Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.5sIntroduction5sto5sRadiation5sProtection
2.5sRadiation:5sTypes,5sSources,5sand5sDoses5sReceived
3.5sInteraction5sof5sX-Radiation5swith5sMatter
4.5sRadiation5sQuantities5sand5sUnits
5.5sRadiation5sMonitoring
6.5sOverview5sof5sCell5sBiology
7.5sMolecular5sand5sCellular5sRadiation5sBiology
8.5sEarly5sTissue5sReactions5sand5sTheir5sEffects5son5sOrgan5sSystems
9.5sStochastic5sEffects5sand5sLate5sTissue5sReactions5sof5sRadiation5sin5sOrgan5sSystems
10.5sEquipment5sDesign5sfor5sRadiation5sProtection
11.5sManagement5sof5sPatient5sRadiation5sDose5sDuring5sDiagnostic5sX-Ray5sProcedures
12.5sRadiation5sSafety5sin5sComputed5sTomography5sand5sMammography
13.5sManagement5sof5sImaging5sPersonnel5sRadiation5sDose5sDuring5sDiagnostic5sX-Ray5sProcedures
14.5sRadioisotopes5sand5sRadiation5sProtection
,Chapter5s01:5sIntroduction5sto5sRadiation5sProtection
Sherer:5sRadiation5sProtection5sin5sMedical5sRadiography,5s9th5sEdition
MULTIPLE5s CHOICE
1. Consequences5sof5sionization5sin5shuman5scells5sinclude
1. creation5sof5sunstable5satoms.
2. production5sof5sfree5selectrons.
3. creation5sof5shighly5sreactive5sfree5sradicals5scapable5sof5sproducing5ssubstances5spoisonous
5sto5sthe5 cs ell.
4. creation5sof5snew5sbiologic5smolecules5sdetrimental5sto5sthe5sliving5scell.
5. injury5sto5sthe5scell5sthat5smay5smanifest5sitself5sas5sabnormal5sfunction5sor5sloss5sof5sfunction.
a. 1,5s2,5sand5s35sonly
b. 2,5s3,5sand5s45sonly
c. 3,5s4,5sand5s55sonly
d.5 s 1,5s2,5s3,5s4,5sand5s5
ANSWER:5 s D
2. Which5sof5sthe5sfollowing5sis5sa5sform5sof5sradiation5sthat5sis5scapable5sof5screating5selectrically5s
charged5p
s articles5sby5sremoving5sorbital5selectrons5sfrom5sthe5satom5sof5snormal5smatter5sthr
ough5swhich5sit5spasses?
a. Ionizing5sradiation
b. Nonionizing5sradiation
c. Subatomic5sradiation
d. Ultrasonic5sradiation
ANSWER:5 s A
3. Regarding5sexposure5sto5sionizing5sradiation,5spatients5swho5sare5seducated5sto5sunderstand5sthe
medicalb
5s s enefit5sof5san5simaging5sprocedure5sare5smore5slikely5sto
5
a. assume5sa5ssmall5schance5sof5sbiologic5sdamage5sbut5snot5ssuppress5sany5sradiation
phobia5ts hey5smay5shave.
5s
b. cancel5stheir5sscheduled5sprocedure5sbecause5sthey5sare5snot5swilling5sto5sassume5
a small5cs hance5sof5sbiologic5sdamage.
s 5s
c. suppress5sany5sradiation5sphobia5sbut5snot5srisk5sa5ssmall5schance5sof5spossible5s
biologic5d
s amage.
d. suppress5sany5sradiation5sphobia5sand5sbe5swilling5sto5sassume5sa5ssmall5schance5sof5s
possible5bs iologic5sdamage.
ANSWER:5 s D
4. The5smillisievert5s(mSv)5sis5sequal5sto
a. 1/105sof5sa5ssievert.
b. 1/1005sof5sa5ssievert.
c. 1/10005sof5sa5ssievert.
d. 1/10,0005sof5sa5ssievert.
ANSWER:5 s C
, Radiation5sProtection5sin5sMedical5sRadiography5s8th5sEdition5sSherer5sTest5s
Bank
5. The5sadvantages5sof5sthe5sBERT5smethod5sare
1. it5sdoes5snot5simply5sradiation5srisk;5sit5sis5ssimply5sa5smeans5sfor5scomparison.
2. it5semphasizes5sthat5sradiation5sis5san5sinnate5spart5sof5sour5senvironment.
3. it5sprovides5san5sanswer5sthat5sis5seasy5sfor5sthe5spatient5sto5scomprehend.
a. 15sand5s25sonly
b. 15sand5s35sonly
c. 25sand5s35sonly
d. 1,5s2,5sand5s3
ANSWER:5 s D
6. If5sa5spatient5sasks5sa5sradiographer5sa5squestion5sabout5show5smuch5sradiation5she5sor5sshe5sw
ill5sreceive5fs rom5sa5sspecific5sx-ray5sprocedure,5sthe5sradiographer5scan
a. respond5sby5susing5san5sestimation5sbased5son5sthe5scomparison5sof5sradiation5sreceiv
ed5sfrom5ts he5sx-ray5sto5snatural5sbackground5sradiation5sreceived.
b. avoid5sthe5spatient’s5squestion5sby5schanging5sthe5ssubject.
c. tell5sthe5spatient5sthat5sit5sis5sunethical5sto5sdiscuss5ssuch5sconcerns.
d. refuse5sto5sanswer5sthe5squestion5sand5srecommend5sthat5she5sor5sshe5sspeak
5swith5sthe5r
s eferring5sphysician.
ANSWER:5 s A
7. Why5sshould5sthe5sselection5sof5stechnical5sexposure5sfactors5sfor5sall5smedical5simaging5sprocedures
always5sfollow5sALARA? So5sthat5sradiographers5sand5sradiologists5sdo5snot5sh
e5sto5sa
a.5sSo5sthat5sreferring5sphysicians5sordering5simaging5sprocedures5sdo5snot5shave5sto5saccept5rs
esponsibility5sfor5spatient5sradiation5ssafety.
b.
patient5sradiation5ssafety.
c. Because5sradiation-
induced5scancer5sdoes5snot5sappear5sto5shave5sa5sdose5slevel5sbelow5w s hich5sindi
viduals5swould5shave5sno5schance5sof5sdeveloping5sthis5sdisease.
d. Because5sradiation-
induced5scancer5sdoes5shave5sa5sdose5slevel5sat5swhich5sindividuals5w
s ould5shave5s
a5schance5sof5sdeveloping5sthis5sdisease.
ANSWER:5 s C
8. The5scardinal5sprinciples5sof5sradiation5sprotection5sinclude5swhich5sof5sthe5sfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 15sonly
b. 25sonly
c. 35sonly
d. 1,5s2,5sand5s3
ANSWER:5 s D
9. In5sa5shospital5ssetting,5swhich5sof5sthe5sfollowing5sprofessionals5sis5sexpressly5scharged5sby5sthe5s
hospital5as dministration5swith5sbeing5sdirectly5sresponsible5sfor5sthe5sexecution,5senforcement,5s
and5smaintenance5sof5sthe5sALARA5sprogram?
a. Assistant5sadministrator5sof5sthe5sfacility
b. Chief5sof5sstaff