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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Consequencesjofjionizationjinjhumanjcellsjinclude
1. creationjofjunstablejatoms.
2. productionjofjfreejelectrons.
3. creationjofjhighlyjreactivejfreejradicalsjcapablejofjproducingjsubstancesjpoisonousjtojthejcell
.
4. creationjofjnewjbiologicjmoleculesjdetrimentaljtojthejlivingjcell.
5. injuryjtojthejcelljthatjmayjmanifestjitselfjasjabnormaljfunctionjorjlossjofjfunction.
a. 1,j2,jandj3jonly
b. 2,j3,jandj4jonly
c. 3,j4,jandj5jonly
d.j 1,j2,j3,j4,jandj5
ANS:j D
2. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajformjofjradiationjthatjisjcapablejofjcreatingjelectricallyjchargedjparti
clesjbyjremovingjorbitaljelectronsjfromjthejatomjofjnormaljmatterjthroughjwhichjitjpasses?
a. Ionizingjradiation
b. Nonionizingjradiation
c. Subatomicjradiation
d. Ultrasonicjradiation N R I G B.C M U S N T O
ANS:j A
3. Regardingjexposurejtojionizingjradiation,jpatientsjwhojarejeducatedjtojunderstandjthejmedicaljben
efitjofjanjimagingjprocedurejarejmorejlikelyjto
a. assumejajsmalljchancejofjbiologicjdamagejbutjnotjsuppressjanyjradiationjphobiajthe
yjmayjhave.
b. canceljtheirjscheduledjprocedurejbecausejtheyjarejnotjwillingjtojassumejajsmalljcha
ncejofjbiologicjdamage.
c. suppressjanyjradiationjphobiajbutjnotjriskjajsmalljchancejofjpossiblejbiologicjda
mage.
d. suppressjanyjradiationjphobiajandjbejwillingjtojassumejajsmalljchancejofjpossiblejbiol
ogicjdamage.
ANS:j D
4. Thejmillisievertj(mSv)jisjequaljto
a. 1/10jofjajsievert.
b. 1/100jofjajsievert.
c. 1/1000jofjajsievert.
d. 1/10,000jofjajsievert.
ANS:j C
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5. ThejadvantagesjofjthejBERTjmethodjare
1. itjdoesjnotjimplyjradiationjrisk;jitjisjsimplyjajmeansjforjcomparison.
2. itjemphasizesjthatjradiationjisjanjinnatejpartjofjourjenvironment.
3. itjprovidesjanjanswerjthatjisjeasyjforjthejpatientjtojcomprehend.
a. 1jandj2jonly
b. 1jandj3jonly
c. 2jandj3jonly
d. 1,j2,jandj3
ANS:j D
6. Ifjajpatientjasksjajradiographerjajquestionjaboutjhowjmuchjradiationjhejorjshejwilljreceivejfromj
ajspecificjx-rayjprocedure,jthejradiographerjcan
a. respondjbyjusingjanjestimationjbasedjonjthejcomparisonjofjradiationjreceivedjfromjthej
x-rayjtojnaturaljbackgroundjradiationjreceived.
b. avoidjthejpatient’sjquestionjbyjchangingjthejsubject.
c. telljthejpatientjthatjitjisjunethicaljtojdiscussjsuchjconcerns.
d. refusejtojanswerjthejquestionjandjrecommendjthatjhejorjshejspeakjwithjthejrefe
rringjphysician.
ANS:j A
7. Whyjshouldjthejselectionjofjtechnicaljexposurejfactorsjforjalljmedicaljimagingjproceduresjalw
aysjfollowjALARA?
a. Sojthatjreferringjphysiciansjorderingjimagingjproceduresjdojnotjhavejtojacceptjres
ponsibilityjforjpatientjradiationjsafety.
b. Sojthatjradiographersjandjradiologistsjdojnotjhavejtojacceptjresponsibilityjfor
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c. Becausejradiation-
inducedjcancerjdoesjnotjappearjtojhavejajdosejleveljbelowjwhichjindividualsjwo
uldjhavejnojchancejofjdevelopingjthisjdisease.
d. Becausejradiation-
inducedjcancerjdoesjhavejajdosejleveljatjwhichjindividualsjwouldjhavejajchancejo
fjdevelopingjthisjdisease.
