radiation protection in medical radiography 8th edition sherer test bank

TESTBANK Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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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
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,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 M M M M M M




1. creation of unstable atoms. M M M




2. production of free electrons. M M M




3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to
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thecell.
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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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c. 3, 4, and 5 only M M M M




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
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chargedparticles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through
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which it passes?
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a. Ionizing radiation M




b. Nonionizing radiation M




c. Subatomic radiation M




d. Ultrasonic radiation M




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3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the
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medicalbenefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
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a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation
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phobiathey may have.
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b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a
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smallchance of biologic damage.
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c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible
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biologicdamage.
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d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of
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possiblebiologic damage.
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4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. M M M




b. 1/100 of a sievert. M M M




c. 1/1000 of a sievert. M M M




d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. M M M




ANSWER: C M

, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank
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5. The advantages of the BERT method are
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1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
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3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
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6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will
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receivefrom a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
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a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received
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fromthe x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
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c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
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d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with
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thereferring physician.
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7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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always follow ALARA? M So that radiographers and radiologists do not have
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a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to
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acceptresponsibility for patient radiation safety.
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c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level
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belowwhich individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
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d. Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which M M M M M M M M M




individualswould have a chance of developing this disease.
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
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9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
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hospitaladministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement,
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and maintenance of the ALARA program?
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b. Chief of staff M M