SCDA RADIATION SAFETY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wilhelm Rontgen - ANS Who discovered the X-ray?
Decay damage, change in bone patterns, impacted teeth, cysts, and tumors - ANS What can
X-rays identify?
Ionizing radiation - ANS X rays are a form of what?
Ionizing Radiation - ANS We can't see or feel this energy but as it moves through the body, it
disrupts atoms in its path, causing them to separate into ions
Sickness, cancer, birth defects, and even death. - ANS Too much ionization can cause what?
FALSE. Radiation damage is cumulative. - ANS T or F: Radiation damage happens
immediately.
TRUE - ANS T or F: Any amount of radiation may produce some damage in a person's body
FALSE. Long term effects take years to develop. - ANS T or F: Long term effects of radiation
may take days to develop
Maximum Permissable Dose (MPD guidelines) for general populaion, radiation workers, and
pregnant women - ANS How much radiation should a person limit themselves to?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wilhelm Rontgen - ANS Who discovered the X-ray?
Decay damage, change in bone patterns, impacted teeth, cysts, and tumors - ANS What can
X-rays identify?
Ionizing radiation - ANS X rays are a form of what?
Ionizing Radiation - ANS We can't see or feel this energy but as it moves through the body, it
disrupts atoms in its path, causing them to separate into ions
Sickness, cancer, birth defects, and even death. - ANS Too much ionization can cause what?
FALSE. Radiation damage is cumulative. - ANS T or F: Radiation damage happens
immediately.
TRUE - ANS T or F: Any amount of radiation may produce some damage in a person's body
FALSE. Long term effects take years to develop. - ANS T or F: Long term effects of radiation
may take days to develop
Maximum Permissable Dose (MPD guidelines) for general populaion, radiation workers, and
pregnant women - ANS How much radiation should a person limit themselves to?
1 Copyright ©2025 FYNDLAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
