RTBC X-ray Production and Safety
(Radiation Measurements Overview)3
How does increasing milliampere-seconds (mAs) affect the exposure of the x-ray beam?
a. exposure increases
b. exposure decreases
c. no change in exposure - ANSWERS-exposure increases
How does decreased kilovoltage peak (kVp) affect the absorbed dose to the patient?
a. absorbed dose increases
b. absorbed dose decreases
c. no change in absorbed dose - ANSWERS-absorbed dose decreases
Assuming that all other factors remain constant, when the distance between the xray source
and radiographer increases, the effective dose to the radiographer will?
a. Increase
b. decrease
c. remain unchanged - ANSWERS-decrease
Which three of the following is a quantity of radiation in tissue?
a. effective dose
b. exposure
c. absorbed dose
d. equivalent dose - ANSWERS-effective dose
absorbed dose
(Radiation Measurements Overview)3
How does increasing milliampere-seconds (mAs) affect the exposure of the x-ray beam?
a. exposure increases
b. exposure decreases
c. no change in exposure - ANSWERS-exposure increases
How does decreased kilovoltage peak (kVp) affect the absorbed dose to the patient?
a. absorbed dose increases
b. absorbed dose decreases
c. no change in absorbed dose - ANSWERS-absorbed dose decreases
Assuming that all other factors remain constant, when the distance between the xray source
and radiographer increases, the effective dose to the radiographer will?
a. Increase
b. decrease
c. remain unchanged - ANSWERS-decrease
Which three of the following is a quantity of radiation in tissue?
a. effective dose
b. exposure
c. absorbed dose
d. equivalent dose - ANSWERS-effective dose
absorbed dose
