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th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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1. Introduction to Radiation Protection
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2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses Received
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3. Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter
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4. Radiation Quantities and Units
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5. Radiation Monitoring
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6. Overview of Cell Biology
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7. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
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8. Early Tissue Reactions and Their Effects on Organ Systems
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9. Stochastic Effects and Late Tissue Reactions of Radiation in Organ Systems
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10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection
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11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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12. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography and Mammography
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13. Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures
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14. Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
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Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1. Consequencesfoffionizationfinfhumanfcellsfinclude
1. creationfoffunstablefatoms.
2. productionfofffreefelectrons.
3. creationfoffhighlyfreactiveffreefradicalsfcapablefoffproducingfsubstancesfpoisonousftofth
efcell.
4. creationfoffnewfbiologicfmoleculesfdetrimentalftoftheflivingfcell.
5. injuryftofthefcellfthatfmayfmanifestfitselffasfabnormalffunctionforflossfofffunction.
a. 1,f2,fandf3fonly
b. 2,f3,fandf4fonly
c. 3,f4,fandf5fonly
d.f 1,f2,f3,f4,fandf5
ANSWER:f D
2. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafformfoffradiationfthatfisfcapablefoffcreatingfelectricallyfchargedfp
articlesfbyfremovingforbitalfelectronsffromfthefatomfoffnormalfmatterfthroughfwhichfitfpas
ses?
a. Ionizingfradiation
b. Nonionizingfradiation
c. Subatomicfradiation
d. Ultrasonicfradiation
ANSWER:f A
3. Regardingfexposureftofionizingfradiation,fpatientsfwhofarefeducatedftofunderstandfthefmedic
alfbenefitfoffanfimagingfprocedurefarefmoreflikelyfto
a. assumefafsmallfchancefoffbiologicfdamagefbutfnotfsuppressfanyfradiationfphobi
aftheyfmayfhave.
b. cancelftheirfscheduledfprocedurefbecauseftheyfarefnotfwillingftofassumefafsmal
lfchancefoffbiologicfdamage.
c. suppressfanyfradiationfphobiafbutfnotfriskfafsmallfchancefoffpossiblefbiologicf
damage.
d. suppressfanyfradiationfphobiafandfbefwillingftofassumefafsmallfchancefoffpossiblef
biologicfdamage.
ANSWER:f D
4. Thefmillisievertf(mSv)fisfequalfto
a. 1/10foffafsievert.
b. 1/100foffafsievert.
c. 1/1000foffafsievert.
d. 1/10,000foffafsievert.
ANSWER:f C
, RadiationfProtectionfinfMedicalfRadiographyf8thfEditionfShererfTestfBank
5. ThefadvantagesfoffthefBERTfmethodfare
1. itfdoesfnotfimplyfradiationfrisk;fitfisfsimplyfafmeansfforfcomparison.
2. itfemphasizesfthatfradiationfisfanfinnatefpartfoffourfenvironment.
3. itfprovidesfanfanswerfthatfisfeasyfforfthefpatientftofcomprehend.
a. 1fandf2fonly
b. 1fandf3fonly
c. 2fandf3fonly
d. 1,f2,fandf3
ANSWER:f D
6. Iffafpatientfasksfafradiographerfafquestionfaboutfhowfmuchfradiationfheforfshefwillfreceivef
fromfafspecificfx-rayfprocedure,fthefradiographerfcan
a. respondfbyfusingfanfestimationfbasedfonfthefcomparisonfoffradiationfreceivedffro
mfthefx-rayftofnaturalfbackgroundfradiationfreceived.
b. avoidfthefpatient’sfquestionfbyfchangingfthefsubject.
c. tellfthefpatientfthatfitfisfunethicalftofdiscussfsuchfconcerns.
d. refuseftofanswerfthefquestionfandfrecommendfthatfheforfshefspeakfwithft
hefreferringfphysician.
ANSWER:f A
7. Whyfshouldfthefselectionfofftechnicalfexposureffactorsfforfallfmedicalfimagingfprocedures
alwaysffollowfALARA? Softhatfradiographersfandfradiologistsfdofnotfhaveft
a.fSofthatfreferringfphysiciansforderingfimagingfproceduresfdofnotfhaveftofacceptfresponsi
bilityfforfpatientfradiationfsafety.
b.
patientfradiationfsafety.
c. Becausefradiation-
inducedfcancerfdoesfnotfappearftofhavefafdoseflevelfbelowfwhichfindividualsf
wouldfhavefnofchancefoffdevelopingfthisfdisease.
d. Becausefradiation-
inducedfcancerfdoesfhavefafdoseflevelfatfwhichfindividualsfwouldfhavefafchan
cefoffdevelopingfthisfdisease.
ANSWER:f C
8. Thefcardinalfprinciplesfoffradiationfprotectionfincludefwhichfofftheffollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1fonly
b. 2fonly
c. 3fonly
d. 1,f2,fandf3
ANSWER:f D
9. Infafhospitalfsetting,fwhichfofftheffollowingfprofessionalsfisfexpresslyfchargedfbyfthefhospitalf
administrationfwithfbeingfdirectlyfresponsiblefforfthefexecution,fenforcement,fandfmainten
ancefoffthefALARAfprogram?
a. Assistantfadministratorfofftheffacility
b. Chieffoffstaff