TEST BANK FOR RADIATION, PROTECTION IN MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY 8th EDITION BY SHERER ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED 2023/2024.

TESTBANK Radiation Protection in Medical Radiograph
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS v v




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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MULTIPLE CHOICE v




1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include v v v v v v




1. creation of unstable atoms. v v v




2. production of free electrons. v v v




3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the
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cell.
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4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell. v v v v v v v v v




5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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a. 1, 2, and 3 only v v v v




b. 2, 3, and 4 only v v v v




c. 3, 4, and 5 only v v v v




d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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ANSWER: D v




2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
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particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
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passes?
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a. Ionizing radiation v




b. Nonionizing radiation v




c. Subatomic radiation v




d. Ultrasonic radiation v




ANSWER: A v




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 phobia
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they may have.
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b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
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chance of biologic damage.
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c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic v v v v v v v v v v v v




damage. v




d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible v v v v v v v v v v v v v




biologic damage.
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ANSWER: D v




4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. v v v




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




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




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




ANSWER: C v

, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 8th Edition Sherer Test Bank v v v v v v v v v




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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a. 1 and 2 only v v v




b. 1 and 3 only v v v




c. 2 and 3 only v v v




d. 1, 2, and 3 v v v




ANSWER: D v




6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will receive
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from 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 from v v v v v v v v v v v v




the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.v v v v v v v




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? v So that radiographers and radiologists do not have t v v v v v v v v v




a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
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responsibility for patient radiation safety.
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patient radiation safety. v v




c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level below v v v v v v v v v v v




which 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 individuals v v v v v v v v v v




would have a chance of developing this disease.
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ANSWER: C v




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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ANSWER: D v




9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the hospital
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administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and
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maintenance of the ALARA program?
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a. Assistant administrator of the facility v v v v




b. Chief of staff v v