ALMS RADIATION SAFETY COMPREHENSIVE
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What type of shielding material is typically used for photon
radiation (x-rays and gamma rays)?
A. Lead
B. Plexiglass
C. Aluminum
D. Acrylic. Answer: A. Lead
◉ The trefoil radioactive sign along with CAUTION (or DANGER)
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS' must be placed for all areas in which
radioactive materials are stored or used in excess of _____ times the
quantity specified in 10 CFR Part 20.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15. Answer: C. 10
,◉ How often must licenses review the radiation protection program
content and implementation?
A. At least quarterly
B. At least bi-annually
C. At least semi-annually
D. At least annually. Answer: D. At least annually
◉ In the MRI suite, patient monitor leads should be:
A. Removed without exception to ensure patient safety
B. Looped and placed out of the field of view
C. Connected to a MR safe monitor
D. Replaced with MR safe leads and connected to MR safe monitor..
Answer: D. Replaced with MR safe leads and connected to MR safe
monitor
◉ Medical equipment including patient walkers and wheelchairs
may be dangerous in the MR suite because they:
A. A may become projectiles and cause harm to predict or
technologist
B. May interfere with rapid patient assessment when necessary/.
,C. May interfere with the magnetic field.
D. May quench the magnet. Answer: A. may become projectiles and
cause harm to patient and technologist.
◉ Sources approved for Manual brachytherapy include:
A. Cobalt - 57
B. Iodine - 131
C. Palladium - 103
D. Yttrium - 90. Answer: C. Palladium - 103
◉ The radionuclide approved for use as a sealed source in portable
imaging devices is:
A. Cobalt -57
B. Iodine - 125
C. Palladium - 103
D. Yttrium - 90. Answer: B. Iodine - 125
◉ The survey regulations on the afterloading device employed in
brachytherapy includes surveys of ____.
, A. connecters of the apparatus,
B. Radioactive source
C. Surface of the apparatus with source exposed.
d. Tip of catheter guide tube with source exposed.. Answer: A.
Connectors of the apparatus.
◉ Radiation exposure with results in cell death known as ______.
A. stochastic effect
B. radiation effect
C. deterministic effect
D. humanistic effect. Answer: C. deterministic effect
◉ During fluoroscopy procedures, the use of two dosimeters is
suggested and placed:
A. Inside the apron at waist level and outside the apron at neck level.
B. Inside the apron at neck or eye level and outside the apron at
waist level.
C. Inside the apron at neck level and outside the apron at chest level.
D. Inside the apron at check level and outside the apron at neck or
eye level.. Answer: D. inside the apron at chest level and outside the
apron at neck or eye level.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What type of shielding material is typically used for photon
radiation (x-rays and gamma rays)?
A. Lead
B. Plexiglass
C. Aluminum
D. Acrylic. Answer: A. Lead
◉ The trefoil radioactive sign along with CAUTION (or DANGER)
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS' must be placed for all areas in which
radioactive materials are stored or used in excess of _____ times the
quantity specified in 10 CFR Part 20.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15. Answer: C. 10
,◉ How often must licenses review the radiation protection program
content and implementation?
A. At least quarterly
B. At least bi-annually
C. At least semi-annually
D. At least annually. Answer: D. At least annually
◉ In the MRI suite, patient monitor leads should be:
A. Removed without exception to ensure patient safety
B. Looped and placed out of the field of view
C. Connected to a MR safe monitor
D. Replaced with MR safe leads and connected to MR safe monitor..
Answer: D. Replaced with MR safe leads and connected to MR safe
monitor
◉ Medical equipment including patient walkers and wheelchairs
may be dangerous in the MR suite because they:
A. A may become projectiles and cause harm to predict or
technologist
B. May interfere with rapid patient assessment when necessary/.
,C. May interfere with the magnetic field.
D. May quench the magnet. Answer: A. may become projectiles and
cause harm to patient and technologist.
◉ Sources approved for Manual brachytherapy include:
A. Cobalt - 57
B. Iodine - 131
C. Palladium - 103
D. Yttrium - 90. Answer: C. Palladium - 103
◉ The radionuclide approved for use as a sealed source in portable
imaging devices is:
A. Cobalt -57
B. Iodine - 125
C. Palladium - 103
D. Yttrium - 90. Answer: B. Iodine - 125
◉ The survey regulations on the afterloading device employed in
brachytherapy includes surveys of ____.
, A. connecters of the apparatus,
B. Radioactive source
C. Surface of the apparatus with source exposed.
d. Tip of catheter guide tube with source exposed.. Answer: A.
Connectors of the apparatus.
◉ Radiation exposure with results in cell death known as ______.
A. stochastic effect
B. radiation effect
C. deterministic effect
D. humanistic effect. Answer: C. deterministic effect
◉ During fluoroscopy procedures, the use of two dosimeters is
suggested and placed:
A. Inside the apron at waist level and outside the apron at neck level.
B. Inside the apron at neck or eye level and outside the apron at
waist level.
C. Inside the apron at neck level and outside the apron at chest level.
D. Inside the apron at check level and outside the apron at neck or
eye level.. Answer: D. inside the apron at chest level and outside the
apron at neck or eye level.
