Test Bank For Radiation Safety and Radiobiology In Medical Imaging 10th Edition by Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer||ISBN:9780443123535

TEST BANK
RADIATION 7 0 PROTECTION 7 0 IN 7 0 MEDICALRADIOGRAPHY 7 0 9TH
7 0 EDITION
ByMary 70Alice 7 0 Statkiewicz 7 0 Sherer

, TABLEOF 70CONTENT
Chapter1. 70Introduction 70to 70Radiation 70Protection
Chapter 702. 70Radiation: 70Types,Sources, 70and
70Doses 70Received 70Chapter 703. 70Interaction 70of
70X-Radiation 70with 70Matter 70Chapter4. 70Radiation
70Quantitiesand 70Units 70Chapter
5. Radiation 70Monitoring
Chapter 706. 7 0 Overviewof 70Cell 70Biology
Chapter7. 7 0 Molecularand 7 0 CellularRadiation 7 0 Biology
Chapter 708. 70Early 70Tissue 70Reactions 70and 70Their 70Effects 70on
70Organ 70Systems 70Chapter9. 70Stochastic 70Effectsand 70Late 70Tissue
70Reactionsof 70Radiation 70in 70Organ 70Systems
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Chapter10. 70Dose 70Limitsfor 70Exposuret o 70Ionizingj




70Radiation 70Chapter 7011. 70Equipment 70Design 70for
70Radiation 70Protection
Chapter12. 70ManagementofPatientRadiation 70Dose 70During 70Diagnostic 70X-
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Ray 70Procedures
Chapter13. 70Radiation 70Safetyin 70ComputedTomographyand
70Mammography 70Chapter 7014. 70Managementof 70Imaging j




70PersonnelRadiation 70Dose 70During 70Diagnostic 70X-Ray 70Procedures
Chapter15. 70Radioisotopesand 70Radiation 70Protection


Chapter 01: 7 0 Introduction to 7 0 Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation 7 0 Protection 70in 70Medical Radiography, 9th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Consequences 7 0 of 70ionization 7 0 inhuman cells 7 0 include
1. creation 70of unstable 7 0 atoms.
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2. production 7 0 offree 7 0 electrons.
3. creation ofhighly 7 0 reactive 7 0 free 70molecules
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(calledfreeradicals) 70capable 70of producing 70substances poisonous
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to 70the 70cell.
4. creation 70ofnew 70biologic 7 0 7 0 molecules detrimental 7 0 to 70the 70living 7 0 cell.
5. injury 70to 70the 70cell 70that 70may 70manifest itself 7 0 asabnormal 7 0 function
7 0 70 or 70loss 70offunction.
6. production 7 0 of 70low-energy 7 0 x-ray 70photons.
a. 1,2, 703, 70and 7 0 4 70only
b. 2,3, 704, 70and 7 0 5 70only
c. 3,4, 705, 70and 7 0 6 70only

,d. All 70the 70options
ANS: D

, 2. Which 70ofthe 70following 7 0 is 70aform 70ofradiation 7 0 that 7 0 is 70capable
70ofcreating 7 0 electrically 70charged 70particles 7 0 by 70removing 7 0 orbital
70electrons 7 0 from 70the 70atomofnormal 7 0 matter 70through which
7 0 it 70passes?
a. Ionizing 7 0 radiation
b. Nonionizing 7 0 radiation
c. Subatomic 7 0 radiation
d. Ultrasonic 7 0 radiation
ANS: A

3. Regarding 70exposure 70toionizing 7 0 radiation, 7 0 patients 7 0 who
70areeducated 70to 70understand 7 0 the 70medical 70benefit of 70animaging
procedure 70are 70more 70likely 7 0 to
a. assume 7 0 asmall 7 0 chance 70ofbiologic 7 0 damage 7 0 butnot
70suppress 70anyradiation 70phobia 70they 70may 70have.
b. cancel 70their 70 scheduled 7 0 procedure 70because 70they 70arenot
70willing 7 0 to 70assume 7 0 a 70small 70chance 70of 70biologic
damage.
c. suppress 70anyradiation 7 0 phobia 70but not 70risk 70asmall
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7 0 chance 70ofpossible 70biologic 70damage.
d. suppress 70anyradiation 7 0 phobia 7 0 andbewilling 7 0 to 70assume
7 0 a 70small 7 0 chance 70ofpossible 70biologic 7 0 damage.
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ANS: D

4. The 70millisievert 7 0 7 0 (mSv) 7 0 isequal 70to
a. 1/10 70of 7 0 a 70sievert.
b. 1/100 70of 7 0 a 70sievert.
c. 1/1000 70of 7 0 a 70sievert.
d. 1/10,000 70of 7 0 a 70sievert.

ANS: C


5. The 70advantages 7 0 of 70the 70BERT 7 0 method 7 0 are
1. BERT 70doesnot 70imply 7 0 radiation 7 0 7 0 risk; 70it 70is 70simply ameans
7 0 forcomparison.
2. BERT 70emphasizesthat 7 0 radiation 7 0 is 70aninnate partofthe 70environment.
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3. BERT 70provides 7 0 ananswerthat 7 0 is 70easyfor 70the 70patient 7 0 tocomprehend.
a. 1and 7 0 2 70only
b. 1and 7 0 3 70only
c. 2and 7 0 3 70only
d. All 70the 70options
ANS: 70D

6. Ifapatient 7 0 asksa 70radiographer 7 0 aquestion 7 0 about 70howmuch
7 0 radiation 7 0 he 70orshe 7 0 will 70receive 70from 70aspecific x-ray
70procedure, 70the 7 0 radiographer can
a. respond 70byusing 7 0 an estimation
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7 0 comparison 7 0 ofradiation 7 0 received 70from 70the 70x-ray 70to
70natural background 7 0 radiation received.
b. avoid 7 0thepatient’s 7 0 question 7 0 bychanging 7 0 70 the 70subject.
c. tell 70the 7 0 patient 70that 70it 70is 70unethical 7 0 7 0 to 70discuss 7 0 such 70concerns.
d. refuse 7 0 toanswer 7 0 thequestion 7 0 andrecommend that
70heorshe 70speakwith 70the 70referring
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ANS: 70A

7. Whyshould 7 0 the 70selection 7 0 of 70technical 7 0 exposure 70factors 7 0 for