RADIATION v 7 PROTECTION v 7 IN v 7 MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY v 7 9TH
v 7 EDITION
ByMary v7Alice v 7 Statkiewicz v 7 Sherer
, TABLEOF v7CONTENT
Chapter1. v7Introduction v7to v7Radiation v7Protection
Chapter v72. v7Radiation: v7Types,Sources, v7and
v7Doses v7Received v7Chapter v73. v7Interaction v7of
v7X-Radiation v7with v7Matter v7Chapter4. v7Radiation
v7Quantitiesand v7Units v7Chapter
5. Radiation v7Monitoring
Chapter v76. v 7 Overviewof v7Cell v7Biology
Chapter7. v 7 Molecularand v 7 CellularRadiation v 7 Biology
Chapter v78. v7Early v7Tissue v7Reactions v7and v7Their v7Effects v7on
v7Organ v7Systems v7Chapter9. v7Stochastic v7Effectsand v7Late v7Tissue
v7Reactionsof v7Radiation v7in v7Organ v7Systems
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Chapter10. v7Dose v7Limitsfor v7Exposuret o v7Ionizingj
v7Radiation v7Chapter v711. v7Equipment v7Design v7for
v7Radiation v7Protection
Chapter12. v7ManagementofPatientRadiation v7Dose v7During v7Diagnostic v7X-
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Ray v7Procedures
Chapter13. v7Radiation v7Safetyin v7ComputedTomographyand
v7Mammography v7Chapter v714. v7Managementof v7Imaging j
v7PersonnelRadiation v7Dose v7During v7Diagnostic v7X-Ray v7Procedures
Chapter15. v7Radioisotopesand v7Radiation v7Protection
Chapter 01: v 7 Introduction to v 7 Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation v 7 Protection v7in v7Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences v 7 of v7ionization v 7 inhuman cells v 7 include
1. creation v7of unstable v 7 atoms.
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2. production v 7 offree v 7 electrons.
3. creation ofhighly v 7 reactive v 7 free v7molecules
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(calledfreeradicals) v7capable v7of producing v7substances poisonous
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to v7the v7cell.
4. creation v7ofnew v7biologic v 7 v 7 molecules detrimental v 7 to v7the v7living v 7 cell.
5. injury v7to v7the v7cell v7that v7may v7manifest itself v 7 asabnormal v 7 function
v 7 v7 or v7loss v7offunction.
6. production v 7 of v7low-energy v 7 x-ray v7photons.
a. 1,2, v73, v7and v 7 4 v7only
b. 2,3, v74, v7and v 7 5 v7only
c. 3,4, v75, v7and v 7 6 v7only
,d. All v7the v7options
ANS: D
, 2. Which v7ofthe v7following v 7 is v7aform v7ofradiation v 7 that v 7 is v7capable
v7ofcreating v 7 electrically v7charged v7particles v 7 by v7removing v 7 orbital
v7electrons v 7 from v7the v7atomofnormal v 7 matter v7through which
v 7 it v7passes?
a. Ionizing v 7 radiation
b. Nonionizing v 7 radiation
c. Subatomic v 7 radiation
d. Ultrasonic v 7 radiation
ANS: A
3. Regarding v7exposure v7toionizing v 7 radiation, v 7 patients v 7 who
v7areeducated v7to v7understand v 7 the v7medical v7benefit of v7animaging
procedure v7are v7more v7likely v 7 to
a. assume v 7 asmall v 7 chance v7ofbiologic v 7 damage v 7 butnot
v7suppress v7anyradiation v7phobia v7they v7may v7have.
b. cancel v7their v7 scheduled v 7 procedure v7because v7they v7arenot
v7willing v 7 to v7assume v 7 a v7small v7chance v7of v7biologic
damage.
c. suppress v7anyradiation v 7 phobia v7but not v7risk v7asmall
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v 7 chance v7ofpossible v7biologic v7damage.
d. suppress v7anyradiation v 7 phobia v 7 andbewilling v 7 to v7assume
v 7 a v7small v 7 chance v7ofpossible v7biologic v 7 damage.
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ANS: D
4. The v7millisievert v 7 v 7 (mSv) v 7 isequal v7to
a. 1/10 v7of v 7 a v7sievert.
b. 1/100 v7of v 7 a v7sievert.
c. 1/1000 v7of v 7 a v7sievert.
d. 1/10,000 v7of v 7 a v7sievert.
ANS: C
5. The v7advantages v 7 of v7the v7BERT v 7 method v 7 are
1. BERT v7doesnot v7imply v 7 radiation v 7 v 7 risk; v7it v7is v7simply ameans
v 7 forcomparison.
2. BERT v7emphasizesthat v 7 radiation v 7 is v7aninnate partofthe v7environment.
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3. BERT v7provides v 7 ananswerthat v 7 is v7easyfor v7the v7patient v 7 tocomprehend.
a. 1and v 7 2 v7only
b. 1and v 7 3 v7only
c. 2and v 7 3 v7only
d. All v7the v7options
ANS: v7D
6. Ifapatient v 7 asksa v7radiographer v 7 aquestion v 7 about v7howmuch
v 7 radiation v 7 he v7orshe v 7 will v7receive v7from v7aspecific x-ray
v7procedure, v7the v 7 radiographer can
a. respond v7byusing v 7 an estimation
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v 7 comparison v 7 ofradiation v 7 received v7from v7the v7x-ray v7to
v7natural background v 7 radiation received.
b. avoid v 7thepatient’s v 7 question v 7 bychanging v 7 v7 the v7subject.
c. tell v7the v 7 patient v7that v7it v7is v7unethical v 7 v 7 to v7discuss v 7 such v7concerns.
d. refuse v 7 toanswer v 7 thequestion v 7 andrecommend that
v7heorshe v7speakwith v7the v7referring
j physician.
ANS: v7A
7. Whyshould v 7 the v7selection v 7 of v7technical v 7 exposure v7factors v 7 for