LIMITED SCOPE OF RADIOGRAPHY
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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GoutsideGtheGleadGapron,GifGworn
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GANSWERG5.0GremG(0.05GSv)
TheGNCRPGrecommendedGmonthlyGeffectiveG(orGequivalent)GdoseGlimitGtoGtheGfetusGforGaGpregnantGworke
rG-GANSWERG0.05GremG(0.0005GSv)
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TheGconventionalG(BritishGsystem)GunitGcommonlyGusedGtoGreportGoccupationalGdoseGtoGradiationGworker
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WhatGisGtheGconventionalG(BritishGsystem)GradiationGunitGofGabsorbedGdoseG-GANSWERGRad
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TheGNCRPG(reportG#102)GrecommendationGforGleadGequivalencyGofGapronsGusedGforGpersonnelGprotection
G-GANSWERG0.5Gmm
ErythemaGasGitGrelatesGtoGradiationGexposureG-
GANSWERGreddeningGofGtheGskinGcausedGbyGaGhighGradiationGdose
TheGguidingGphilosophyGofGradiationGprotectionG-GANSWERGALARA--asGlowGasGreasonablyGachievable
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
whatGstatementsGareGcorrectGregardingGtheGlinkGbetweenGradiationGandGgeneticGeffectsG-
GANSWERGTheGlinkGhasGbeenGdemonstratedGinGanimalGstudiesG.
IncreasedGriskGtoGhumansGcannotGbeGpredictedGwithGrespectGtoGanGindividual.
TheGchangesGinGkilovoltageG(kVp)GwillGresultGinGtheGgreatestGreductionGofGpatientGdose,GwhenGmilliampere
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TheGfollowingGimageGreceptorG(IR)GsystemGspeedsGwillGresultGinGtheGlowestGpatientGdoseG-
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TheGprimaryGpurposeGofGusingGgonadGshieldsG-GANSWERGreduceGtheGlikelihoodGofGgeneticGeffects
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theGgreatestGcauseGofGunnecessaryGradiationGtoGpatientsGthatGcanGbeGcontrolledGbyGtheGlimitedGoperatorGi
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GANSWERGitGlimitsGtheGradiationGfieldGtoGtheGareaGofGinterest
whatGisGtheGdeviceGthatGallowsGtheGlimitedGoperatorGtoGvaryGtheGsizeGofGtheGradiationGfieldG-
GANSWERGcollimator
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TheGNationalGCouncilGonGRadiationGProtectionGandGMeasurements(NCRP)GrecommendationGforGtheGamo
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ThreeGprincipalGmethodsGusedGtoGprotectGlimitedGoperatorsGfromGunnecessaryGradiationGexposureG-
GANSWERGtime,Gdistance,GandGshielding
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GANSWERGtheGoperatorGshouldGmaximizeGtheGdistanceGfromGtheGsourceGduringGanGexposure
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GANSWERGscatterGradiation
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WhatGisGtheGrecommendedGplacementGforGpersonnelGdosimeterGonGtheGbodyGofGtheGlimitedGoperatorG-
GANSWERGtheGbadgeGshouldGbeGwornGinGtheGregionGofGtheGcollarGonGtheGanteriorGsurfaceGofGtheGbodyGand
GoutsideGtheGleadGapron,GifGworn
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GANSWERG5.0GremG(0.05GSv)
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rG-GANSWERG0.05GremG(0.0005GSv)
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TheGconventionalG(BritishGsystem)GradiationGunitGtoGexpressGradiationGintensityGinGtheGairG-
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TheGconventionalG(BritishGsystem)GunitGcommonlyGusedGtoGreportGoccupationalGdoseGtoGradiationGworker
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WhatGisGtheGconventionalG(BritishGsystem)GradiationGunitGofGabsorbedGdoseG-GANSWERGRad
AccordingGtoGtheGBergonie-TribondeauGlaw,GtheGfollowingGtypesGofGcellsGareGmostGradiosensitiveG-
GANSWERGembryonicGtissueGcells
TypeGofGx-
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TheGNCRPG(reportG#102)GrecommendationGforGleadGequivalencyGofGapronsGusedGforGpersonnelGprotection
G-GANSWERG0.5Gmm
ErythemaGasGitGrelatesGtoGradiationGexposureG-
GANSWERGreddeningGofGtheGskinGcausedGbyGaGhighGradiationGdose
TheGguidingGphilosophyGofGradiationGprotectionG-GANSWERGALARA--asGlowGasGreasonablyGachievable
