CORRECT ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The roentgen unit is a measure of the:
a. number of ions created in air
b. amount of silver atoms on film
c. amount of fluorescence from screens d. number of ions created
in tissue - a. number of ions created in air
The rad is defined as a measure of:
a. radiation applied dose
b. radiation affective dose
c. relative altered dose
d. radiation absorbed dose - d. radiation absorbed dose
The stage of life most sensitive to radiation is:
, a. fetus
b. adult
c. elderly
d. all may be equally affected - a. fetus
X-ray beam collimation is used because:
a. image quality is improved
b. patient dose is decreased
c. scatter radiation is decreased
d. all of the above - d. all of the above
Radiation dose to the gonads may cause:
a. genetic damage
b. bremsstrahlung
c. cataracts
d. somatic damage - a. genetic damage
Personal dosimeters are designed to be worn: