Test Bank For Introduction to Radiologic and Imaging Sciences and Patient Care, 8th - 2023 All Chapters

TEST BANK FOR RADIATION P
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ROTECTION IN MEDICAL RAD
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IOGRAPHY 8th EDITION BY SH
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ERER COMPLETE
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEn CHOICE

1. Consequencesnofnionizationninnhumanncellsninclude
1. creationnofnunstablenatoms.
2. productionnofnfreenelectrons.
3. creationnofnhighlynreactivenfreenradicalsncapablenofnproducingnsubstancesnpoisonousntonthenc
ell.
4. creationnofnnewnbiologicnmoleculesndetrimentalntonthenlivingncell.
5. injuryntonthencellnthatnmaynmanifestnitselfnasnabnormalnfunctionnornlossnofnfunction.
a. 1,n2,nandn3nonly
b. 2,n3,nandn4nonly
c. 3,n4,nandn5nonly
d. 1,n2,n3,n4,nandn5
ANS:n D

2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnanformnofnradiationnthatnisncapablenofncreatingnelectricallynchargednp
articlesnbynremovingnorbitalnelectronsnfromnthenatomnofnnormalnmatternthroughnwhichnitnpasse
s?
a. Ionizingnradiation
b. Nonionizingnradiation
c. Subatomicnradiation
d. Ultrasonicnradiation
ANS:n A

3. Regardingnexposurentonionizingnradiation,npatientsnwhonareneducatedntonunderstandnthenmedicalnb
enefitnofnannimagingnprocedurenarenmorenlikelynto
a. assumenansmallnchancenofnbiologicndamagenbutnnotnsuppressnanynradiationnphobiant
heynmaynhave.
b. cancelntheirnschedulednprocedurenbecausentheynarennotnwillingntonassumenansmallnc
hancenofnbiologicndamage.
c. suppressnanynradiationnphobianbutnnotnrisknansmallnchancenofnpossiblenbiologicn
damage.
d. suppressnanynradiationnphobianandnbenwillingntonassumenansmallnchancenofnpossiblenb
iologicndamage.
ANS:n D

4. Thenmillisievertn(mSv)nisnequalnto
a. 1/10nofnansievert.
b. 1/100nofnansievert.
c. 1/1000nofnansievert.
d. 1/10,000nofnansievert.
ANS:n C

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5. ThenadvantagesnofnthenBERTnmethodnare
1. itndoesnnotnimplynradiationnrisk;nitnisnsimplynanmeansnforncomparison.
2. itnemphasizesnthatnradiationnisnanninnatenpartnofnournenvironment.
3. itnprovidesnannanswernthatnisneasynfornthenpatientntoncomprehend.
a. 1nandn2nonly
b. 1nandn3nonly
c. 2nandn3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n D

6. Ifnanpatientnasksnanradiographernanquestionnaboutnhownmuchnradiationnhenornshenwillnreceivenf
romnanspecificnx-raynprocedure,nthenradiographerncan
a. respondnbynusingnannestimationnbasednonnthencomparisonnofnradiationnreceivednfromnt
henx-rayntonnaturalnbackgroundnradiationnreceived.
b. avoidnthenpatient’snquestionnbynchangingnthensubject.
c. tellnthenpatientnthatnitnisnunethicalntondiscussnsuchnconcerns.
d. refusentonanswernthenquestionnandnrecommendnthatnhenornshenspeaknwithnthenr
eferringnphysician.
ANS:n A

7. Whynshouldnthenselectionnofntechnicalnexposurenfactorsnfornallnmedicalnimagingnprocedures
alwaysnfollownALARA? Sonthatnradiographersnandnradiologistsndonnotnhavento
a.n Sonthatnreferringnphysiciansnorderingnimagingnproceduresndonnotnhaventonacceptnresponsibility
nfornpatientnradiationnsafety.

b.
patientnradiationnsafety.
c. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnnotnappearntonhavenandosenlevelnbelownwhichnindividualsn
wouldnhavennonchancenofndevelopingnthisndisease.
d. Becausenradiation-
inducedncancerndoesnhavenandosenlevelnatnwhichnindividualsnwouldnhavenanchan
cenofndevelopingnthisndisease.
ANS:n C

8. Thencardinalnprinciplesnofnradiationnprotectionnincludenwhichnofnthenfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1nonly
b. 2nonly
c. 3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n D

9. Innanhospitalnsetting,nwhichnofnthenfollowingnprofessionalsnisnexpresslynchargednbynthenhospitalna
dministrationnwithnbeingndirectlynresponsiblenfornthenexecution,nenforcement,nandnmaintenance
nofnthenALARAnprogram?

a. Assistantnadministratornofnthenfacility
b. Chiefnofnstaff

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c. RadiationnSafetynOfficer
d. Studentnradiologicntechnologist
ANS:n C

10. Whynisnanquestionnconcerningnthenamountnofnradiationnanpatientnwillnreceivenduringnanspecificnx
-raynprocedurendifficultntonanswer?
1. Becausenthenreceivedndosenisnspecifiedninnannumbernofndifferentnunitsnofnmeasure
2. Becausenthenscientificnunitsnfornradiationndosenarennormallynnotncomprehensiblenbynanpatient
3. Becausenthenpatientnshouldnnotnreceivenanyninformationnaboutnradiationndose
a. 1nandn2nonly
b. 1nandn3nonly
c. 2nandn3nonly
d. 1,n2,nandn3
ANS:n A

11. X-raysnarenanformnofnwhichnofnthenfollowingnkindsnofnradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:n B

12. WhatnunitnisnusedntonmeasurenradiationnexposureninnthenmetricnInternationalnSystemnofnUnits?
a. Coulombnpernkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS:n A

13. Whatnorganizationnwasnfoundedninn2007nthatncontinuesntheirnpursuitntonraisenawarenessnofnthenn
eednforndosenreductionnprotocolsnbynpromotingnpediatric-
specifiednscannprotocolsntonbenusednfornbothnradiologynandnnonradiologynusersnofnCT?
a. U.S.nFoodnandnDrugnAdministration
b. AlliancenfornRadiationnSafetyninnPediatricnImaging.
c. AmericannRegistrynofnRadiologicnTechnologists
d. ThenJointnCommission
ANS:n B

14. Whichnofnthenfollowingnprovidesnthenbasisnforndeterminingnwhethernannimagingnprocedurenornp
racticenisnjustified?
a. ALARAnconcept
b. BERTnmethod
c. Diagnosticnefficacy
d. NEXTnprogram
ANS:n C

15. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnanmethodnofnexplainingnradiationntonthenpublic?