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,Chapter 01: Essential Concepts of Radiologic Science Bushong:
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Mattergisgmeasuredgin .
a. kilograms
b. joules
c. electrongvolts
d. rems
ANS:g A
Mattergisgmeasuredgingkilograms.
2. Atomsgandgmoleculesgaregthegfundamentalgbuildinggblocksgof .
a. energy
b. radiation
c. matter
d. gravity
ANS:g C
Atomsgandgmoleculesgaregthegfundamentalgbuildinggblocksgofgmatter.
3. Icegandgsteamgaregexamplesgofgtwogformsgof .
a. matter
b. radiation
c. energy
d. work
ANS:g A
Icegandgsteamgaregexamplesgofgtwogformsgofgmatter.
4. ThegformulagEg=gmc2gisgthegbasisgforgthegtheorygthatgledgtogthegdevelopmentgof .
a. x-rays
b. electromagneticgradiation
c. nucleargpower
d. cathodegraygtubes
ANS:g C
ThegformulagEg=gmc2gisgthegbasisgforgthegtheorygthatgledgtogthegdevelopmentgofgnucleargpower.
5. Radiogwaves,glight,gandgx-raysgaregallgexamplesgof energy.
a. nuclear
b. thermal
c. electrical
d. electromagnetic
ANS:g D
Electromagneticgenergygincludesgradiogwaves,glight,gandgx-
raysgasgwellgasgothergpartsgofgthegspectrum.
, 6. Agmovinggobjectghas energy.
a. potential
b. kinetic
c. nuclear
d. electromagnetic
ANS:g B
Agmovinggobjectghasgkineticgenergy.
7. Whatgisgthegremovalgofgangelectrongfromgangatomgcalled?
a. Ionization
b. Pairgproduction
c. Irradiation
d. Electricity
ANS:g A
Thegremovalgofgangelectrongfromgangatomgisgcalledgionization.
8. Ionizinggradiationgisgcapablegofgremoving
fromgatomsgasgitgpassesgthroughgtheg
matter.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. ions
ANS:g C
Ionizinggradiationgisgcapablegofgremovinggelectronsgfromgatomsgasgitgpassesgthroughgthegmatter.
9. Thegenergygofgx-raysgisg_ .
a. thermal
b. potential
c. kinetic
d. electromagnetic
ANS:g D
X-raysgaregagformgofgelectromagneticgenergy.
10. Thegbiggestgsourcegofgman-madegionizinggradiationgexposuregtogthegpublicgis
.
a. atomicgfallout
b. diagnosticgx-rays
c. smokegdetectors
d. nucleargpowergplants
ANS:g B
Medicalgx-raygexposuregisgthegbiggestgsourcegofgman-madegradiation.
11. IngthegUnitedgStates,gwegaregexposedgto
_gmSv/yeargofgionizinggradiationgfromgtheg
naturalgenvironment.
a. 0gtog5
, b. 5gtog20
c. 20gtog90
d. 100gtog300
ANS:g A
Wegaregexposedgtogaboutg3gmSv/yrgofgionizinggradiationgfromgnaturalgenvironmentalgsourcesgingt
hegUnitedgStates.
12. isgagspecialgquantitygofgradiologicgscience.
a. Mass
b. Velocity
c. Radioactivity
d. Momentum
ANS:g C
Radioactivitygisgagspecialgquantitygofgradiologicgscience.
13. Today,gradiologygisgconsideredgtogbega(n) occupation.
a. safe
b. unsafe
c. dangerous
d. high-risk
ANS:g A
Today,gradiologygisgconsideredgtogbegagsafegoccupationgbecausegofgeffectivegradiationgprotection
gpractices.
14. WhatgdoesgALARAgmean?
a. AllgLevelgAlertgRadiationgAccident
b. AsgLowgAsgReasonablygAchievable
c. AlwaysgLeavegAgRestrictedgArea
d. AsgLowgAsgRegulationsgAllow
ANS:g B
ALARAgmeansgAsgLowgAsgReasonablygAchievable.
15. Computedgtomographygwasgdevelopedgingthe .
a. 1890s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
ANS:g C
Computedgtomographygwasgdevelopedgingtheg1970s.
16. Filtrationgisgusedgto .
a. absorbglow-energygx-rays
b. removeghigh-energygx-rays
c. restrictgthegusefulgbeamgtogthegbodygpartgimaged
d. fabricateggonadalgshields
ANS:g A
Filtrationgisgusedgtogabsorbglow-energygx-rays.