Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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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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MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Consequencesaofaionizationainahumanacellsainclude
1. creationaofaunstableaatoms.
2. productionaofafreeaelectrons.
3. creationaofahighlyareactiveafreearadicalsacapableaofaproducingasubstancesapoisonousatoath
eacell.
4. creationaofanewabiologicamoleculesadetrimentalatoathealivingacell.
5. injuryatoatheacellathatamayamanifestaitselfaasaabnormalafunctionaoralossaofafunction.
a. 1,a2,aanda3aonly
b. 2,a3,aanda4aonly
c. 3,a4,aanda5aonly
d.a 1,a2,a3,a4,aanda5
ANSWER:a D
2. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaaaformaofaradiationathataisacapableaofacreatingaelectricallyachargeda
particlesabyaremovingaorbitalaelectronsafromatheaatomaofanormalamatterathroughawhichaitap
asses?
a. Ionizingaradiation
b. Nonionizingaradiation
c. Subatomicaradiation
d. Ultrasonicaradiation
ANSWER:a A
3. Regardingaexposureatoaionizingaradiation,apatientsawhoaareaeducatedatoaunderstandatheamedic
alabenefitaofaanaimagingaprocedureaareamorealikelyato
a. assumeaaasmallachanceaofabiologicadamageabutanotasuppressaanyaradiationaphobi
aatheyamayahave.
b. cancelatheirascheduledaprocedureabecauseatheyaareanotawillingatoaassumeaaasma
llachanceaofabiologicadamage.
c. suppressaanyaradiationaphobiaabutanotariskaaasmallachanceaofapossibleabiologica
damage.
d. suppressaanyaradiationaphobiaaandabeawillingatoaassumeaaasmallachanceaofapossiblea
biologicadamage.
ANSWER:a D
4. Theamillisieverta(mSv)aisaequalato
a. 1/10aofaaasievert.
b. 1/100aofaaasievert.
c. 1/1000aofaaasievert.
d. 1/10,000aofaaasievert.
ANSWER:a C
, RadiationaProtectionainaMedicalaRadiographya8thaEditionaShereraTestaBank
5. TheaadvantagesaofatheaBERTamethodaare
1. itadoesanotaimplyaradiationarisk;aitaisasimplyaaameansaforacomparison.
2. itaemphasizesathataradiationaisaanainnateapartaofaouraenvironment.
3. itaprovidesaanaanswerathataisaeasyaforatheapatientatoacomprehend.
a. 1aanda2aonly
b. 1aanda3aonly
c. 2aanda3aonly
d. 1,a2,aanda3
ANSWER:a D
6. Ifaaapatientaasksaaaradiographeraaaquestionaaboutahowamucharadiationaheaorasheawillareceiv
eafromaaaspecificax-rayaprocedure,athearadiographeracan
a. respondabyausingaanaestimationabasedaonatheacomparisonaofaradiationareceivedafro
matheax-rayatoanaturalabackgroundaradiationareceived.
b. avoidatheapatient’saquestionabyachangingatheasubject.
c. tellatheapatientathataitaisaunethicalatoadiscussasuchaconcerns.
d. refuseatoaansweratheaquestionaandarecommendathataheaorasheaspeakawithat
heareferringaphysician.
ANSWER:a A
7. Whyashouldatheaselectionaofatechnicalaexposureafactorsaforaallamedicalaimagingaprocedures
alwaysafollowaALARA? Soathataradiographersaandaradiologistsadoanotahaveat
a
a.aSoathatareferringaphysiciansaorderingaimagingaproceduresadoanotahaveatoaacceptaresponsi
bilityaforapatientaradiationasafety.
b.
patientaradiationasafety.
c. Becausearadiation-
inducedacanceradoesanotaappearatoahaveaaadosealevelabelowawhichaindividuals
awouldahaveanoachanceaofadevelopingathisadisease.
d. Becausearadiation-
inducedacanceradoesahaveaaadosealevelaatawhichaindividualsawouldahaveaaachan
ceaofadevelopingathisadisease.
ANSWER:a C
8. Theacardinalaprinciplesaofaradiationaprotectionaincludeawhichaofatheafollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1aonly
b. 2aonly
c. 3aonly
d. 1,a2,aanda3
ANSWER:a D
9. Inaaahospitalasetting,awhichaofatheafollowingaprofessionalsaisaexpresslyachargedabyatheahospitala
administrationawithabeingadirectlyaresponsibleaforatheaexecution,aenforcement,aandamaintena
nceaofatheaALARAaprogram?
a. Assistantaadministratoraofatheafacility
b. Chiefaofastaff