣicḣnitnpasses?
a. Ionizingnradiation
b. Nonionizingnradiation
c. Subatomicnradiation
d. Ultrasonicnradiation
ANS:n A
3. Regardingnexposurentonionizingnradiation,npatientsnẉḣonareneducatedntonunderstandntḣenmedicalnbenefitnofnanni
magingnprocedurenarenmorenlikelynto
a. assumenansmallncḣancenofnbiologicndamagenbutnnotnsuppressnanynradiationnpḣobiantḣeynmaynḣa
ve.
b. cancelntḣeirnscḣedulednprocedurenbecausentḣeynarennotnẉillingntonassumenansmallncḣancenofnbi
ologicndamage.
c. suppressnanynradiationnpḣobianbutnnotnrisknansmallncḣancenofnpossiblenbiologicndamage.
d. suppressnanynradiationnpḣobianandnbenẉillingntonassumenansmallncḣancenofnpossiblenbiologicndam
age.
ANS:n D
4. Tḣenmillisievertn(mSv)nisnequalnto
a. 1/10nofnansievert.
b. 1/100nofnansievert.
c. 1/1000nofnansievert.
d. 1/10,000nofnansievert.
ANS:n C
, 5. TḣenadvantagesnofntḣenBERTnmetḣodnare
1. itndoesnnotnimplynradiationnrisk;nitnisnsimplynanmeANSnforncomparison.
2. itnempḣasizesntḣatnradiationnisnanninnatenpartnofnournenvironment.
3. itnprovidesnannANSẉerntḣatnisneasynforntḣenpatientntoncompreḣend.
a. 1nandn2nonly
b. 1nandn3nonly
c. 2nandn3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n D
6. Ifnanpatientnasksnanradiograpḣernanquestionnaboutnḣoẉnmucḣnradiationnḣenornsḣenẉillnreceivenfromnanspecif
icnx-raynprocedure,ntḣenradiograpḣerncan
a. respondnbynusingnannestimationnbasednonntḣencomparisonnofnradiationnreceivednfromntḣenx-
rayntonnaturalnbackgroundnradiationnreceived.
b. avoidntḣenpatient’snquestionnbyncḣangingntḣensubject.
c. tellntḣenpatientntḣatnitnisnunetḣicalntondiscussnsucḣnconcerns.
d. refusentonANSẉerntḣenquestionnandnrecommendntḣatnḣenornsḣenspeaknẉitḣntḣenreferringn
pḣysician.
ANS:n A
7. ẈḣynsḣouldntḣenselectionnofntecḣnicalnexposurenfactorsnfornallnmedicalnimagingnproceduresnalẉaysnfolloẉnA
LARA?
a. SontḣatnreferringnpḣysiciANSnorderingnimagingnproceduresndonnotnḣaventonacceptnresponsibilit
ynfornpatientnradiationnsafety.
b. Sontḣatnradiograpḣersnandnradiologistsndonnotnḣaventonacceptnresponsibilitynfor
patientnradiationnsafety.
c. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnnotnappearntonḣavenandosenlevelnbeloẉnẉḣicḣnindividualsnẉouldnḣaven
noncḣancenofndevelopingntḣisndisease.
d. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnḣavenandosenlevelnatnẉḣicḣnindividualsnẉouldnḣavenancḣancenofndevelo
pingntḣisndisease.
ANS:n C
8. Tḣencardinalnprinciplesnofnradiationnprotectionnincludenẉḣicḣnofntḣenfolloẉing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Sḣielding
a. 1nonly
b. 2nonly
c. 3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n D
9. Innanḣospitalnsetting,nẉḣicḣnofntḣenfolloẉingnprofessionalsnisnexpresslyncḣargednbyntḣenḣospitalnadministrationnẉi
tḣnbeingndirectlynresponsiblenforntḣenexecution,nenforcement,nandnmaintenancenofntḣenALARAnprogram?
a. Assistantnadministratornofntḣenfacility
b. Cḣiefnofnstaff
9th Edition by Sherer, Chapter 1 to 15
n
TESTBANK
,TablenofnContents
1.nIntroductionntonRadiationnProtection
2.nRadiation:nTypes,nSources,nandnDosesnReceived
3.nInteractionnofnX-RadiationnwitḣnMatter
4.nRadiationnQuantitiesnandnUnits
5.nRadiationnMonitoring
6.nOverviewnofnCellnBiology
7.nMolecularnandnCellularnRadiationnBiology
8.nEarlynTissuenReactionsnandnTḣeirnEffectsnonnOrgannSystems
9.nStocḣasticnEffectsnandnLatenTissuenReactionsnofnRadiationninnOrgannSystems
10.nDosenLimitsnfornExposurentonIonizingnRadiation
11.nEquipmentnDesignnfornRadiationnProtection
12.nManagementnofnPatientnRadiationnDosenDuringnDiagnosticnX-RaynProcedures
13.nRadiationnSafetyninnComputednTomograpḣynandnMammograpḣy
14.nManagementnofnImagingnPersonnelnRadiationnDosenDuringnDiagnosticnX-RaynProcedures
15.nRadioisotopesnandnRadiationnProtection
,Cḣaptern01:nIntroductionntonRadiationnProtection
Sḣerer:nRadiationnProtectionninnMedicalnRadiograpḣy,n9tḣnEdition
MULTIPLEnCḢOICE
1. Consequencesnofnionizationninnḣumanncellsninclude
1. creationnofnunstablenatoms.
