ALMS- Radiation Safety Exam

ALMS- Radiation Safety Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Which of the following is

composed of a single central

nucleus? - CORRECT ANSWER -A-Correct



What is the time it takes a

radioactive isotope to transform

50 percent of its atoms by

radioactive decay? - CORRECT ANSWER -C-Correct



Which is a form of non-nuclear

radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER -A-Incorrect



What is the SI (international) unit

for activity? - CORRECT ANSWER -A-Correct



RADIAC instruments that collect

and measure the ion pairs

created when radiation interacts

with matter utilizes which

operating principle? - CORRECT ANSWER -D-Correct



What are the three primary ways

that radioactive isotopes may

, enter the body?<br/>Select all

that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER -A,B,C-Correct



The National Council on

Radiation Protection and

Measurement estimates

Americans receive what average

annual dose of background

radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER -A-Correct



What is the dose of radiation

received by an employee whose

assigned duties involve

exposure to radiation and

radioactive material? - CORRECT ANSWER -B-Correct



What is the dose of radiation,

comprised of natural and manmade

sources, received by each

member of the general public as

a part of everyday living? - CORRECT ANSWER -A-Correct



What are the three basic

methods to keep external

exposures ALARA? - CORRECT ANSWER -D-Correct