40 hr radiation safety ALL QUESTIONS
IN BOOK EXAM
1. In the early years of radiography, what caused personnel to be exposed?
A. Lack of protective equipment
B. Lack of awareness of radiation hazards
C. Poor regulation and oversight
D. All the above
2. In what year did Marie Curie die?
A. 1895
B. Late in 1898
C. 1905
D. 1934
3. Who coined the term "radioactivity"?
A. Marie and Pierre Curie
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Henri Becquerel
4. In the early years of radiography (1920–1930), the maximum steel thickness that could
be inspected via X-radiation was:
A. 1 inch
B. 2 inches
C. 3 inches (7.62 cm)
D. 5 inches
5. Historically, the predominant cause of overexposure is:
A. Equipment failure
B. Human error
C. Poor training
D. All the above
, 6. The responsibility to adhere to regulations, license conditions, and company policies falls
to:
A. The RSO
B. All radiation workers
C. Supervisors only
D. Safety inspectors
7. Alpha particles were discovered by:
A. Marie Curie
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Niels Bohr
8. The first medical X-ray was conducted at:
A. Johns Hopkins
B. Mayo Clinic
C. Massachusetts General
D. Cleveland Clinic
9. Regulations from one state to the next are essentially the same?
A. False
B. True
10. The origins of industrial radiography can be attributed to:
A. Henri Becquerel
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Marie Curie
11. A radiographer should first turn to whom for guidance and counsel?
A. Company supervisor
B. The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer)
C. NRC inspector
D. OSHA officer
IN BOOK EXAM
1. In the early years of radiography, what caused personnel to be exposed?
A. Lack of protective equipment
B. Lack of awareness of radiation hazards
C. Poor regulation and oversight
D. All the above
2. In what year did Marie Curie die?
A. 1895
B. Late in 1898
C. 1905
D. 1934
3. Who coined the term "radioactivity"?
A. Marie and Pierre Curie
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Henri Becquerel
4. In the early years of radiography (1920–1930), the maximum steel thickness that could
be inspected via X-radiation was:
A. 1 inch
B. 2 inches
C. 3 inches (7.62 cm)
D. 5 inches
5. Historically, the predominant cause of overexposure is:
A. Equipment failure
B. Human error
C. Poor training
D. All the above
, 6. The responsibility to adhere to regulations, license conditions, and company policies falls
to:
A. The RSO
B. All radiation workers
C. Supervisors only
D. Safety inspectors
7. Alpha particles were discovered by:
A. Marie Curie
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Niels Bohr
8. The first medical X-ray was conducted at:
A. Johns Hopkins
B. Mayo Clinic
C. Massachusetts General
D. Cleveland Clinic
9. Regulations from one state to the next are essentially the same?
A. False
B. True
10. The origins of industrial radiography can be attributed to:
A. Henri Becquerel
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Marie Curie
11. A radiographer should first turn to whom for guidance and counsel?
A. Company supervisor
B. The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer)
C. NRC inspector
D. OSHA officer
