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RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION
By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
, TABLEOF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
Chapter 2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received ig
Chapter 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
Chapter 4. Radiation Quantities and Units ig
Chapter 5. Radiation Monitoring
Chapter 6. Overview of Cell Biology
Chapter 7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems Chapte
r 9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ System ig
s
Chapter 10. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation ig
Chapter 11. EquipmentDesign for Radiation Protection
Chapter 12. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-
RayProcedures
Chapter 13. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography ig
Chapter 14. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diag
nostic X-Ray Procedures
Chapter 15. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences/ of/ionization/ in/ human/ cells/ include
1. creation/ of/unstable/ atoms.
2. production/ of/free/ electrons.
3. creation/ of/ highly/ reactive free/ molecules/ (called/ free/ radicals)/ capable/ of/ producing subs/
gi ig
tances/ poisonous/ to/ the/ cell.
4. creation/ of/new/biologic/ molecules/ detrimental/ to/the/living/ cell.
5. injury/to/the/ cell/ that/ may/manifest/ itself/ as/abnormal/ function/ or/loss/ of/function.
6. production/ of/low-energy/ x-ray/photons.
a. 1,/2,/3,/and/ 4/only
b. 2,/3,/4,/and/ 5/only
c. 3,/4,/5,/and/ 6/only
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/ D
,2. Which/ of/the/ following/ is/ a/form/ of/radiation that/ is/ capable/ of/creating/ electrically/charged p/
gi ig
articles by/ removing/ orbital/ electrons/ from the/ atom/ of/ normal/ matter/ through/ which/ it/ passes?
gi gi
a. Ionizing/ radiation
b. Nonionizing/ radiation
c. Subatomic/ radiation
d. Ultrasonic/ radiation
ANS:/ A
3. Regarding/ exposure/ to/ionizing/ radiation,/ patients/ who/ are/educated/ to/understand/ the/
medic/ al benefit/ of/ an/ imaging/ procedure/ are/ more/ likely/ to
gi
a. assume/ a/ small/ chance/ of/ biologic damage/ but/ not suppress/ any/ radiation/ phobia the/
gi gi ig
y/ may/ have.
b. cancel/ their/ scheduled/ procedure/ because/ they/ are/ not/ willing/ to/ assume/
asma/ ll chance/ of/ biologic/ damage.
gi
c. suppress/ any/radiation/ phobia/ but/not/ risk/ a/small/ chance/ of/possible/
biologi/ c damage. ig
d. suppress/ any/ radiation phobia/ and/ be/willing/to/assume/ a/small/ chance/
gi
ofpossibl/ e biologic/ damage. ig
ANS:/ D
4. The/ millisievert/ (mSv)/ is/equal/ to
a. 1/10/of/a/sievert.
b. 1/100/of/ a/sievert.
c. 1/1000/of/a/sievert.
d. 1/10,000/of/ a/sievert.
ANS:/ C
5. The/ advantages/ of/the/ BERT/ method/ are
1. BERT/ does/not/ imply/radiation/ risk;/ it/ is/ simply/ a/means/ for/ comparison.
2. BERT/ emphasizes/ that/ radiation/ is/ an/innate/ part/ of/the/ environment.
3. BERT/ provides/ an/answer/ that/ is/ easy/for/ the/ patient/ to comprehend. gi
a. 1/and/ 2/only
b. 1/and/ 3/only
c. 2 and 3/ only
gi gi
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/ D
6. If/ a/ patient/ asks/a/ radiographer/a/ question/ about/ how/ much/ radiation/ he/ or/ she/ will/receive fro/
ig
m/ a/ specific/ x-ray/ procedure,/ the/ radiographer/ can
a. respond/ by/using/ an/estimation/ based/on/the/ comparison/ of/radiation/ received/
from / the/ x-ray/ to/ natural/ background/ radiation/ received.
ig
b. avoid/ the/ patient’s/ question/ by/changing/ the/ subject.
c. tell/the/ patient/ that/ it/is/ unethical / to/discuss/ such/concerns.
d. refuse/ to/answer/ the/ question/ and recommend/ that/ he/ or/she/ speak/with/
gi
t/ he referring/ physician.
gi
ANS:/A
7. Why/should/ the/ selection/ of/technical/ exposure/ factors/ for/ all/ medical/ imaging/
procedu/ res always/ follow/ ALARA?
ig
a. So/that/referring/ physicians/ ordering imaging procedures/ do/ not/ have/to/accept r/
gi gi gi
esponsibility/ for/ patient/ radiation/ safety.
b. So/that/ radiographers/ and/ radiologists do not/ have/ to/accept/ responsibility/ for
gi
, patient/ radiation/ safety.
c. Because/ radiation-
induced/ cancer/ does/not/ appear/to/ have/ a fixed/ threshold,
gi that/ is, a/dose/
ig
level/ bel/ ow/ which/ a/ person/ would/ have/ no/ chance/ of/ developing/ this/ disease.
d. Because/ radiation-
induced/ cancer/ does/have/ a/dose level/ at/ which/ individuals would/ have/ a/c/
gi ig
hance/ of/ developing/ this/ disease.
