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rayxtoxnaturalxbackgroundxradiationxreceived.x
b. avoidxthexpatient’sxquestionxbyxchangingxthexsubject.x
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d. refusextoxanswerxthexquestionxandxrecommendxthatxhexorxshexspeakxwithxthexreferringxphysicia
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2. productionxofxfreexelectrons.x
3. creationxofxhighlyxreactivexfreexradicalsxcapablexofxproducingxsubstancesxpoisonousxtoxthexcell.x
4. creationxofxnewxbiologicxmoleculesxdetrimentalxtoxthexlivingxcell.x
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b. 2,x3,xandx4xonlyx
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2.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxisxaxformxofxradiationxthatxisxcapablexofxcreatingxelectricallyxchargedxp
articlesxbyxremovingxorbitalxelectronsxfromxthexatomxofxnormalxmatterxthroughxwhichxitxpass
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c. suppressxanyxradiationxphobiaxbutxnotxriskxaxsmallxchancexofxpossiblexbiologicxdamage.x
d. suppressxanyxradiationxphobiaxandxbexwillingxtoxassumexaxsmallxchancexofxpossiblexbiolo
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ANS:xDx
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4.xThexmillisievertx(mSv)xisxequalxtox
a. 1/10xofxaxsievert.x
b. 1/100xofxaxsievert.x
c. 1/1000xofxaxsievert.x
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2. itxemphasizesxthatxradiationxisxanxinnatexpartxofxourxenvironment.x
3. itxprovidesxanxanswerxthatxisxeasyxforxthexpatientxtoxcomprehend.xa.x1xandx2xonlyx
b. 1xandx3xonlyx
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rayxtoxnaturalxbackgroundxradiationxreceived.x
b. avoidxthexpatient’sxquestionxbyxchangingxthexsubject.x
c. tellxthexpatientxthatxitxisxunethicalxtoxdiscussxsuchxconcerns.x
d. refusextoxanswerxthexquestionxandxrecommendxthatxhexorxshexspeakxwithxthexreferringxphysicia
n.x
ANS:xAx
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7.xWhyxshouldxthexselectionxofxtechnicalxexposurexfactorsxforxallxmedicalximagingxproceduresx
alwaysxfollowxALARA?x Soxthatxradiographersxandxradiologistsxdoxnotxhavexto
a.xSoxthatxreferringxphysiciansxorderingximagingxproceduresxdoxnotxhavextoxacceptx
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havexnoxchancexofxdevelopingxthisxdisease.x
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evelopingxthisxdisease.x
ANS:xCx
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8.xThexcardinalxprinciplesxofxradiationxprotectionxincludexwhichxofxthexfollowing?x
1. Timex
2. Distancex3.xShieldingx
a. 1xonlyx
b. 2xonlyx
c. 3xonlyx
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