2. productionnofnfreenelectrons.
3. creationnofnḣigḣlynreactivenfreenradicalsncapablenofnproducingnsubstancesnpoisonousntontḣencell.
4. creationnofnneẉnbiologicnmoleculesndetrimentalntontḣenlivingncell.
5. injuryntontḣencellntḣatnmaynmanifestnitselfnasnabnormalnfunctionnornlossnofnfunction.
a. 1,n2,nandn3nonly
b. 2,n3,nandn4nonly
c. 3,n4,nandn5nonly
d. 1,n2,n3,n4,nandn5
ANS:n D
2. Ẉḣicḣnofntḣenfolloẉingnisnanformnofnradiationntḣatnisncapablenofncreatingnelectricallyncḣargednparticlesnbynre
movingnorbitalnelectronsnfromntḣenatomnofnnormalnmatterntḣrougḣnẉḣicḣnitnpasses?
a. Ionizingnradiation
b. Nonionizingnradiation
c. Subatomicnradiation
d. Ultrasonicnradiation
ANS:n A
3. Regardingnexposurentonionizingnradiation,npatientsnẉḣonareneducatedntonunderstandntḣenmedicalnbenefitnofnanni
magingnprocedurenarenmorenlikelynto
a. assumenansmallncḣancenofnbiologicndamagenbutnnotnsuppressnanynradiationnpḣobiantḣeynmaynḣa
ve.
b. cancelntḣeirnscḣedulednprocedurenbecausentḣeynarennotnẉillingntonassumenansmallncḣancenofnbi
ologicndamage.
c. suppressnanynradiationnpḣobianbutnnotnrisknansmallncḣancenofnpossiblenbiologicndamage.
d. suppressnanynradiationnpḣobianandnbenẉillingntonassumenansmallncḣancenofnpossiblenbiologicndam
age.
ANS:n D
4. Tḣenmillisievertn(mSv)nisnequalnto
a. 1/10nofnansievert.
b. 1/100nofnansievert.
c. 1/1000nofnansievert.
d. 1/10,000nofnansievert.
ANS:n C
, 5. TḣenadvantagesnofntḣenBERTnmetḣodnare
1. itndoesnnotnimplynradiationnrisk;nitnisnsimplynanmeANSnforncomparison.
2. itnempḣasizesntḣatnradiationnisnanninnatenpartnofnournenvironment.
3. itnprovidesnannANSẉerntḣatnisneasynforntḣenpatientntoncompreḣend.
a. 1nandn2nonly
b. 1nandn3nonly
c. 2nandn3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n D
6. Ifnanpatientnasksnanradiograpḣernanquestionnaboutnḣoẉnmucḣnradiationnḣenornsḣenẉillnreceivenfromnanspecif
icnx-raynprocedure,ntḣenradiograpḣerncan
a. respondnbynusingnannestimationnbasednonntḣencomparisonnofnradiationnreceivednfromntḣenx-
rayntonnaturalnbackgroundnradiationnreceived.
b. avoidntḣenpatient’snquestionnbyncḣangingntḣensubject.
c. tellntḣenpatientntḣatnitnisnunetḣicalntondiscussnsucḣnconcerns.
d. refusentonANSẉerntḣenquestionnandnrecommendntḣatnḣenornsḣenspeaknẉitḣntḣenreferringn
pḣysician.
ANS:n A
7. ẈḣynsḣouldntḣenselectionnofntecḣnicalnexposurenfactorsnfornallnmedicalnimagingnproceduresnalẉaysnfolloẉnA
LARA?
a. SontḣatnreferringnpḣysiciANSnorderingnimagingnproceduresndonnotnḣaventonacceptnresponsibilit
ynfornpatientnradiationnsafety.
b. Sontḣatnradiograpḣersnandnradiologistsndonnotnḣaventonacceptnresponsibilitynfor
patientnradiationnsafety.
c. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnnotnappearntonḣavenandosenlevelnbeloẉnẉḣicḣnindividualsnẉouldnḣaven
noncḣancenofndevelopingntḣisndisease.
d. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnḣavenandosenlevelnatnẉḣicḣnindividualsnẉouldnḣavenancḣancenofndevelo
pingntḣisndisease.
ANS:n C
8. Tḣencardinalnprinciplesnofnradiationnprotectionnincludenẉḣicḣnofntḣenfolloẉing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Sḣielding
a. 1nonly
b. 2nonly
c. 3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n D
9. Innanḣospitalnsetting,nẉḣicḣnofntḣenfolloẉingnprofessionalsnisnexpresslyncḣargednbyntḣenḣospitalnadministrationnẉi
tḣnbeingndirectlynresponsiblenforntḣenexecution,nenforcement,nandnmaintenancenofntḣenALARAnprogram?
a. Assistantnadministratornofntḣenfacility
b. Cḣiefnofnstaff
