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d. Ultrasonic radiation t
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4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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b. 1/100 of a sievert. t t t
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1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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patient radiation safety.
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which individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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tadministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and t t t t t t t t t
tmaintenance of the ALARA program? t t t t
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11. X-raysare a form of whichof the following kinds of radiation?
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12. Whatunitisusedtomeasureradiationexposureinthemetric International SystemofUnits?
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b. Milligray
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MULTIPLE CHOICE t
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include t t t t t t
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5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
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a. 1, 2, and 3 only
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2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
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tparticles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
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d. Ultrasonic radiation t
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3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical
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a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia
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b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
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4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
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a. 1/10 of a sievert. t t t
b. 1/100 of a sievert. t t t
c. 1/1000 of a sievert. t t t
d. 1/10,000 of a sievert. t t t
ANS: C t
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, 5. The advantages of the BERT method are
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1. it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
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2. it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
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3. it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
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a. 1 and 2 only t t t
b. 1 and 3 only t t t
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6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will receive
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tfrom a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
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a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received
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from the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
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b. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
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c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
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d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with the
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referring physician.
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7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
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talways follow ALARA? t t
a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
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responsibility for patient radiation safety.
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b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept responsibility for
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patient radiation safety.
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c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level below
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which individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
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d. Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which individuals
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would have a chance of developing this disease.
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8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
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1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
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c. 3 only t
d. 1, 2, and 3 t t t
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9. Inahospitalsetting,whichofthefollowingprofessionalsisexpresslychargedbythehospital
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tadministration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and t t t t t t t t t
tmaintenance of the ALARA program? t t t t
a. Assistant administrator of the facility t t t t
b. Chiefofstaff t t
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, c. RadiationSafetyOfficer t t
d. Studentradiologic technologist t
ANS: C
10. Whyisaquestionconcerningtheamountofradiationapatientwillreceiveduringaspecific x- ray
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tprocedure difficult to answer? t t t
1. Becausethereceiveddoseisspecifiedinanumberofdifferentunitsofmeasure t t t t t t t t t t t t
2. Becausethescientificunitsforradiationdosearenormallynotcomprehensiblebyapatient
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3. Becausethepatientshouldnotreceiveanyinformationaboutradiationdose
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a. 1and 2 only
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b. 1and 3 only
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c. 2and 3 only
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d. 1, 2, and 3 t t t
ANS: A
11. X-raysare a form of whichof the following kinds of radiation?
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a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS: B
12. Whatunitisusedtomeasureradiationexposureinthemetric International SystemofUnits?
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a. Coulombper kilogram t t
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
d. Sievert
ANS: A
13. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of the
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tneed for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-specified scan protocols to be used for
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tboth radiology and nonradiology users of CT?
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a. U.S. Food and DrugAdministration
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b. AllianceforRadiation Safetyin Pediatric Imaging. t t t t t
c. American Registryof RadiologicTechnologists t t t
d. TheJoint Commission t t
ANS: B
14. Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure or
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tpractice is justified? t t
a. ALARAconcept
b. BERTmethod
c. Diagnostic efficacy t
d. NEXTprogram
ANS: C
15. Whichofthe followingis amethod ofexplainingradiation tothepublic?
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