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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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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Consequencesgofgionizationginghumangcellsginclude
1. creationgofgunstablegatoms.
2. productiongofgfreegelectrons.
3. creationgofghighlygreactivegfreegradicalsgcapablegofgproducinggsubstancesgpoisonousgtogt
hegcell.
4. creationgofgnewgbiologicgmoleculesgdetrimentalgtogtheglivinggcell.
5. injurygtogthegcellgthatgmaygmanifestgitselfgasgabnormalgfunctiongorglossgofgfunction.
a. 1,g2,gandg3gonly
b. 2,g3,gandg4gonly
c. 3,g4,gandg5gonly
d.g 1,g2,g3,g4,gandg5
ANSWER:g D
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagformgofgradiationgthatgisgcapablegofgcreatinggelectricallygcharge
dgparticlesgbygremovinggorbitalgelectronsgfromgthegatomgofgnormalgmattergthroughgwhichgi
tgpasses?
a. Ionizinggradiation
b. Nonionizinggradiation
c. Subatomicgradiation
d. Ultrasonicgradiation
ANSWER:g A
3. Regardinggexposuregtogionizinggradiation,gpatientsgwhogaregeducatedgtogunderstandgthegme
dicalgbenefitgofgangimaginggproceduregaregmoreglikelygto
a. assumegagsmallgchancegofgbiologicgdamagegbutgnotgsuppressganygradiationgpho
biagtheygmayghave.
b. cancelgtheirgscheduledgproceduregbecausegtheygaregnotgwillinggtogassumegagsm
allgchancegofgbiologicgdamage.
c. suppressganygradiationgphobiagbutgnotgriskgagsmallgchancegofgpossiblegbiolog
icgdamage.
d. suppressganygradiationgphobiagandgbegwillinggtogassumegagsmallgchancegofgpossib
legbiologicgdamage.
ANSWER:g D
4. Thegmillisievertg(mSv)gisgequalgto
a. 1/10gofgagsievert.
b. 1/100gofgagsievert.
c. 1/1000gofgagsievert.
d. 1/10,000gofgagsievert.
ANSWER:g C
, RadiationgProtectiongingMedicalgRadiographyg8thgEditiongSherergTestgBank
5. ThegadvantagesgofgthegBERTgmethodgare
1. itgdoesgnotgimplygradiationgrisk;gitgisgsimplygagmeansgforgcomparison.
2. itgemphasizesgthatgradiationgisganginnategpartgofgourgenvironment.
3. itgprovidesganganswergthatgisgeasygforgthegpatientgtogcomprehend.
a. 1gandg2gonly
b. 1gandg3gonly
c. 2gandg3gonly
d. 1,g2,gandg3
ANSWER:g D
6. Ifgagpatientgasksgagradiographergagquestiongaboutghowgmuchgradiationghegorgshegwillgrece
ivegfromgagspecificgx-raygprocedure,gthegradiographergcan
a. respondgbygusinggangestimationgbasedgongthegcomparisongofgradiationgreceivedgfr
omgthegx-raygtognaturalgbackgroundgradiationgreceived.
b. avoidgthegpatient’sgquestiongbygchanginggthegsubject.
c. tellgthegpatientgthatgitgisgunethicalgtogdiscussgsuchgconcerns.
d. refusegtoganswergthegquestiongandgrecommendgthatghegorgshegspeakgwith
gthegreferringgphysician.
ANSWER:g A
7. Whygshouldgthegselectiongofgtechnicalgexposuregfactorsgforgallgmedicalgimaginggprocedures
alwaysgfollowgALARA? Sogthatgradiographersgandgradiologistsgdognotghavegto
ga
a.gSogthatgreferringgphysiciansgorderinggimaginggproceduresgdognotghavegtogacceptgrespo
nsibilitygforgpatientgradiationgsafety.
b.
patientgradiationgsafety.
c. Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesgnotgappeargtoghavegagdoseglevelgbelowgwhichgindividua
lsgwouldghavegnogchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
d. Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesghavegagdoseglevelgatgwhichgindividualsgwouldghavegagch
ancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
ANSWER:g C
8. Thegcardinalgprinciplesgofgradiationgprotectiongincludegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1gonly
b. 2gonly
c. 3gonly
d. 1,g2,gandg3
ANSWER:g D
9. Ingaghospitalgsetting,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggprofessionalsgisgexpresslygchargedgbygtheghospit
algadministrationgwithgbeinggdirectlygresponsiblegforgthegexecution,genforcement,gandgmain
tenancegofgthegALARAgprogram?
a. Assistantgadministratorgofgthegfacility
b. Chiefgofgstaff