Radiation Protection Unit 1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What ||is ||Ionizing ||radiation? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Radiation ||that ||produces ||positively ||
and ||negatively ||charged ||particles ||(ions)
What ||is ||radiation ||protection? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Effective ||measures ||employed ||by ||
radiation ||workers ||to ||safeguard ||patients, ||personnel, ||and ||the ||general ||public ||from ||
unnecessary ||exposure ||to ||ionizing ||radiation.
What ||happens ||when ||radiation ||safety ||principles ||are ||correctly ||applied? ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔--The ||energy ||deposited ||in ||living ||tissue ||by ||the ||radiation ||can ||be ||limited
-Reduces ||the ||potential ||for ||adverse ||biologic ||effects
Diagnostic ||Efficacy ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Degree ||to ||which ||the ||diagnostic ||study ||
accuracy ||reveals ||the ||presence ||or ||absence ||of ||disease.
Risk ||can ||be ||defined ||as: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||probability ||of ||injury, ||ailment, ||or ||
death ||resulting ||from ||an ||activity.
ALARA ||is ||synomymous ||with ||what? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-ORP ||(Optimization ||for ||
Radiation ||Protection)
What ||are ||the ||3 ||Cardinal ||rules? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Time
-Distance
-Shielding
,What ||is ||the ||responsibility ||of ||the ||Radiation ||Safety ||Officer? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
Execution, ||enforcement ||and ||maintenance ||of ||records ||and ||maintaining ||ALARA
ALARA ||Examples ||for ||Patients: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Reduce ||the ||beam ||on ||time
-Use ||as ||much ||SSD ||as ||possible
-Shield
ALARA ||Examples ||for ||Personnel: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Reduce ||time ||in ||room
-Increase ||distance ||from ||source
-Wear ||shield
What ||is ||BERT? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Background
-Equivalent
-Radiation
-Time
What ||is ||the ||purpose ||of ||the ||Toshiba ||Dose ||Tracking ||system? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
Gives ||clinicians ||the ||flexibility ||to ||track ||X-ray ||skin ||dose ||exposure ||in ||real ||time ||during ||
interventional ||procedures.
Phase ||1 ||for ||Patients ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Informational ||posters ||placed
-Brochures ||describing ||imaging ||procedures: ||simple ||terms
-Basic ||information ||on ||website ||designed ||for ||patient ||education
-Wallet ||size ||card ||for ||radiation ||exposure ||to ||be ||recorded ||and ||tracked
Phase ||2 ||- ||in ||order ||to ||accommodate ||technologic ||enhancements ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--
Operational ||/ ||capital ||budget ||e.g. ||acquiring ||CT ||dose ||reduction ||technology
, -Utilization ||of ||tools ||for ||recording ||and ||reporting ||dose
-Providing ||notification ||for ||excessive ||radiation ||dose
For ||Non ||Radiologist ||Physicians ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Through ||discussions, ||create ||
increased ||awareness ||of ||radiation ||dose ||for ||specific ||procedures
-Establish ||goals ||for ||lowering ||radiation ||dose ||for ||patients, ||assisting ||personnel ||and ||self.
-Radiographers ||informing ||physicians ||when ||they ||have ||reached ||specific ||dose: ||fluoroscopist ||
decide ||to ||continue ||or ||stop ||procedure
For ||Staff ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--In-service ||education ||on ||radiation ||safety ||topics
-Facts-to-remember ||sheets
-Emails ||highlighting ||most ||important ||topics
ALARA ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Acronym ||for ||as ||low ||as ||reasonably ||achievable
Fallout ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Radiation ||produced ||as ||a ||consequence ||of ||nuclear ||
weapons ||testing ||and ||chemical ||explosions ||in ||nuclear ||power ||plants
Electromagnetic ||wave ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Electric ||and ||magnetic ||fields ||that ||fluctuate ||
rapidly ||as ||they ||travel ||through ||space
Rem ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Traditional ||unit ||of ||measure ||for ||EqD
BERT ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Method ||for ||comparing ||the ||amount ||of ||radiation ||received ||
compared ||with ||natural ||background ||radiation ||received ||over ||a ||given ||period
Radiation ||protection ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Effective ||measures ||employed ||by ||radiation ||
workers ||to ||safegaurd ||patient, ||personnel ||from ||unnecessary ||exposure
With Correct Answers
What ||is ||Ionizing ||radiation? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Radiation ||that ||produces ||positively ||
and ||negatively ||charged ||particles ||(ions)
What ||is ||radiation ||protection? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Effective ||measures ||employed ||by ||
radiation ||workers ||to ||safeguard ||patients, ||personnel, ||and ||the ||general ||public ||from ||
unnecessary ||exposure ||to ||ionizing ||radiation.
