TEST BANK - RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL
RADIOGRAPHY, 9TH EDITION BY SHERER
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION PROTECTION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous
to the cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 2, 3, and 4 only
C. 3, 4, and 5 only
✓✓✓D. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically
charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter
through which it passes?
✓✓✓ A. Ionizing radiation
B. Nonionizing radiation
C,. Subatomic radiation
D. Ultrasonic radiation
ANS: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand
the medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely
A. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation
phobia they may have.
B. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to
assume a small chance of biologic damage.
C. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of
possible biologic damage.
✓✓✓ D. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small
chance of possible biologic damage.
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
, ANS: D
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
A. 1/10 of a sievert.
B. 1/100 of a sievert.
✓✓✓C. 1/1000 of a sievert.
D. 1/10,000 of a sievert.
5. The advantages of the BERT method are
(i) it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
(ii) it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
(iii) it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
✓✓✓ D.1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she
will receive from a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
✓✓✓A. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of
radiation received from the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
B. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
C. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
D.refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with
the referring physician.
ANS: A
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
always follow ALARA?So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to a
A. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
responsibility for patient radiation safety.
B. patient radiation safety.
✓✓✓ C. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose
level below which individuals would have no chance of developing this
disease.
D. Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which
individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.
ANS: C
8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
(i)Time
(ii)Distance
(iii)Shielding
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
, A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C.3 only
✓✓✓D.1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
hospital administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement,
and maintenance of the ALARA program?
A. Assistant administrator of the facility
B. Chief of staff
✓✓✓C. Radiation Safety Officer
D. Student radiologic technologist
ANS: C
10. Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during
a specific x-ray procedure difficult to answer?
(i)Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure
(ii) Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a
patient
(iii) Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose
✓✓✓ A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: A
11. X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?
A. Environmental
✓✓✓B. Ionizing
C. Internal
D. Nonionizing
ANS: B
12. What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?
✓✓✓A. Coulomb per kilogram
B. Milligray
C. Millisievert
D. Sievert
ANS: A
13. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of
the need for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-specified scan protocols to
be used for both radiology and nonradiology users of CT?
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
, A. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
✓✓✓ B. Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.
C. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
D. The Joint Commission
ANS: B
14. Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure
or practice is justified?
A. ALARA concept
B. BERT method
✓✓✓C. Diagnostic efficacy
D.NEXT program
ANS: C
15. Which of the following is a method of explaining radiation to the public?
A. ALARA
✓✓✓B. BERT
C. ORP
D. NEXT
ANS: B
16. Radiology departments or individual radiologic technologists can “pledge” to image
gently. The pledge includes which of the following?
(i) Make the image gently message a priority in staff communications each year.
(ii) Review the protocol recommendations and, when necessary, implement
adjustments to practice processes.
(iii)Communicate openly with parents.
A.1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
✓✓✓D. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
17. In a team approach to patient care, various participants
A. assume responsibility for their areas of expertise.
B. emphasize the importance of communication throughout the team
C. rotate as the person in charge of the team
✓✓✓ A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
RADIOGRAPHY, 9TH EDITION BY SHERER
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION PROTECTION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include
1. creation of unstable atoms.
2. production of free electrons.
3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous
to the cell.
4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.
5. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 2, 3, and 4 only
C. 3, 4, and 5 only
✓✓✓D. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
2. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically
charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter
through which it passes?
✓✓✓ A. Ionizing radiation
B. Nonionizing radiation
C,. Subatomic radiation
D. Ultrasonic radiation
ANS: A
3. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand
the medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely
A. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation
phobia they may have.
B. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to
assume a small chance of biologic damage.
C. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of
possible biologic damage.
✓✓✓ D. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small
chance of possible biologic damage.
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
, ANS: D
4. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
A. 1/10 of a sievert.
B. 1/100 of a sievert.
✓✓✓C. 1/1000 of a sievert.
D. 1/10,000 of a sievert.
5. The advantages of the BERT method are
(i) it does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
(ii) it emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
(iii) it provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
✓✓✓ D.1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
6. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she
will receive from a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
✓✓✓A. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of
radiation received from the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
B. avoid the patient’s question by changing the subject.
C. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
D.refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with
the referring physician.
ANS: A
7. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
always follow ALARA?So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to a
A. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
responsibility for patient radiation safety.
B. patient radiation safety.
✓✓✓ C. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose
level below which individuals would have no chance of developing this
disease.
D. Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which
individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.
ANS: C
8. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
(i)Time
(ii)Distance
(iii)Shielding
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
, A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C.3 only
✓✓✓D.1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
9. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the
hospital administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement,
and maintenance of the ALARA program?
A. Assistant administrator of the facility
B. Chief of staff
✓✓✓C. Radiation Safety Officer
D. Student radiologic technologist
ANS: C
10. Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during
a specific x-ray procedure difficult to answer?
(i)Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure
(ii) Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a
patient
(iii) Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose
✓✓✓ A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: A
11. X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?
A. Environmental
✓✓✓B. Ionizing
C. Internal
D. Nonionizing
ANS: B
12. What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?
✓✓✓A. Coulomb per kilogram
B. Milligray
C. Millisievert
D. Sievert
ANS: A
13. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of
the need for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-specified scan protocols to
be used for both radiology and nonradiology users of CT?
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
, A. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
✓✓✓ B. Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.
C. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
D. The Joint Commission
ANS: B
14. Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure
or practice is justified?
A. ALARA concept
B. BERT method
✓✓✓C. Diagnostic efficacy
D.NEXT program
ANS: C
15. Which of the following is a method of explaining radiation to the public?
A. ALARA
✓✓✓B. BERT
C. ORP
D. NEXT
ANS: B
16. Radiology departments or individual radiologic technologists can “pledge” to image
gently. The pledge includes which of the following?
(i) Make the image gently message a priority in staff communications each year.
(ii) Review the protocol recommendations and, when necessary, implement
adjustments to practice processes.
(iii)Communicate openly with parents.
A.1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
✓✓✓D. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
17. In a team approach to patient care, various participants
A. assume responsibility for their areas of expertise.
B. emphasize the importance of communication throughout the team
C. rotate as the person in charge of the team
✓✓✓ A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