ANS:j C
8. Thejcardinaljprinciplesjofjradiationjprotectionjincludejwhichjofjthejfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1jonly
b. 2jonly
c. 3jonly
d. 1,j2,jandj3
ANS:j D
9. Injajhospitaljsetting,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjprofessionalsjisjexpresslyjchargedjbyjthejhospitaljadm
inistrationjwithjbeingjdirectlyjresponsiblejforjthejexecution,jenforcement,jandjmaintenancejofjthej
ALARAjprogram?
a. Assistantjadministratorjofjthejfacility
b. Chiefjofjstaff
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c. RadiationjSafetyjOfficer
d. Studentjradiologicjtechnologist
ANS:j C
10. Whyjisjajquestionjconcerningjthejamountjofjradiationjajpatientjwilljreceivejduringjajspecificjx-
rayjprocedurejdifficultjtojanswer?
1. Becausejthejreceivedjdosejisjspecifiedjinjajnumberjofjdifferentjunitsjofjmeasure
2. Becausejthejscientificjunitsjforjradiationjdosejarejnormallyjnotjcomprehensiblejbyjajpatient
3. Becausejthejpatientjshouldjnotjreceivejanyjinformationjaboutjradiationjdose
a. 1jandj2jonly
b. 1jandj3jonly
c. 2jandj3jonly
d. 1,j2,jandj3
ANS:j A
11. X-raysjarejajformjofjwhichjofjthejfollowingjkindsjofjradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:j B
12. WhatjunitjisjusedjtojmeasurejradiationjexposurejinjthejmetricjInternationaljSystemjofjUnits?
a. Coulombjperjkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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d. Sievert
ANS:j A
13. Whatjorganizationjwasjfoundedjinj2007jthatjcontinuesjtheirjpursuitjtojraisejawarenessjofjthejneed
forjdosejreductionjprotocolsjbyjpromotingjpediatric-
j
specifiedjscanjprotocolsjtojbejusedjforjbothjradiologyjandjnonradiologyjusersjofjCT?
a. U.S.jFoodjandjDrugjAdministration
b. AlliancejforjRadiationjSafetyjinjPediatricjImaging.
c. AmericanjRegistryjofjRadiologicjTechnologists
d. ThejJointjCommission
ANS:j B
14. Whichjofjthejfollowingjprovidesjthejbasisjforjdeterminingjwhetherjanjimagingjprocedurejorjprac
ticejisjjustified?
a. ALARAjconcept
b. BERTjmethod
c. Diagnosticjefficacy
d. NEXTjprogram
ANS:j C
15. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajmethodjofjexplainingjradiationjtojthejpublic?
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1. Consequencesjofjionizationjinjhumanjcellsjinclude
1. creationjofjunstablejatoms.
2. productionjofjfreejelectrons.
3. creationjofjhighlyjreactivejfreejradicalsjcapablejofjproducingjsubstancesjpoisonousjtojthejcell
.
4. creationjofjnewjbiologicjmoleculesjdetrimentaljtojthejlivingjcell.
5. injuryjtojthejcelljthatjmayjmanifestjitselfjasjabnormaljfunctionjorjlossjofjfunction.
a. 1,j2,jandj3jonly
b. 2,j3,jandj4jonly
c. 3,j4,jandj5jonly
d.j 1,j2,j3,j4,jandj5
ANS:j D
2. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajformjofjradiationjthatjisjcapablejofjcreatingjelectricallyjchargedjparti
clesjbyjremovingjorbitaljelectronsjfromjthejatomjofjnormaljmatterjthroughjwhichjitjpasses?
a. Ionizingjradiation
b. Nonionizingjradiation
c. Subatomicjradiation
d. Ultrasonicjradiation N R I G B.C M U S N T O
ANS:j A
3. Regardingjexposurejtojionizingjradiation,jpatientsjwhojarejeducatedjtojunderstandjthejmedicaljben
efitjofjanjimagingjprocedurejarejmorejlikelyjto
a. assumejajsmalljchancejofjbiologicjdamagejbutjnotjsuppressjanyjradiationjphobiajthe
yjmayjhave.
b. canceljtheirjscheduledjprocedurejbecausejtheyjarejnotjwillingjtojassumejajsmalljcha
ncejofjbiologicjdamage.
c. suppressjanyjradiationjphobiajbutjnotjriskjajsmalljchancejofjpossiblejbiologicjda
mage.
d. suppressjanyjradiationjphobiajandjbejwillingjtojassumejajsmalljchancejofjpossiblejbiol
ogicjdamage.
ANS:j D
4. Thejmillisievertj(mSv)jisjequaljto
a. 1/10jofjajsievert.
b. 1/100jofjajsievert.
c. 1/1000jofjajsievert.
d. 1/10,000jofjajsievert.
ANS:j C
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5. ThejadvantagesjofjthejBERTjmethodjare
1. itjdoesjnotjimplyjradiationjrisk;jitjisjsimplyjajmeansjforjcomparison.
