Radiation Protection & Biology Test
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Death |from |acute |radiation |exposure |follows |a |_______ |dose-response |relationship.
a) |stochastic
b) |non-threshold
c) |threshold
d) |non-somatic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |threshold
What |type |of |dose-response |curve |(graph) |is |used |as |the |basis |of |all |radiation |protections |
problems?
a) |Linear, |Non-Threshold
b) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
c) |Linear, |Threshold
d) |Non-Linear, |Threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Linear, |Non-Threshold
What |is |the |extra |measure |of |caution |built |into |diagnostic |radiation |protection |standards?
a) |Assume |biological |response |is |directly |proportional |to |increased |dose.
b) |Assume |diagnostic |radiation |remains |below |any |known |threshold.
c) |Keep |dose |to |50% |of |any |known |threshold.
d) |Assume |biologic |response |is |independent |of |dose. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Assume |
biological |response |is |directly |proportional |to |increased |dose.
,The |most |radiosensitive |period |during |pregnancy |is |____.
a) |second |trimester
b) |third |trimester
c) |first |trimester |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |first |trimester
Radiation-induced |leukemia |has |a |latent |period |of |approximately |________.
a) |1 |month
b) |20 |years
c) |5 |years
d) |1 |year |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |5 |years
Hemorrhage |of |small |blood |vessels |in |the |brain |is |associated |with |which |of |the |following?
a) |Hematopoietic |syndrome
b) |Gastrointestinal |syndrome
c) |Cerebrovascular |syndrome
d) |Genetic |cell |destruction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Cerebrovascular |syndrome
Uranium |miners |in |the |Colorado |plateau |who |developed |lung |cancer |years |after |exposure |are |
an |example |of |which |of |the |following?
a) |Early |stochastic |somatic |effects
b) |Late |stochastic |somatic |effects
c) |Late |non-stochastic |somatic |effects
,d) |Early |non-stochastic |somatic |effects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Late |stochastic |somatic |
effects
What |type |of |graph |in |Non-Linear |Probabilistic?
a) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
b) |Non-Linear, |Threshold
c) |Linear, |Non-Threshold
d) |Linear, |Threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
In |theory, |what |impact |does |exposure |to |ionizing |radiation |have |on |the |occurrence |of |genetic |
effects?
a) |Radiation |exposure |decreases |the |likelihood |of |these |genetic |effects.
b) |There |is |no |effect.
c) |Radiation |exposure |increases |the |likelihood |of |these |genetic |effects. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c) |Radiation |exposure |increases |the |likelihood |of |these |genetic |effects.
The |term |LD |30/50, |denotes |the |radiation |dose |required |to |kill |which |of |the |following?
a) |30% |of |the |exposed |population |in |30 |days
b) |50% |of |the |exposed |population |in |50 |days
c) |30% |of |the |exposed |population |in |50 |days
d) |50% |of |the |exposed |population |in |30 |days |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |30% |of |the |exposed |
population |in |50 |days
, When |a |prediction |is |made |that |the |percentage |of |excess |cancers |in |a |given |population |will |
remain |constant |as |the |natural |incidence |of |cancer |increases, |the |risk |is |described |by |which |of
|the |following |terms?
a) |Quadratic |
b) |Excess
c) |Absolute
d) |Relative |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Absolute
What |type |of |graph |is |Linear, |Non-Stochastic?
a) |Non-Linear, |Threshold
b) |Linear, |Threshold
c) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
d) |Linear, |Non-Threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Linear, |Threshold
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |form |of |acute |radiation |syndrome?
a) |Gastrointestinal |syndrome
b) |Carcinogenic |syndrome
c) |Hematopoietic |syndrome
d) |Cerebrovascular |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Carcinogenic |syndrome
The |stage |of |acute |radiation |syndrome |in |which |there |are |no |visible |symptoms |is |celled:
a) |Recovery |period
b) |Latent |period
Questions for Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Death |from |acute |radiation |exposure |follows |a |_______ |dose-response |relationship.
