Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.gIntroductiongtogRadiationgProtection
2.gRadiation:gTypes,gSources,gandgDosesgReceived
3.gInteractiongofgX-RadiationgwithgMatter
4.gRadiationgQuantitiesgandgUnits
5.gRadiationgMonitoring
6.gOverviewgofgCellgBiology
7.gMoleculargandgCellulargRadiationgBiology
8.gEarlygTissuegReactionsgandgTheirgEffectsgongOrgangSystems
9.gStochasticgEffectsgandgLategTissuegReactionsgofgRadiationgingOrgangSystems
10.gEquipmentgDesigngforgRadiationgProtection
11.gManagementgofgPatientgRadiationgDosegDuringgDiagnosticgX-RaygProcedures
12.gRadiationgSafetygingComputedgTomographygandgMammography
13.gManagementgofgImaginggPersonnelgRadiationgDosegDuringgDiagnosticgX-RaygProcedures
14.gRadioisotopesgandgRadiationgProtection
,Chapterg01:gIntroductiongtogRadiationgProtection
Sherer:gRadiationgProtectiongingMedicalgRadiography,g9thgEdition
MULTIPLEg CHOICE
1. Consequencesgofgionizationginghumangcellsginclude
1. creationgofgunstablegatoms.
2. productiongofgfreegelectrons.
3. creationgofghighlygreactivegfreegradicalsgcapablegofgproducinggsubstancesgpoisonousgtog
thegcell.
4. creationgofgnewgbiologicgmoleculesgdetrimentalgtogtheglivinggcell.
5. injurygtogthegcellgthatgmaygmanifestgitselfgasgabnormalgfunctiongorglossgofgfunction.
a.
1,g2,gandg3gonly
b.
2,g3,gandg4gonly
c.
3,g4,gandg5gonly
d.g 1,g2,g3,g4,gandg5
ANSWER:g D
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagformgofgradiationgthatgisgcapablegofgcreatinggelectricallygcharg
edgparticlesgbygremovinggorbitalgelectronsgfromgthegatomgofgnormalgmattergthroughgwhic
hgitgpasses?
a.
Ionizinggradiation
b.
Nonionizinggradiation
c.
Subatomicgradiation
d.
Ultrasonicgradiation
ANSWER:g A
3. Regardinggexposuregtogionizinggradiation,gpatientsgwhogaregeducatedgtogunderstandgthegme
dicalgbenefitgofgangimaginggproceduregaregmoreglikelygto
a.
assumegagsmallgchancegofgbiologicgdamagegbutgnotgsuppressganygradiationgpho
biagtheygmayghave.
b.
cancelgtheirgscheduledgproceduregbecausegtheygaregnotgwillinggtogassumegags
mallgchancegofgbiologicgdamage.
c.
suppressganygradiationgphobiagbutgnotgriskgagsmallgchancegofgpossiblegbiolo
gicgdamage.
d.
suppressganygradiationgphobiagandgbegwillinggtogassumegagsmallgchancegofgpossi
blegbiologicgdamage.
ANSWER:g D
4. Thegmillisievertg(mSv)gisgequalgto
a.
1/10gofgagsievert.
b.
1/100gofgagsievert.
c.
1/1000gofgagsievert.
d.
1/10,000gofgagsievert.
ANSWER:g C
, RadiationgProtectiongingMedicalgRadiographyg8thgEditiongSherergTestgBan
k
5. ThegadvantagesgofgthegBERTgmethodgare
1. itgdoesgnotgimplygradiationgrisk;gitgisgsimplygagmeansgforgcomparison.
2. itgemphasizesgthatgradiationgisganginnategpartgofgourgenvironment.
3. itgprovidesganganswergthatgisgeasygforgthegpatientgtogcomprehend.
a.
1gandg2gonly
b.
1gandg3gonly
c.
2gandg3gonly
d.
1,g2,gandg3
ANSWER:g D
6. Ifgagpatientgasksgagradiographergagquestiongaboutghowgmuchgradiationghegorgshegwillgrec
eivegfromgagspecificgx-raygprocedure,gthegradiographergcan
a.
respondgbygusinggangestimationgbasedgongthegcomparisongofgradiationgreceivedgf
romgthegx-raygtognaturalgbackgroundgradiationgreceived.
b.
avoidgthegpatient’sgquestiongbygchanginggthegsubject.
c.
tellgthegpatientgthatgitgisgunethicalgtogdiscussgsuchgconcerns.
d.
refusegtoganswergthegquestiongandgrecommendgthatghegorgshegspeakgwit
hgthegreferringgphysician.
ANSWER:g A
7. Whygshouldgthegselectiongofgtechnicalgexposuregfactorsgforgallgmedicalgimaginggprocedures
alwaysgfollowgALARA? Sogthatgradiographersgandgradiologistsgdognotghave
oga
a.gSogthatgreferringgphysiciansgorderinggimaginggproceduresgdognotghavegtogacceptgresp
onsibilitygforgpatientgradiationgsafety.
b.
patientgradiationgsafety.
c.
Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesgnotgappeargtoghavegagdoseglevelgbelowgwhichgindividu
alsgwouldghavegnogchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
d.
Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesghavegagdoseglevelgatgwhichgindividualsgwouldghavegagc
hancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
ANSWER:g C
8. Thegcardinalgprinciplesgofgradiationgprotectiongincludegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a.
1gonly
b.
2gonly
c.
3gonly
d.
1,g2,gandg3
ANSWER:g D
9. Ingaghospitalgsetting,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggprofessionalsgisgexpresslygchargedgbygtheghospi
talgadministrationgwithgbeinggdirectlygresponsiblegforgthegexecution,genforcement,gandgmai
ntenancegofgthegALARAgprogram?
a.
Assistantgadministratorgofgthegfacility
b.
Chiefgofgstaff