Bushong Chapter 37&38 Test with
complete solutions
human phantoms and test objects - correct answer ✔✔Patient dose is usually
estimated by conducting simulated x-ray examinations with _____.
True - correct answer ✔✔The frequency of x-ray examinations being performed is
increasing in all age groups.
entrance skin exposure - correct answer ✔✔Patient dose from diagnostic x-rays is
most often reported in _____.
nomogram - correct answer ✔✔Patient skin exposure can be measured indirectly
by using a _____.
3 mGy - correct answer ✔✔If the radiographic technique for a KUB calls for 40
mAs, what is the ESE when the output intensity is 0.075 mGy/mAs?
angiointerventional - correct answer ✔✔Acute skin effects from radiation
exposure have been reported following _____ exams
40 mGy/min - correct answer ✔✔For the average fluoroscopy exam the ESE is
entrance skin exposure
bone marrow dose
, gonadal dose - correct answer ✔✔An estimation of patient dose is reported as
_____.
as an estimate from ESE - correct answer ✔✔Bone marrow dose is measured
_____.
receptor speed
x-ray production efficiency - correct answer ✔✔The most important variables in
determining x-ray dose are the _____ and the _____.
entrance skin exposure - correct answer ✔✔The simplest way to measure patient
dose is to measure the _____.
thermoluminescent dosimeter - correct answer ✔✔The radiation dose monitor
most frequently used to measure patient exposure is the _____.
1.28 mGy - correct answer ✔✔If the output intensity of an x-ray machine is 0.064
mGy/mAs at 80 kVp, what is the patient's ESE for an exam done at 20 mAs at 80
kVp?
1 - correct answer ✔✔The approximate average bone marrow dose to the
population of the United States is _____ mGy/yr
effects on the gene pool - correct answer ✔✔The genetically significant dose for
the general public is important because of the risk of _____.
complete solutions
human phantoms and test objects - correct answer ✔✔Patient dose is usually
estimated by conducting simulated x-ray examinations with _____.
True - correct answer ✔✔The frequency of x-ray examinations being performed is
increasing in all age groups.
entrance skin exposure - correct answer ✔✔Patient dose from diagnostic x-rays is
most often reported in _____.
nomogram - correct answer ✔✔Patient skin exposure can be measured indirectly
by using a _____.
3 mGy - correct answer ✔✔If the radiographic technique for a KUB calls for 40
mAs, what is the ESE when the output intensity is 0.075 mGy/mAs?
angiointerventional - correct answer ✔✔Acute skin effects from radiation
exposure have been reported following _____ exams
40 mGy/min - correct answer ✔✔For the average fluoroscopy exam the ESE is
entrance skin exposure
bone marrow dose
, gonadal dose - correct answer ✔✔An estimation of patient dose is reported as
_____.
as an estimate from ESE - correct answer ✔✔Bone marrow dose is measured
_____.
receptor speed
x-ray production efficiency - correct answer ✔✔The most important variables in
determining x-ray dose are the _____ and the _____.
entrance skin exposure - correct answer ✔✔The simplest way to measure patient
dose is to measure the _____.
thermoluminescent dosimeter - correct answer ✔✔The radiation dose monitor
most frequently used to measure patient exposure is the _____.
1.28 mGy - correct answer ✔✔If the output intensity of an x-ray machine is 0.064
mGy/mAs at 80 kVp, what is the patient's ESE for an exam done at 20 mAs at 80
kVp?
1 - correct answer ✔✔The approximate average bone marrow dose to the
population of the United States is _____ mGy/yr
effects on the gene pool - correct answer ✔✔The genetically significant dose for
the general public is important because of the risk of _____.
