Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS xl xl
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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MULTIPLExlCHOICE
1. Consequencesxlofxlionizationxlinxlhumanxlcellsxlinclude
1. creationxlofxlunstablexlatoms.
2. productionxlofxlfreexlelectrons.
3. creationxlofxlhighlyxlreactivexlfreexlradicalsxlcapablexlofxlproducingxlsubstancesxlpoisonousxltoxlt
hexcl ell.
4. creationxlofxlnewxlbiologicxlmoleculesxldetrimentalxltoxlthexllivingxlcell.
5. injuryxltoxlthexlcellxlthatxlmayxlmanifestxlitselfxlasxlabnormalxlfunctionxlorxllossxlofxlfunction.
a. 1,xl2,xlandxl3xlonly
b. 2,xl3,xlandxl4xlonly
c. 3,xl4,xlandxl5xlonly
d.x l 1,xl2,xl3,xl4,xlandxl5
ANSWER:x l D
2. Whichxlofxlthexlfollowingxlisxlaxlformxlofxlradiationxlthatxlisxlcapablexlofxlcreatingxlelectricallyxlcharg
edp xl articlesxlbyxlremovingxlorbitalxlelectronsxlfromxlthexlatomxlofxlnormalxlmatterxlthroughxlwhic
hxlitxlpasses?
a. Ionizingxlradiation
b. Nonionizingxlradiation
c. Subatomicxlradiation
d. Ultrasonicxlradiation
ANSWER:x l A
3. Regardingxlexposurexltoxlionizingxlradiation,xlpatientsxlwhoxlarexleducatedxltoxlunderstandxlthexlmed
icalb
xl enefitxlofxlanxlimagingxlprocedurexlarexlmorexllikelyxlto
a. assumexlaxlsmallxlchancexlofxlbiologicxldamagexlbutxlnotxlsuppressxlanyxlradiationxlpho
biaxtl heyxlmayxlhave.
b. cancelxltheirxlscheduledxlprocedurexlbecausexltheyxlarexlnotxlwillingxltoxlassumexlaxls
mallxcl hancexlofxlbiologicxldamage.
c. suppressxlanyxlradiationxlphobiaxlbutxlnotxlriskxlaxlsmallxlchancexlofxlpossiblexlbiolo
gicxd
l amage.
d. suppressxlanyxlradiationxlphobiaxlandxlbexlwillingxltoxlassumexlaxlsmallxlchancexlofxlpossi
blexbl iologicxldamage.
ANSWER:x l D
4. Thexlmillisievertxl(mSv)xlisxlequalxlto
a. 1/10xlofxlaxlsievert.
b. 1/100xlofxlaxlsievert.
c. 1/1000xlofxlaxlsievert.
d. 1/10,000xlofxlaxlsievert.
ANSWER:x l C
, RadiationxlProtectionxlinxlMedicalxlRadiographyxl8thxlEditionxlShererxlTestxlBan
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5. ThexladvantagesxlofxlthexlBERTxlmethodxlare
1. itxldoesxlnotxlimplyxlradiationxlrisk;xlitxlisxlsimplyxlaxlmeansxlforxlcomparison.
2. itxlemphasizesxlthatxlradiationxlisxlanxlinnatexlpartxlofxlourxlenvironment.
3. itxlprovidesxlanxlanswerxlthatxlisxleasyxlforxlthexlpatientxltoxlcomprehend.
a. 1xlandxl2xlonly
b. 1xlandxl3xlonly
c. 2xlandxl3xlonly
d. 1,xl2,xlandxl3
ANSWER:x l D
6. Ifxlaxlpatientxlasksxlaxlradiographerxlaxlquestionxlaboutxlhowxlmuchxlradiationxlhexlorxlshexlwillxlrec
eivefxl romxlaxlspecificxlx-rayxlprocedure,xlthexlradiographerxlcan
a. respondxlbyxlusingxlanxlestimationxlbasedxlonxlthexlcomparisonxlofxlradiationxlreceivedxlfr
omxtl hexlx-rayxltoxlnaturalxlbackgroundxlradiationxlreceived.
b. avoidxlthexlpatient’sxlquestionxlbyxlchangingxlthexlsubject.
c. tellxlthexlpatientxlthatxlitxlisxlunethicalxltoxldiscussxlsuchxlconcerns.
d. refusexltoxlanswerxlthexlquestionxlandxlrecommendxlthatxlhexlorxlshexlspeakxlwit
hxlthexrl eferringxlphysician.
ANSWER:x l A
7. Whyxlshouldxlthexlselectionxlofxltechnicalxlexposurexlfactorsxlforxlallxlmedicalxlimagingxlprocedures
alwaysxlfollowxlALARA? Soxlthatxlradiographersxlandxlradiologistsxldoxlnotxlhave
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a.xlSoxlthatxlreferringxlphysiciansxlorderingxlimagingxlproceduresxldoxlnotxlhavexltoxlacceptxrl espo
nsibilityxlforxlpatientxlradiationxlsafety.
b.
patientxlradiationxlsafety.
c. Becausexlradiation-
inducedxlcancerxldoesxlnotxlappearxltoxlhavexlaxldosexllevelxlbeloww xl hichxlindividua
lsxlwouldxlhavexlnoxlchancexlofxldevelopingxlthisxldisease.
d. Becausexlradiation-
inducedxlcancerxldoesxlhavexlaxldosexllevelxlatxlwhichxlindividualsxw
l ouldxlhavexlaxlch
ancexlofxldevelopingxlthisxldisease.
ANSWER:x l C
8. Thexlcardinalxlprinciplesxlofxlradiationxlprotectionxlincludexlwhichxlofxlthexlfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1xlonly
b. 2xlonly
c. 3xlonly
d. 1,xl2,xlandxl3
ANSWER:x l D
9. Inxlaxlhospitalxlsetting,xlwhichxlofxlthexlfollowingxlprofessionalsxlisxlexpresslyxlchargedxlbyxlthexlhospit
alaxl dministrationxlwithxlbeingxldirectlyxlresponsiblexlforxlthexlexecution,xlenforcement,xlandxlmaint
enancexlofxlthexlALARAxlprogram?
a. Assistantxladministratorxlofxlthexlfacility
b. Chiefxlofxlstaff