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,Chapter 01: Essential Concepts of Radiologic Science Bushong
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: Radiologic Science for Technologists, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Matterhishmeasuredhin .
a. kilograms
b. joules
c. electronhvolts
d. rems
ANS:h A
Matterhishmeasuredhinhkilograms.
2. Atomshandhmoleculesharehthehfundamentalhbuildinghblockshof .
a. energy
b. radiation
c. matter
d. gravity
ANS:h C
Atomshandhmoleculesharehthehfundamentalhbuildinghblockshofhmatter.
3. Icehandhsteamharehexampleshofhtwohformshof .
a. matter
b. radiation
c. energy
d. work
ANS:h A
Icehandhsteamharehexampleshofhtwohformshofhmatter.
4. ThehformulahEh=hmc2hishthehbasishforhthehtheoryhthathledhtohthehdevelopmenthof .
a. x-rays
b. electromagnetichradiation
c. nuclearhpower
d. cathodehrayhtubes
ANS:h C
ThehformulahEh=hmc2hishthehbasishforhthehtheoryhthathledhtohthehdevelopmenthofhnuclearhpower.
5. Radiohwaves,hlight,handhx-raysharehallhexampleshof energy.
a. nuclear
b. thermal
c. electrical
d. electromagnetic
ANS:h D
Electromagnetichenergyhincludeshradiohwaves,hlight,handhx-
rayshashwellhashotherhpartshofhthehspectrum.
, 6. Ahmovinghobjecthhas energy.
a. potential
b. kinetic
c. nuclear
d. electromagnetic
ANS:h B
Ahmovinghobjecthhashkinetichenergy.
7. Whathishthehremovalhofhanhelectronhfromhanhatomhcalled?
a. Ionization
b. Pairhproduction
c. Irradiation
d. Electricity
ANS:h A
Thehremovalhofhanhelectronhfromhanhatomhishcalledhionization.
8. Ionizinghradiationhishcapablehofhremoving
fromhatomshashithpasseshthroughhtheh
matter.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. ions
ANS:h C
Ionizinghradiationhishcapablehofhremovinghelectronshfromhatomshashithpasseshthroughhthehmatter.
9. Thehenergyhofhx-rayshish_ .
a. thermal
b. potential
c. kinetic
d. electromagnetic
ANS:h D
X-raysharehahformhofhelectromagnetichenergy.
10. Thehbiggesthsourcehofhman-madehionizinghradiationhexposurehtohthehpublichis
.
a. atomichfallout
b. diagnostichx-rays
c. smokehdetectors
d. nuclearhpowerhplants
ANS:h B
Medicalhx-rayhexposurehishthehbiggesthsourcehofhman-madehradiation.
11. InhthehUnitedhStates,hweharehexposedhto
_hmSv/yearhofhionizinghradiationhfromhtheh
naturalhenvironment.
a. 0htoh5
, b. 5htoh20
c. 20htoh90
d. 100htoh300
ANS:h A
Weharehexposedhtohabouth3hmSv/yrhofhionizinghradiationhfromhnaturalhenvironmentalhsourceshinht
hehUnitedhStates.
12. ishahspecialhquantityhofhradiologichscience.
a. Mass
b. Velocity
c. Radioactivity
d. Momentum
ANS:h C
Radioactivityhishahspecialhquantityhofhradiologichscience.
13. Today,hradiologyhishconsideredhtohbeha(n) occupation.
a. safe
b. unsafe
c. dangerous
d. high-risk
ANS:h A
Today,hradiologyhishconsideredhtohbehahsafehoccupationhbecausehofheffectivehradiationhprotection
hpractices.
14. WhathdoeshALARAhmean?
a. AllhLevelhAlerthRadiationhAccident
b. AshLowhAshReasonablyhAchievable
c. AlwayshLeavehAhRestrictedhArea
d. AshLowhAshRegulationshAllow
ANS:h B
ALARAhmeanshAshLowhAshReasonablyhAchievable.
15. Computedhtomographyhwashdevelopedhinhthe .
a. 1890s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
ANS:h C
Computedhtomographyhwashdevelopedhinhtheh1970s.
16. Filtrationhishusedhto .
a. absorbhlow-energyhx-rays
b. removehhigh-energyhx-rays
c. restricththehusefulhbeamhtohthehbodyhparthimaged
d. fabricatehgonadalhshields
ANS:h A
Filtrationhishusedhtohabsorbhlow-energyhx-rays.