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ADIOGRAPHY 8th EDITIONB
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Y SHERER COMPLETE
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEM CHOICE
1. ConsequencesMofMionizationMinMhumanMcellsMinclude
1. creationMofMunstableMatoms.
2. productionMofMfreeMelectrons.
3. creationMofMhighlyMreactiveMfreeMradicalsMcapableMofMproducingMsubstancesMpoisonousMto
MtheMcell.
4. creationMofMnewMbiologicMmoleculesMdetrimentalMtoMtheMlivingMcell.
5. injuryMtoMtheMcellMthatMmayMmanifestMitselfMasMabnormalMfunctionMorMlossMofMfunction.
a. 1,M2,MandM3Monly
b. 2,M3,MandM4Monly
c. 3,M4,MandM5Monly
d.M 1,M2,M3,M4,MandM5
ANS:M D
2. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMformMofMradiationMthatMisMcapableMofMcreatingMelectricallyMcha
rgedMparticlesMbyMremovingMorbitalMelectronsMfromMtheMatomMofMnormalMmatterMthroughMwh
ichMitMpasses?
a. IonizingMradiation
b. NonionizingMradiation
c. SubatomicMradiation
d. UltrasonicMradiation
ANS:M A
3. RegardingMexposureMtoMionizingMradiation,MpatientsMwhoMareMeducatedMtoMunderstandMtheMmed
icalMbenefitMofManMimagingMprocedureMareMmoreMlikelyMto
a. assumeMaMsmallMchanceMofMbiologicMdamageMbutMnotMsuppressManyMradiationMph
obiaMtheyMmayMhave.
b. cancelMtheirMscheduledMprocedureMbecauseMtheyMareMnotMwillingMtoMassumeMaMs
mallMchanceMofMbiologicMdamage.
c. suppressManyMradiationMphobiaMbutMnotMriskMaMsmallMchanceMofMpossibleMbiol
ogicMdamage.
d. suppressManyMradiationMphobiaMandMbeMwillingMtoMassumeMaMsmallMchanceMofMposs
ibleMbiologicMdamage.
ANS:M D
4. TheMmillisievertM(mSv)MisMequalMto
a. 1/10MofMaMsievert.
b. 1/100MofMaMsievert.
c. 1/1000MofMaMsievert.
d. 1/10,000MofMaMsievert.
ANS:M C
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5. TheMadvantagesMofMtheMBERTMmethodMare
1. itMdoesMnotMimplyMradiationMrisk;MitMisMsimplyMaMmeansMforMcomparison.
2. itMemphasizesMthatMradiationMisManMinnateMpartMofMourMenvironment.
3. itMprovidesManManswerMthatMisMeasyMforMtheMpatientMtoMcomprehend.
a. 1MandM2Monly
b. 1MandM3Monly
c. 2MandM3Monly
d. 1,M2,MandM3
ANS:M D
6. IfMaMpatientMasksMaMradiographerMaMquestionMaboutMhowMmuchMradiationMheMorMsheMwillMre
ceiveMfromMaMspecificMx-rayMprocedure,MtheMradiographerMcan
a. respondMbyMusingManMestimationMbasedMonMtheMcomparisonMofMradiationMreceivedMf
romMtheMx-rayMtoMnaturalMbackgroundMradiationMreceived.
b. avoidMtheMpatient’sMquestionMbyMchangingMtheMsubject.
c. tellMtheMpatientMthatMitMisMunethicalMtoMdiscussMsuchMconcerns.
d. refuseMtoManswerMtheMquestionMandMrecommendMthatMheMorMsheMspeakMwith
MtheMreferringMphysician.
ANS:M A
7. WhyMshouldMtheMselectionMofMtechnicalMexposureMfactorsMforMallMmedicalMimagingMprocedures
alwaysMfollowMALARA SoMthatMradiographersMandMradiologistsMdoMnotMhaveMt
? oMa
a.MSoMthatMreferringMphysiciansMorderingMimagingMproceduresMdoMnotMhaveMtoMacceptMresp
onsibilityMforMpatientMradiationMsafety.
b.
patientMradiationMsafety.
c. BecauseMradiation-
inducedMcancerMdoesMnotMappearMtoMhaveMaMdoseMlevelMbelowMwhichMindividu
alsMwouldMhaveMnoMchanceMofMdevelopingMthisMdisease.
d. BecauseMradiation-
inducedMcancerMdoesMhaveMaMdoseMlevelMatMwhichMindividualsMwouldMhaveMaM
chanceMofMdevelopingMthisMdisease.
ANS:M C
8. TheMcardinalMprinciplesMofMradiationMprotectionMincludeMwhichMofMtheMfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1Monly
b. 2Monly
c. 3Monly
d. 1,M2,MandM3
ANS:M D
9. InMaMhospitalMsetting,MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMprofessionalsMisMexpresslyMchargedMbyMtheMhos
pitalMadministrationMwithMbeingMdirectlyMresponsibleMforMtheMexecution,Menforcement,MandMma
intenanceMofMtheMALARAMprogram?
a. AssistantMadministratorMofMtheMfacility
b. ChiefMofMstaff
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c. RadiationMSafetyMOfficer
d. StudentMradiologicMtechnologist
ANS:M C
10. WhyMisMaMquestionMconcerningMtheMamountMofMradiationMaMpatientMwillMreceiveMduringMaMspe
cificMx-rayMprocedureMdifficultMtoManswer?
1. BecauseMtheMreceivedMdoseMisMspecifiedMinMaMnumberMofMdifferentMunitsMofMmeasure
2. BecauseMtheMscientificMunitsMforMradiationMdoseMareMnormallyMnotMcomprehensibleMbyMaMpatient
3. BecauseMtheMpatientMshouldMnotMreceiveManyMinformationMaboutMradiationMdose
a. 1MandM2Monly
b. 1MandM3Monly
c. 2MandM3Monly
d. 1,M2,MandM3
ANS:M A
11. X-raysMareMaMformMofMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMkindsMofMradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:M B
12. WhatMunitMisMusedMtoMmeasureMradiationMexposureMinMtheMmetricMInternationalMSystemMofMUnits?
a. CoulombMperMkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:M A
13. WhatMorganizationMwasMfoundedMinM2007MthatMcontinuesMtheirMpursuitMtoMraiseMawarenessMo
fMtheMneedMforMdoseMreductionMprotocolsMbyMpromotingMpediatric-
specifiedMscanMprotocolsMtoMbeMusedMforMbothMradiologyMandMnonradiologyMusersMofMCT?
a. U.S.MFoodMandMDrugMAdministration
b. AllianceMforMRadiationMSafetyMinMPediatricMImaging.
c. AmericanMRegistryMofMRadiologicMTechnologists
d. TheMJointMCommission
ANS:M B
14. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMprovidesMtheMbasisMforMdeterminingMwhetherManMimagingMprocedur
eMorMpracticeMisMjustified?
a. ALARAMconcept
b. BERTMmethod
c. DiagnosticMefficacy
d. NEXTMprogram
ANS:M C
15. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMmethodMofMexplainingMradiationMtoMtheMpublic?