What ||happens ||when ||radiation ||safety ||principles ||are ||correctly ||applied? ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔--The ||energy ||deposited ||in ||living ||tissue ||by ||the ||radiation ||can ||be ||limited
-Reduces ||the ||potential ||for ||adverse ||biologic ||effects
Diagnostic ||Efficacy ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Degree ||to ||which ||the ||diagnostic ||study ||
accuracy ||reveals ||the ||presence ||or ||absence ||of ||disease.
Risk ||can ||be ||defined ||as: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||probability ||of ||injury, ||ailment, ||or ||
death ||resulting ||from ||an ||activity.
ALARA ||is ||synomymous ||with ||what? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-ORP ||(Optimization ||for ||
Radiation ||Protection)
What ||are ||the ||3 ||Cardinal ||rules? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Time
-Distance
-Shielding
,What ||is ||the ||responsibility ||of ||the ||Radiation ||Safety ||Officer? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
Execution, ||enforcement ||and ||maintenance ||of ||records ||and ||maintaining ||ALARA
ALARA ||Examples ||for ||Patients: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Reduce ||the ||beam ||on ||time
-Use ||as ||much ||SSD ||as ||possible
-Shield
ALARA ||Examples ||for ||Personnel: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Reduce ||time ||in ||room
-Increase ||distance ||from ||source
-Wear ||shield
What ||is ||BERT? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Background
-Equivalent
-Radiation
-Time
What ||is ||the ||purpose ||of ||the ||Toshiba ||Dose ||Tracking ||system? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
Gives ||clinicians ||the ||flexibility ||to ||track ||X-ray ||skin ||dose ||exposure ||in ||real ||time ||during ||
interventional ||procedures.
Phase ||1 ||for ||Patients ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Informational ||posters ||placed
-Brochures ||describing ||imaging ||procedures: ||simple ||terms
-Basic ||information ||on ||website ||designed ||for ||patient ||education
-Wallet ||size ||card ||for ||radiation ||exposure ||to ||be ||recorded ||and ||tracked
Phase ||2 ||- ||in ||order ||to ||accommodate ||technologic ||enhancements ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--
Operational ||/ ||capital ||budget ||e.g. ||acquiring ||CT ||dose ||reduction ||technology
, -Utilization ||of ||tools ||for ||recording ||and ||reporting ||dose
-Providing ||notification ||for ||excessive ||radiation ||dose
For ||Non ||Radiologist ||Physicians ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--Through ||discussions, ||create ||
increased ||awareness ||of ||radiation ||dose ||for ||specific ||procedures
-Establish ||goals ||for ||lowering ||radiation ||dose ||for ||patients, ||assisting ||personnel ||and ||self.
-Radiographers ||informing ||physicians ||when ||they ||have ||reached ||specific ||dose: ||fluoroscopist ||
decide ||to ||continue ||or ||stop ||procedure
For ||Staff ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔--In-service ||education ||on ||radiation ||safety ||topics
-Facts-to-remember ||sheets
-Emails ||highlighting ||most ||important ||topics
ALARA ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Acronym ||for ||as ||low ||as ||reasonably ||achievable
Fallout ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Radiation ||produced ||as ||a ||consequence ||of ||nuclear ||
weapons ||testing ||and ||chemical ||explosions ||in ||nuclear ||power ||plants
Electromagnetic ||wave ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Electric ||and ||magnetic ||fields ||that ||fluctuate ||
rapidly ||as ||they ||travel ||through ||space
Rem ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Traditional ||unit ||of ||measure ||for ||EqD
BERT ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Method ||for ||comparing ||the ||amount ||of ||radiation ||received ||
compared ||with ||natural ||background ||radiation ||received ||over ||a ||given ||period
Radiation ||protection ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Effective ||measures ||employed ||by ||radiation ||
workers ||to ||safegaurd ||patient, ||personnel ||from ||unnecessary ||exposure
