5th Edition By Jeffrey Papp 9780323261999 Chapter 1-15
Complete Guide .
Which levels of quality control testing can usually be performed by a quality assurance (QA)-quality
management (QM) technologist, level I, level II, and/or level III?
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III - ANSWER: a. I and II
Which government agency mandates a policy on exposure to blood-borne pathogens?
a. FDA
b. EPA
c. OSHA
d. CDRH - ANSWER: c. OSHA
Which of the following terms best describes information or knowledge necessary to achieve a desired
outcome?
a. Supplier
b. Input
c. Action
d. Output - ANSWER: b. Input
Which of the following terms best describes a person, department, or organization that needs or
wants a desired outcome?
a. Supplier
b. Input
c. Action
d. Customer - ANSWER: d. Customer
Who is considered to be the "Father of Scientific Management"?
a. W. Edwards Deming
b. Joseph Juran
c. Raymond Smith
d. Frederick Winslow Taylor - ANSWER: d. Frederick Winslow Taylor
The unit of measure used to express the dose equivalent to occupational workers is which of the
following?
a. Coulomb/kg of air
b. Gray
c. Sievert
d. Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) - ANSWER: c. Sievert
Which of the following does not affect patient dose during diagnostic radiography?
a. Inherent filtration
b. Added filtration
c. Focal spot size
d. Source-to-image distance (SID) - ANSWER: c. Focal spot size
The current U.S. regulatory dose limit to the fetus of a radiation worker is:
a. 0.1 mSv/month
b. 0.2 mSv/month
c. 0.5 mSv/month
, d. 1.0 mSv/month - ANSWER: b. 0.2mSv/month
The current U.S. regulatory dose limit for the annual whole body effective dose to radiation workers
is:
a. 1 mSv
b. 5 mSv
c. 20 mSv
d. 50 mSv - ANSWER: d. 50 mSv
Who regulates the use of radioactive materials in the United States?
a. NAS-BEIR
b. NRC
c. NCRP
d. FDA - ANSWER: b. NRC
Which of the following terms best describes the entire set or group of items that is being measured?
a. Population
b. Sample
c. Frequency
d. Central tendency - ANSWER: a. Population
Which of the following terms best describes the average set of observations?
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Variance - ANSWER: a. Mean
Which of the following terms best describes variables that have only two values or choices?
a. Continuous variables
b. Dichotomous variables
c. Stochastic variables
d. Statistical variables - ANSWER: b. Dichotomous variables
A cause-and-effect diagram is also known as which of the following?
a. Fishbone chart
b. Pareto chart
c. Trend chart
d. Scatter plot - ANSWER: a. Fishbone chart
Which of the following terms best describes a chart that pictorially demonstrates whether key
indicators are increasing or decreasing over a given period of time?
a. Histogram
b. Pareto chart
c. Trend chart
d. Scatter plot - ANSWER: c. Trend chart
The distribution of continuous data can best be demonstrated by the use of which of the following?
a. Histograms
b. Control charts
c. Scatter diagrams
d. Pareto charts - ANSWER: a. Histograms
Which of the following is not a tool for data presentation?
a. Control chart
b. Brainstorming
c. Pareto chart
d. Cause-and-effect diagram - ANSWER: b. Brainstorming