TestBank For Radiologic Science for Technologists 12th Edition by Bushong Chapter 1-40 [Updated 2026

Test Bank For Radiologic Science for Technologists 12th
Edition by Bushong Chapter 1-40 [Updated 2024]




TEST BANK J

,Chapter 01: Essential Concepts of Radiologic Science Bushong:
Radiologic Science for Technologists, 12th Edition


MULTIPLEJCHOICE

1. MatterJisJmeasuredJin .
a. kilograms
b. joules
c. electronJvolts
d. rems
ANS:J A
MatterJisJmeasuredJinJkilograms.

2. AtomsJandJmoleculesJareJtheJfundamentalJbuildingJblocksJof .
a. energy
b. radiation
c. matter
d. gravity
ANS:J C
AtomsJandJmoleculesJareJtheJfundamentalJbuildingJblocksJofJmatter.

3. IceJandJsteamJareJexamplesJofJtwoJformsJof .
a. matter
b. radiation
c. energy
d. work
ANS:J A
IceJandJsteamJareJexamplesJofJtwoJformsJofJmatter.

4. TheJformulaJEJ=Jmc2J isJtheJbasisJforJtheJtheoryJthatJledJtoJtheJdevelopmentJof .
a. x-rays
b. electromagneticJradiation
c. nuclearJpower
d. cathodeJrayJtubes
ANS:J C
TheJformulaJEJ=Jmc2JisJtheJbasisJforJtheJtheoryJthatJledJtoJtheJdevelopmentJofJnuclearJpower.

5. RadioJwaves,Jlight,JandJx-raysJareJallJexamplesJof energy.
a. nuclear
b. thermal
c. electrical
d. electromagnetic
ANS:J D
ElectromagneticJenergyJincludesJradioJwaves,Jlight,JandJx-raysJasJwellJasJotherJpartsJofJtheJspectrum.

, 6. AJmovingJobjectJhas energy.
a. potential
b. kinetic
c. nuclear
d. electromagnetic
ANS:J B
AJmovingJobjectJhasJkineticJenergy.

7. WhatJisJtheJremovalJofJanJelectronJfromJanJatomJcalled?
a. Ionization
b. PairJproduction
c. Irradiation
d. Electricity
ANS:J A
TheJremovalJofJanJelectronJfromJanJatomJisJcalledJionization.

8. IonizingJradiationJisJcapableJofJremoving
fromJatomsJasJitJpassesJthroughJtheJ
matter.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. ions
ANS:J C
IonizingJradiationJisJcapableJofJremovingJelectronsJfromJatomsJasJitJpassesJthroughJtheJmatter.

9. TheJenergyJofJx-raysJisJ_ .
a. thermal
b. potential
c. kinetic
d. electromagnetic
ANS:J D
X-raysJareJaJformJofJelectromagneticJenergy.

10. TheJbiggestJsourceJofJman-madeJionizingJradiationJexposureJtoJtheJpublicJis
.
a. atomicJfallout
b. diagnosticJx-rays
c. smokeJdetectors
d. nuclearJpowerJplants
ANS:J B
MedicalJx-rayJexposureJisJtheJbiggestJsourceJofJman-madeJradiation.

11. InJtheJUnitedJStates,JweJareJexposedJto
_JmSv/yearJofJionizingJradiationJfromJtheJn
aturalJenvironment.
a. 0JtoJ5
b. 5JtoJ20
c. 20JtoJ90

, d. 100JtoJ300
ANS:J A
WeJareJexposedJtoJaboutJ3JmSv/yrJofJionizingJradiationJfromJnaturalJenvironmentalJsourcesJinJthe
JUnitedJStates.




12. Today,JradiologyJisJconsideredJtoJbeJa(n) occupation.
a. safe
b. unsafe
c. dangerous
d. high-risk
ANS:J A
Today,JradiologyJisJconsideredJtoJbeJaJsafeJoccupationJbecauseJofJeffectiveJradiationJprotectionJp
ractices.

13. isJaJspecialJquantityJofJradiologicJscience.
a. Mass
b. Velocity
c. Radioactivity
d. Momentum
ANS:J C
RadioactivityJisJaJspecialJquantityJofJradiologicJscience.

14. WhatJdoesJALARAJmean?
a. AllJLevelJAlertJRadiationJAccident
b. AsJLowJAsJReasonablyJAchievable
c. AlwaysJLeaveJAJRestrictedJArea
d. AsJLowJAsJRegulationsJAllow
ANS:J B
ALARAJmeansJAsJLowJAsJReasonablyJAchievable.

15. ComputedJtomographyJwasJdevelopedJinJthe .
a. 1890s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
ANS:J C
ComputedJtomographyJwasJdevelopedJinJtheJ1970s.

16. FiltrationJisJusedJto .
a. absorbJlow-energyJx-rays
b. removeJhigh-energyJx-rays
c. restrictJtheJusefulJbeamJtoJtheJbodyJpartJimaged
d. fabricateJgonadalJshields
ANS:J A
FiltrationJisJusedJtoJabsorbJlow-energyJx-rays.