ANS:/C
8. The/cardinal/principles/ of radiation/ protection/ include/ which/ of/the following?
gi gi
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/D
9. In/ a/ hospital/ setting,/ which/ of/ the/ following/ professionals/ is/ expressly/ charged/ by/ the/
hospit/ al administration/ with/ being/ directly/ responsible/ for/ the/ execution,/ enforcement,/ and/
gi
mainten/ ance/ of/ the/ ALARA/ program?
a. Assistant/administrator/ of/the/ facility
b. Chief/ of/staff
c. Radiation/ Safety/Officer
d. Student/radiologic/ technologist
ANS:/C
10. Why/ is/ a/question/ concerning/the/ amount/ of/radiation/a/ patient/ will/ receive/ during a/ gi
specifi/ c x-ray/ procedure/ difficult/ to/ answer?
ig
1. Because/ the/ received/ dose/is/ specified/ in/ a/number/ of/different/ units/ of/measure.
2. Because/ the/ scientific/ units/ for/ radiation/ dose are/ normally/ not/ comprehensible
gi
by/ a patien/
gi
t.
3. Because/ the/ patient/ should/ not/receive/ any/information/ about/radiation/ dose.
a. 1/and 2/only
gi
b. 1/and 3/only
gi
c. 2 and 3/ only
gi gi
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/A
11. X-rays/ are/a/form/ of/ which/ of/the/ following/ kinds/ of/radiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:/B
12. What/ unit/ is/ used/ to/ measure/ radiation/ exposure/ in/ the/ metric/ International/ System/ of/
Units?
a. Coulomb/ per/kilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:/A
13. What/ organization/ was/ founded/ in/ 2007/ that/ continues/ their/ pursuit/ to/ raise/ awareness/ of/ the / gi
need/ for/ dose/ reduction/ protocols/ by/ promoting/ pediatric-
RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 9TH EDITION
By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer
, TABLEOF CONTENT
Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
Chapter 2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received ig
Chapter 3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
Chapter 4. Radiation Quantities and Units ig
Chapter 5. Radiation Monitoring
Chapter 6. Overview of Cell Biology
Chapter 7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
Chapter 8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems Chapte
r 9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ System ig
s
Chapter 10. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation ig
Chapter 11. EquipmentDesign for Radiation Protection
Chapter 12. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-
RayProcedures
Chapter 13. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography ig
Chapter 14. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diag
nostic X-Ray Procedures
Chapter 15. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences/ of/ionization/ in/ human/ cells/ include
1. creation/ of/unstable/ atoms.
2. production/ of/free/ electrons.
3. creation/ of/ highly/ reactive free/ molecules/ (called/ free/ radicals)/ capable/ of/ producing subs/
gi ig
tances/ poisonous/ to/ the/ cell.
4. creation/ of/new/biologic/ molecules/ detrimental/ to/the/living/ cell.
5. injury/to/the/ cell/ that/ may/manifest/ itself/ as/abnormal/ function/ or/loss/ of/function.
6. production/ of/low-energy/ x-ray/photons.
a. 1,/2,/3,/and/ 4/only
b. 2,/3,/4,/and/ 5/only
c. 3,/4,/5,/and/ 6/only
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/ D
,2. Which/ of/the/ following/ is/ a/form/ of/radiation that/ is/ capable/ of/creating/ electrically/charged p/
gi ig
articles by/ removing/ orbital/ electrons/ from the/ atom/ of/ normal/ matter/ through/ which/ it/ passes?
gi gi
a. Ionizing/ radiation
b. Nonionizing/ radiation
c. Subatomic/ radiation
d. Ultrasonic/ radiation
ANS:/ A
3. Regarding/ exposure/ to/ionizing/ radiation,/ patients/ who/ are/educated/ to/understand/ the/
medic/ al benefit/ of/ an/ imaging/ procedure/ are/ more/ likely/ to
gi
a. assume/ a/ small/ chance/ of/ biologic damage/ but/ not suppress/ any/ radiation/ phobia the/
gi gi ig
y/ may/ have.
b. cancel/ their/ scheduled/ procedure/ because/ they/ are/ not/ willing/ to/ assume/
asma/ ll chance/ of/ biologic/ damage.
gi
c. suppress/ any/radiation/ phobia/ but/not/ risk/ a/small/ chance/ of/possible/
biologi/ c damage. ig
d. suppress/ any/ radiation phobia/ and/ be/willing/to/assume/ a/small/ chance/
gi
ofpossibl/ e biologic/ damage. ig
ANS:/ D
4. The/ millisievert/ (mSv)/ is/equal/ to
a. 1/10/of/a/sievert.
b. 1/100/of/ a/sievert.
c. 1/1000/of/a/sievert.
d. 1/10,000/of/ a/sievert.