a) |stochastic
b) |non-threshold
c) |threshold
d) |non-somatic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |threshold
What |type |of |dose-response |curve |(graph) |is |used |as |the |basis |of |all |radiation |protections |
problems?
a) |Linear, |Non-Threshold
b) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
c) |Linear, |Threshold
d) |Non-Linear, |Threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Linear, |Non-Threshold
What |is |the |extra |measure |of |caution |built |into |diagnostic |radiation |protection |standards?
a) |Assume |biological |response |is |directly |proportional |to |increased |dose.
b) |Assume |diagnostic |radiation |remains |below |any |known |threshold.
c) |Keep |dose |to |50% |of |any |known |threshold.
d) |Assume |biologic |response |is |independent |of |dose. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Assume |
biological |response |is |directly |proportional |to |increased |dose.
,The |most |radiosensitive |period |during |pregnancy |is |____.
a) |second |trimester
b) |third |trimester
c) |first |trimester |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |first |trimester
Radiation-induced |leukemia |has |a |latent |period |of |approximately |________.
a) |1 |month
b) |20 |years
c) |5 |years
d) |1 |year |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |5 |years
Hemorrhage |of |small |blood |vessels |in |the |brain |is |associated |with |which |of |the |following?
a) |Hematopoietic |syndrome
b) |Gastrointestinal |syndrome
c) |Cerebrovascular |syndrome
d) |Genetic |cell |destruction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Cerebrovascular |syndrome
Uranium |miners |in |the |Colorado |plateau |who |developed |lung |cancer |years |after |exposure |are |
an |example |of |which |of |the |following?
a) |Early |stochastic |somatic |effects
b) |Late |stochastic |somatic |effects
c) |Late |non-stochastic |somatic |effects
,d) |Early |non-stochastic |somatic |effects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Late |stochastic |somatic |
effects
What |type |of |graph |in |Non-Linear |Probabilistic?
a) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
b) |Non-Linear, |Threshold
c) |Linear, |Non-Threshold
d) |Linear, |Threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
In |theory, |what |impact |does |exposure |to |ionizing |radiation |have |on |the |occurrence |of |genetic |
effects?
a) |Radiation |exposure |decreases |the |likelihood |of |these |genetic |effects.
b) |There |is |no |effect.
c) |Radiation |exposure |increases |the |likelihood |of |these |genetic |effects. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c) |Radiation |exposure |increases |the |likelihood |of |these |genetic |effects.
The |term |LD |30/50, |denotes |the |radiation |dose |required |to |kill |which |of |the |following?
a) |30% |of |the |exposed |population |in |30 |days
b) |50% |of |the |exposed |population |in |50 |days
c) |30% |of |the |exposed |population |in |50 |days
d) |50% |of |the |exposed |population |in |30 |days |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |30% |of |the |exposed |
population |in |50 |days
, When |a |prediction |is |made |that |the |percentage |of |excess |cancers |in |a |given |population |will |
remain |constant |as |the |natural |incidence |of |cancer |increases, |the |risk |is |described |by |which |of
|the |following |terms?
a) |Quadratic |
b) |Excess
c) |Absolute
d) |Relative |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Absolute
What |type |of |graph |is |Linear, |Non-Stochastic?
a) |Non-Linear, |Threshold
b) |Linear, |Threshold
c) |Non-Linear, |Non-Threshold
d) |Linear, |Non-Threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Linear, |Threshold
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |form |of |acute |radiation |syndrome?
a) |Gastrointestinal |syndrome
b) |Carcinogenic |syndrome
c) |Hematopoietic |syndrome
d) |Cerebrovascular |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Carcinogenic |syndrome
The |stage |of |acute |radiation |syndrome |in |which |there |are |no |visible |symptoms |is |celled:
a) |Recovery |period
b) |Latent |period