2. itjemphasizesjthatjradiationjisjanjinnatejpartjofjourjenvironment.
3. itjprovidesjanjanswerjthatjisjeasyjforjthejpatientjtojcomprehend.
a. 1jandj2jonly
b. 1jandj3jonly
c. 2jandj3jonly
d. 1,j2,jandj3
ANS:j D
6. Ifjajpatientjasksjajradiographerjajquestionjaboutjhowjmuchjradiationjhejorjshejwilljreceivejfromj
ajspecificjx-rayjprocedure,jthejradiographerjcan
a. respondjbyjusingjanjestimationjbasedjonjthejcomparisonjofjradiationjreceivedjfromjthej
x-rayjtojnaturaljbackgroundjradiationjreceived.
b. avoidjthejpatient’sjquestionjbyjchangingjthejsubject.
c. telljthejpatientjthatjitjisjunethicaljtojdiscussjsuchjconcerns.
d. refusejtojanswerjthejquestionjandjrecommendjthatjhejorjshejspeakjwithjthejrefe
rringjphysician.
ANS:j A
7. Whyjshouldjthejselectionjofjtechnicaljexposurejfactorsjforjalljmedicaljimagingjproceduresjalw
aysjfollowjALARA?
a. Sojthatjreferringjphysiciansjorderingjimagingjproceduresjdojnotjhavejtojacceptjres
ponsibilityjforjpatientjradiationjsafety.
b. Sojthatjradiographersjandjradiologistsjdojnotjhavejtojacceptjresponsibilityjfor
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c. Becausejradiation-
inducedjcancerjdoesjnotjappearjtojhavejajdosejleveljbelowjwhichjindividualsjwo
uldjhavejnojchancejofjdevelopingjthisjdisease.
d. Becausejradiation-
inducedjcancerjdoesjhavejajdosejleveljatjwhichjindividualsjwouldjhavejajchancejo
fjdevelopingjthisjdisease.
ANS:j C
8. Thejcardinaljprinciplesjofjradiationjprotectionjincludejwhichjofjthejfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1jonly
b. 2jonly
c. 3jonly
d. 1,j2,jandj3
ANS:j D
9. Injajhospitaljsetting,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjprofessionalsjisjexpresslyjchargedjbyjthejhospitaljadm
inistrationjwithjbeingjdirectlyjresponsiblejforjthejexecution,jenforcement,jandjmaintenancejofjthej
ALARAjprogram?
a. Assistantjadministratorjofjthejfacility
b. Chiefjofjstaff
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c. RadiationjSafetyjOfficer
d. Studentjradiologicjtechnologist
ANS:j C
10. Whyjisjajquestionjconcerningjthejamountjofjradiationjajpatientjwilljreceivejduringjajspecificjx-
rayjprocedurejdifficultjtojanswer?
1. Becausejthejreceivedjdosejisjspecifiedjinjajnumberjofjdifferentjunitsjofjmeasure
2. Becausejthejscientificjunitsjforjradiationjdosejarejnormallyjnotjcomprehensiblejbyjajpatient
3. Becausejthejpatientjshouldjnotjreceivejanyjinformationjaboutjradiationjdose
a. 1jandj2jonly
b. 1jandj3jonly
c. 2jandj3jonly
d. 1,j2,jandj3
ANS:j A
11. X-raysjarejajformjofjwhichjofjthejfollowingjkindsjofjradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:j B
12. WhatjunitjisjusedjtojmeasurejradiationjexposurejinjthejmetricjInternationaljSystemjofjUnits?
a. Coulombjperjkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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d. Sievert
ANS:j A
13. Whatjorganizationjwasjfoundedjinj2007jthatjcontinuesjtheirjpursuitjtojraisejawarenessjofjthejneed
forjdosejreductionjprotocolsjbyjpromotingjpediatric-
j
specifiedjscanjprotocolsjtojbejusedjforjbothjradiologyjandjnonradiologyjusersjofjCT?
a. U.S.jFoodjandjDrugjAdministration
b. AlliancejforjRadiationjSafetyjinjPediatricjImaging.
c. AmericanjRegistryjofjRadiologicjTechnologists
d. ThejJointjCommission
ANS:j B
14. Whichjofjthejfollowingjprovidesjthejbasisjforjdeterminingjwhetherjanjimagingjprocedurejorjprac
ticejisjjustified?
a. ALARAjconcept
b. BERTjmethod
c. Diagnosticjefficacy
d. NEXTjprogram
ANS:j C
15. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajmethodjofjexplainingjradiationjtojthejpublic?
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