TEST BANKv v
Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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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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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Consequencesvofvionizationvinvhumanvcellsvinclude
1. creationvofvunstablevatoms.
2. productionvofvfreevelectrons.
3. creationvofvhighlyvreactivevfreevradicalsvcapablevofvproducingvsubstancesvpoisonousvtovth
evcell.
4. creationvofvnewvbiologicvmoleculesvdetrimentalvtovthevlivingvcell.
5. injuryvtovthevcellvthatvmayvmanifestvitselfvasvabnormalvfunctionvorvlossvofvfunction.
a. 1,v2,vandv3vonly
b. 2,v3,vandv4vonly
c. 3,v4,vandv5vonly
d.v 1,v2,v3,v4,vandv5
ANSWER:v D
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavformvofvradiationvthatvisvcapablevofvcreatingvelectricallyvchargedvp
articlesvbyvremovingvorbitalvelectronsvfromvthevatomvofvnormalvmattervthroughvwhichvitvpas
ses?
a. Ionizingvradiation
b. Nonionizingvradiation
c. Subatomicvradiation
d. Ultrasonicvradiation
ANSWER:v A
3. Regardingvexposurevtovionizingvradiation,vpatientsvwhovareveducatedvtovunderstandvthevmedic
alvbenefitvofvanvimagingvprocedurevarevmorevlikelyvto
a. assumevavsmallvchancevofvbiologicvdamagevbutvnotvsuppressvanyvradiationvphobi
avtheyvmayvhave.
b. cancelvtheirvscheduledvprocedurevbecausevtheyvarevnotvwillingvtovassumevavsmal
lvchancevofvbiologicvdamage.
c. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavbutvnotvriskvavsmallvchancevofvpossiblevbiologicv
damage.
d. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavandvbevwillingvtovassumevavsmallvchancevofvpossiblev
biologicvdamage.
ANSWER:v D
4. Thevmillisievertv(mSv)visvequalvto
a. 1/10vofvavsievert.
b. 1/100vofvavsievert.
c. 1/1000vofvavsievert.
d. 1/10,000vofvavsievert.
ANSWER:v C
, RadiationvProtectionvinvMedicalvRadiographyv8thvEditionvSherervTestvBank
5. ThevadvantagesvofvthevBERTvmethodvare
1. itvdoesvnotvimplyvradiationvrisk;vitvisvsimplyvavmeansvforvcomparison.
2. itvemphasizesvthatvradiationvisvanvinnatevpartvofvourvenvironment.
3. itvprovidesvanvanswervthatvisveasyvforvthevpatientvtovcomprehend.
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANSWER:v D
6. Ifvavpatientvasksvavradiographervavquestionvaboutvhowvmuchvradiationvhevorvshevwillvreceivev
fromvavspecificvx-rayvprocedure,vthevradiographervcan
a. respondvbyvusingvanvestimationvbasedvonvthevcomparisonvofvradiationvreceivedvfro
mvthevx-rayvtovnaturalvbackgroundvradiationvreceived.
b. avoidvthevpatient’svquestionvbyvchangingvthevsubject.
c. tellvthevpatientvthatvitvisvunethicalvtovdiscussvsuchvconcerns.
d. refusevtovanswervthevquestionvandvrecommendvthatvhevorvshevspeakvwithvt
hevreferringvphysician.
ANSWER:v A
7. Whyvshouldvthevselectionvofvtechnicalvexposurevfactorsvforvallvmedicalvimagingvprocedures
alwaysvfollowvALARA? Sovthatvradiographersvandvradiologistsvdovnotvhavevt
a.vSovthatvreferringvphysiciansvorderingvimagingvproceduresvdovnotvhavevtovacceptvresponsi
bilityvforvpatientvradiationvsafety.
b.
patientvradiationvsafety.
c. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvnotvappearvtovhavevavdosevlevelvbelowvwhichvindividualsv
wouldvhavevnovchancevofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
d. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvhavevavdosevlevelvatvwhichvindividualsvwouldvhavevavchan
cevofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
ANSWER:v C
8. Thevcardinalvprinciplesvofvradiationvprotectionvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1vonly
b. 2vonly
c. 3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANSWER:v D
9. Invavhospitalvsetting,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvprofessionalsvisvexpresslyvchargedvbyvthevhospitalv
administrationvwithvbeingvdirectlyvresponsiblevforvthevexecution,venforcement,vandvmaintena
ncevofvthevALARAvprogram?
a. Assistantvadministratorvofvthevfacility
b. Chiefvofvstaff
Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
v v v v v
9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
v v v v v v v v v v
,TABLE OF CONTENTS v v
1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
v v v v
2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
v v v v v v
3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
v v v v v
4. Radiation Quantities and Units
v v v v
5. Radiation Monitoring
v v
6. Overview of Cell Biology
v v v v
7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
v v v v v
8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
v v v v v v v v v
9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
v v v v v v v v v v v
10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
v v v v v
11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
v v v v v v v v v
12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
v v v v v v v
13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
v v v v v v v v v v
14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
v v v v
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
v v v v v
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
v v v v v v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Consequencesvofvionizationvinvhumanvcellsvinclude
1. creationvofvunstablevatoms.
