RAT 1210 - Radiation Therapy Mock Exam 1
CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM 2026-2027
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED
PASS. Broward College
The instrument used for recording higher energy gamma and x-
radiation and beta particles specifically for contamination and
measurement of radioactivity is the:
A. Geiger-Mueller counter
B. Cutie Pie
C. Ionization chamber
D. None of these
B. Cutie Pie
The most common histopathology for head neck cancers is:
A. Adenocarcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Transitional cell carcinoma
D. Clear cell carcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
,A 42 year old male who has been working in the field for 10 years
would have a lifetime exposure of:
A. 4.2 rem
B. 42 rem
C. .05 rem
D. 5 rem
B. 42 rem
* 1 rem per year in age is allowed
Which of the following are required on the personnel monitoring
report:
1. Birth date
2. Cumulative lifetime exposure
3. Cumulative annual skin dose
A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. All choices
A. 1 & 2
,The most common cancer in children is:
A. Retinoblastoma
B. ALL
C. Ewings Sarcoma
D. Medulloblastoma
B. ALL
The annual dose limit for occupational exposure to the hands is
_____________________________________________________________ annually.
50 rem or 500 mSv
If distance is doubled, the intensity of the radiation will be:
A. Reduced by half
B. Increased by a factor of 2
C. Reduced by a factor of 4
D. Increased by a factor of 4
C. Reduced by a factor of 4
, An area where the radiation level could reach 60 mrem/hr
would be classified as:
A. Radiation area
B. High radiation area
C. Very high radiation area
D. Dangerous radiation area
A. Radiation area
Notice should be posted where radiation exposure has potential.
An area above 100 mrem/hr must have a sign saying "Caution:
High radiation area". Exposure below that can just read
"radiation area."
When a patient is treated with radioactive Iodine 131, the room
should have a label that reads:
A. "High Radiation-Grave Danger"
B. "Caution: Radioactive Materials"
C. "Caution: High Dose Radiation"
D. "Do Not Enter: Radiation at Excessive Levels"
B. "Caution: Radioactive Materials"
Where sources of radiation are stored and used, there should always
be warning signs posted saying, "Caution: Radioactive Materials."
CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM 2026-2027
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED
PASS. Broward College
The instrument used for recording higher energy gamma and x-
radiation and beta particles specifically for contamination and
measurement of radioactivity is the:
A. Geiger-Mueller counter
B. Cutie Pie
C. Ionization chamber
D. None of these
B. Cutie Pie
The most common histopathology for head neck cancers is:
A. Adenocarcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Transitional cell carcinoma
D. Clear cell carcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
,A 42 year old male who has been working in the field for 10 years
would have a lifetime exposure of:
A. 4.2 rem
B. 42 rem
C. .05 rem
D. 5 rem
B. 42 rem
* 1 rem per year in age is allowed
Which of the following are required on the personnel monitoring
report:
1. Birth date
2. Cumulative lifetime exposure
3. Cumulative annual skin dose
A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. All choices
A. 1 & 2
,The most common cancer in children is:
A. Retinoblastoma
B. ALL
C. Ewings Sarcoma
D. Medulloblastoma
B. ALL
The annual dose limit for occupational exposure to the hands is
_____________________________________________________________ annually.
50 rem or 500 mSv
If distance is doubled, the intensity of the radiation will be:
A. Reduced by half
B. Increased by a factor of 2
C. Reduced by a factor of 4
D. Increased by a factor of 4
C. Reduced by a factor of 4
, An area where the radiation level could reach 60 mrem/hr
would be classified as:
A. Radiation area
B. High radiation area
C. Very high radiation area
D. Dangerous radiation area
A. Radiation area
Notice should be posted where radiation exposure has potential.
An area above 100 mrem/hr must have a sign saying "Caution:
High radiation area". Exposure below that can just read
"radiation area."
When a patient is treated with radioactive Iodine 131, the room
should have a label that reads:
A. "High Radiation-Grave Danger"
B. "Caution: Radioactive Materials"
C. "Caution: High Dose Radiation"
D. "Do Not Enter: Radiation at Excessive Levels"
B. "Caution: Radioactive Materials"
Where sources of radiation are stored and used, there should always
be warning signs posted saying, "Caution: Radioactive Materials."
