Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 18th Edition Sherer Test Bank All Chapters A+ (Complete Guide)

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MULTIPLEc CHOICE

1. Consequencescofcionizationcinchumanccellscinclude
1. creationcofcunstablecatoms.
2. productioncofcfreecelectrons.
3. creationcofchighlycreactivecfreecradicalsccapablecofcproducingcsubstancescpoisonousctocthecc
ell.
4. creationcofcnewcbiologiccmoleculescdetrimentalctoctheclivingccell.
5. injuryctoctheccellcthatcmaycmanifestcitselfcascabnormalcfunctioncorclosscofcfunction.
a. 1,c2,candc3conly
b. 2,c3,candc4conly
c. 3,c4,candc5conly
d. 1,c2,c3,c4,candc5
ANS:c D

2. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscacformcofcradiationcthatcisccapablecofccreatingcelectricallycchargedcpa
rticlescbycremovingcorbitalcelectronscfromcthecatomcofcnormalcmattercthroughcwhichcitcpasses?
a. Ionizingcradiation
b. Nonionizingcradiation
c. Subatomiccradiation
d. Ultrasoniccradiation
ANS:c A

3. Regardingcexposurectocionizingcradiation,cpatientscwhocareceducatedctocunderstandcthecmedicalcb
enefitcofcancimagingcprocedurecarecmoreclikelycto
a. assumecacsmallcchancecofcbiologiccdamagecbutcnotcsuppresscanycradiationcphobiacth
eycmaychave.
b. cancelctheircscheduledcprocedurecbecausectheycarecnotcwillingctocassumecacsmallcc
hancecofcbiologiccdamage.
c. suppresscanycradiationcphobiacbutcnotcriskcacsmallcchancecofcpossiblecbiologiccd
amage.
d. suppresscanycradiationcphobiacandcbecwillingctocassumecacsmallcchancecofcpossiblecbi
ologiccdamage.
ANS:c D

4. Thecmillisievertc(mSv)ciscequalcto
a. 1/10cofcacsievert.
b. 1/100cofcacsievert.
c. 1/1000cofcacsievert.
d. 1/10,000cofcacsievert.
ANS:c C

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5. ThecadvantagescofcthecBERTcmethodcare
1. itcdoescnotcimplycradiationcrisk;citciscsimplycacmeanscforccomparison.
2. itcemphasizescthatcradiationciscancinnatecpartcofcourcenvironment.
3. itcprovidescancanswercthatcisceasycforcthecpatientctoccomprehend.
a. 1candc2conly
b. 1candc3conly
c. 2candc3conly
d. 1,c2,candc3
ANS:c D

6. Ifcacpatientcaskscacradiographercacquestioncaboutchowcmuchcradiationchecorcshecwillcreceivecfr
omcacspecificcx-raycprocedure,cthecradiographerccan
a. respondcbycusingcancestimationcbasedconctheccomparisoncofcradiationcreceivedcfromct
hecx-rayctocnaturalcbackgroundcradiationcreceived.
b. avoidcthecpatient’scquestioncbycchangingcthecsubject.
c. tellcthecpatientcthatcitciscunethicalctocdiscusscsuchcconcerns.
d. refusectocanswercthecquestioncandcrecommendcthatchecorcshecspeakcwithcthecre
ferringcphysician.
ANS:c A

7. Whycshouldcthecselectioncofctechnicalcexposurecfactorscforcallcmedicalcimagingcprocedures
alwayscfollowcALARA? Socthatcradiographerscandcradiologistscdocnotchavectoc
a.c Socthatcreferringcphysicianscorderingcimagingcprocedurescdocnotchavectocacceptcresponsibilityc
forcpatientcradiationcsafety.
b.
patientcradiationcsafety.
c. Becausecradiation-
inducedccancercdoescnotcappearctochavecacdoseclevelcbelowcwhichcindividualscw
ouldchavecnocchancecofcdevelopingcthiscdisease.
d. Becausecradiation-
inducedccancercdoeschavecacdoseclevelcatcwhichcindividualscwouldchavecacchanc
ecofcdevelopingcthiscdisease.
ANS:c C

8. Theccardinalcprinciplescofcradiationcprotectioncincludecwhichcofcthecfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1conly
b. 2conly
c. 3conly
d. 1,c2,candc3
ANS:c D

9. Incachospitalcsetting,cwhichcofcthecfollowingcprofessionalsciscexpresslycchargedcbycthechospitalca
dministrationcwithcbeingcdirectlycresponsiblecforcthecexecution,cenforcement,candcmaintenancec
ofcthecALARAcprogram?
a. Assistantcadministratorcofcthecfacility
b. Chiefcofcstaff

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c. RadiationcSafetycOfficer
d. Studentcradiologicctechnologist
ANS:c C

10. Whyciscacquestioncconcerningcthecamountcofcradiationcacpatientcwillcreceivecduringcacspecificcx-
raycprocedurecdifficultctocanswer?
1. Becausecthecreceivedcdoseciscspecifiedcincacnumbercofcdifferentcunitscofcmeasure
2. Becausecthecscientificcunitscforcradiationcdosecarecnormallycnotccomprehensiblecbycacpatient
3. Becausecthecpatientcshouldcnotcreceivecanycinformationcaboutcradiationcdose
a. 1candc2conly
b. 1candc3conly
c. 2candc3conly
d. 1,c2,candc3
ANS:c A

11. X-rayscarecacformcofcwhichcofcthecfollowingckindscofcradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:c B

12. WhatcunitciscusedctocmeasurecradiationcexposurecincthecmetriccInternationalcSystemcofcUnits?
a. Coulombcperckilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:c A

13. Whatcorganizationcwascfoundedcinc2007cthatccontinuesctheircpursuitctocraisecawarenesscofcthecn
eedcforcdosecreductioncprotocolscbycpromotingcpediatric-
specifiedcscancprotocolsctocbecusedcforcbothcradiologycandcnonradiologycuserscofcCT?
a. U.S.cFoodcandcDrugcAdministration
b. AlliancecforcRadiationcSafetycincPediatriccImaging.
c. AmericancRegistrycofcRadiologiccTechnologists
d. ThecJointcCommission
ANS:c B

14. Whichcofcthecfollowingcprovidescthecbasiscforcdeterminingcwhethercancimagingcprocedurecorcpr
acticeciscjustified?
a. ALARAcconcept
b. BERTcmethod
c. Diagnosticcefficacy
d. NEXTcprogram
ANS:c C

15. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscacmethodcofcexplainingcradiationctocthecpublic?