2. productionvofvfreevelectrons.
3. creationvofvhighlyvreactivevfreevradicalsvcapablevofvproducingvsubstancesvpoisonousvtovth
evcell.
4. creationvofvnewvbiologicvmoleculesvdetrimentalvtovthevlivingvcell.
5. injuryvtovthevcellvthatvmayvmanifestvitselfvasvabnormalvfunctionvorvlossvofvfunction.
a. 1,v2,vandv3vonly
b. 2,v3,vandv4vonly
c. 3,v4,vandv5vonly
d.v 1,v2,v3,v4,vandv5
ANSWER:v D
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavformvofvradiationvthatvisvcapablevofvcreatingvelectricallyvchargedvp
articlesvbyvremovingvorbitalvelectronsvfromvthevatomvofvnormalvmattervthroughvwhichvitvpas
ses?
a. Ionizingvradiation
b. Nonionizingvradiation
c. Subatomicvradiation
d. Ultrasonicvradiation
ANSWER:v A
3. Regardingvexposurevtovionizingvradiation,vpatientsvwhovareveducatedvtovunderstandvthevmedic
alvbenefitvofvanvimagingvprocedurevarevmorevlikelyvto
a. assumevavsmallvchancevofvbiologicvdamagevbutvnotvsuppressvanyvradiationvphobi
avtheyvmayvhave.
b. cancelvtheirvscheduledvprocedurevbecausevtheyvarevnotvwillingvtovassumevavsmal
lvchancevofvbiologicvdamage.
c. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavbutvnotvriskvavsmallvchancevofvpossiblevbiologicv
damage.
d. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavandvbevwillingvtovassumevavsmallvchancevofvpossiblev
biologicvdamage.
ANSWER:v D
4. Thevmillisievertv(mSv)visvequalvto
a. 1/10vofvavsievert.
b. 1/100vofvavsievert.
c. 1/1000vofvavsievert.
d. 1/10,000vofvavsievert.
ANSWER:v C
, RadiationvProtectionvinvMedicalvRadiographyv8thvEditionvSherervTestvBank
5. ThevadvantagesvofvthevBERTvmethodvare
1. itvdoesvnotvimplyvradiationvrisk;vitvisvsimplyvavmeansvforvcomparison.
2. itvemphasizesvthatvradiationvisvanvinnatevpartvofvourvenvironment.
3. itvprovidesvanvanswervthatvisveasyvforvthevpatientvtovcomprehend.
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANSWER:v D
6. Ifvavpatientvasksvavradiographervavquestionvaboutvhowvmuchvradiationvhevorvshevwillvreceivev
fromvavspecificvx-rayvprocedure,vthevradiographervcan
a. respondvbyvusingvanvestimationvbasedvonvthevcomparisonvofvradiationvreceivedvfro
mvthevx-rayvtovnaturalvbackgroundvradiationvreceived.
b. avoidvthevpatient’svquestionvbyvchangingvthevsubject.
c. tellvthevpatientvthatvitvisvunethicalvtovdiscussvsuchvconcerns.
d. refusevtovanswervthevquestionvandvrecommendvthatvhevorvshevspeakvwithvt
hevreferringvphysician.
ANSWER:v A
7. Whyvshouldvthevselectionvofvtechnicalvexposurevfactorsvforvallvmedicalvimagingvprocedures
alwaysvfollowvALARA? Sovthatvradiographersvandvradiologistsvdovnotvhavevt
a.vSovthatvreferringvphysiciansvorderingvimagingvproceduresvdovnotvhavevtovacceptvresponsi
bilityvforvpatientvradiationvsafety.
b.
patientvradiationvsafety.
c. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvnotvappearvtovhavevavdosevlevelvbelowvwhichvindividualsv
wouldvhavevnovchancevofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
d. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvhavevavdosevlevelvatvwhichvindividualsvwouldvhavevavchan
cevofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
ANSWER:v C
8. Thevcardinalvprinciplesvofvradiationvprotectionvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1vonly
b. 2vonly
c. 3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANSWER:v D
9. Invavhospitalvsetting,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvprofessionalsvisvexpresslyvchargedvbyvthevhospitalv
administrationvwithvbeingvdirectlyvresponsiblevforvthevexecution,venforcement,vandvmaintena
ncevofvthevALARAvprogram?
a. Assistantvadministratorvofvthevfacility
b. Chiefvofvstaff