ANS:/ C
5. The/ advantages/ of/the/ BERT/ method/ are
1. BERT/ does/not/ imply/radiation/ risk;/ it/ is/ simply/ a/means/ for/ comparison.
2. BERT/ emphasizes/ that/ radiation/ is/ an/innate/ part/ of/the/ environment.
3. BERT/ provides/ an/answer/ that/ is/ easy/for/ the/ patient/ to comprehend. gi
a. 1/and/ 2/only
b. 1/and/ 3/only
c. 2 and 3/ only
gi gi
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/ D
6. If/ a/ patient/ asks/a/ radiographer/a/ question/ about/ how/ much/ radiation/ he/ or/ she/ will/receive fro/
ig
m/ a/ specific/ x-ray/ procedure,/ the/ radiographer/ can
a. respond/ by/using/ an/estimation/ based/on/the/ comparison/ of/radiation/ received/
from / the/ x-ray/ to/ natural/ background/ radiation/ received.
ig
b. avoid/ the/ patient’s/ question/ by/changing/ the/ subject.
c. tell/the/ patient/ that/ it/is/ unethical / to/discuss/ such/concerns.
d. refuse/ to/answer/ the/ question/ and recommend/ that/ he/ or/she/ speak/with/
gi
t/ he referring/ physician.
gi
ANS:/A
7. Why/should/ the/ selection/ of/technical/ exposure/ factors/ for/ all/ medical/ imaging/
procedu/ res always/ follow/ ALARA?
ig
a. So/that/referring/ physicians/ ordering imaging procedures/ do/ not/ have/to/accept r/
gi gi gi
esponsibility/ for/ patient/ radiation/ safety.
b. So/that/ radiographers/ and/ radiologists do not/ have/ to/accept/ responsibility/ for
gi
, patient/ radiation/ safety.
c. Because/ radiation-
induced/ cancer/ does/not/ appear/to/ have/ a fixed/ threshold,
gi that/ is, a/dose/
ig
level/ bel/ ow/ which/ a/ person/ would/ have/ no/ chance/ of/ developing/ this/ disease.
d. Because/ radiation-
induced/ cancer/ does/have/ a/dose level/ at/ which/ individuals would/ have/ a/c/
gi ig
hance/ of/ developing/ this/ disease.
ANS:/C
8. The/cardinal/principles/ of radiation/ protection/ include/ which/ of/the following?
gi gi
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/D
9. In/ a/ hospital/ setting,/ which/ of/ the/ following/ professionals/ is/ expressly/ charged/ by/ the/
hospit/ al administration/ with/ being/ directly/ responsible/ for/ the/ execution,/ enforcement,/ and/
gi
mainten/ ance/ of/ the/ ALARA/ program?
a. Assistant/administrator/ of/the/ facility
b. Chief/ of/staff
c. Radiation/ Safety/Officer
d. Student/radiologic/ technologist
ANS:/C
10. Why/ is/ a/question/ concerning/the/ amount/ of/radiation/a/ patient/ will/ receive/ during a/ gi
specifi/ c x-ray/ procedure/ difficult/ to/ answer?
ig
1. Because/ the/ received/ dose/is/ specified/ in/ a/number/ of/different/ units/ of/measure.
2. Because/ the/ scientific/ units/ for/ radiation/ dose are/ normally/ not/ comprehensible
gi
by/ a patien/
gi
t.
3. Because/ the/ patient/ should/ not/receive/ any/information/ about/radiation/ dose.
a. 1/and 2/only
gi
b. 1/and 3/only
gi
c. 2 and 3/ only
gi gi
d. All/ the/ options
ANS:/A
11. X-rays/ are/a/form/ of/ which/ of/the/ following/ kinds/ of/radiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:/B
12. What/ unit/ is/ used/ to/ measure/ radiation/ exposure/ in/ the/ metric/ International/ System/ of/
Units?
a. Coulomb/ per/kilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:/A
13. What/ organization/ was/ founded/ in/ 2007/ that/ continues/ their/ pursuit/ to/ raise/ awareness/ of/ the / gi
need/ for/ dose/ reduction/ protocols/ by/ promoting/ pediatric-
