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1. Consequencesvofvionizationvinvhumanvcellsvinclude
1. creationvofvunstablevatoms.
2. productionvofvfreevelectrons.
3. creationvofvhighlyvreactivevfreevradicalsvcapablevofvproducingvsubstancesvpoisonousvtovthevc
ell.
4. creationvofvnewvbiologicvmoleculesvdetrimentalvtovthevlivingvcell.
5. injuryvtovthevcellvthatvmayvmanifestvitselfvasvabnormalvfunctionvorvlossvofvfunction.
a. 1,v2,vandv3vonly
b. 2,v3,vandv4vonly
c. 3,v4,vandv5vonly
d. 1,v2,v3,v4,vandv5
ANS:v D
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavformvofvradiationvthatvisvcapablevofvcreatingvelectricallyvchargedvp
articlesvbyvremovingvorbitalvelectronsvfromvthevatomvofvnormalvmattervthroughvwhichvitvpasse
s?
a. Ionizingvradiation
b. Nonionizingvradiation
c. Subatomicvradiation
d. Ultrasonicvradiation N R I G B.C M U S N T O
ANS:v A
3. Regardingvexposurevtovionizingvradiation,vpatientsvwhovareveducatedvtovunderstandvthevmedicalvb
enefitvofvanvimagingvprocedurevarevmorevlikelyvto
a. assumevavsmallvchancevofvbiologicvdamagevbutvnotvsuppressvanyvradiationvphobiavt
heyvmayvhave.
b. cancelvtheirvscheduledvprocedurevbecausevtheyvarevnotvwillingvtovassumevavsmallvc
hancevofvbiologicvdamage.
c. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavbutvnotvriskvavsmallvchancevofvpossiblevbiologicvd
amage.
d. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavandvbevwillingvtovassumevavsmallvchancevofvpossiblevb
iologicvdamage.
ANS:v D
4. Thevmillisievertv(mSv)visvequalvto
a. 1/10vofvavsievert.
b. 1/100vofvavsievert.
c. 1/1000vofvavsievert.
d. 1/10,000vofvavsievert.
ANS:v C
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5. ThevadvantagesvofvthevBERTvmethodvare
1. itvdoesvnotvimplyvradiationvrisk;vitvisvsimplyvavmeansvforvcomparison.
2. itvemphasizesvthatvradiationvisvanvinnatevpartvofvourvenvironment.
3. itvprovidesvanvanswervthatvisveasyvforvthevpatientvtovcomprehend.
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANS:v D
6. Ifvavpatientvasksvavradiographervavquestionvaboutvhowvmuchvradiationvhevorvshevwillvreceivevfr
omvavspecificvx-rayvprocedure,vthevradiographervcan
a. respondvbyvusingvanvestimationvbasedvonvthevcomparisonvofvradiationvreceivedvfromvt
hevx-rayvtovnaturalvbackgroundvradiationvreceived.
b. avoidvthevpatient’svquestionvbyvchangingvthevsubject.
c. tellvthevpatientvthatvitvisvunethicalvtovdiscussvsuchvconcerns.
d. refusevtovanswervthevquestionvandvrecommendvthatvhevorvshevspeakvwithvthevr
eferringvphysician.
ANS:v A
7. Whyvshouldvthevselectionvofvtechnicalvexposurevfactorsvforvallvmedicalvimagingvproceduresva
lwaysvfollowvALARA?
a. Sovthatvreferringvphysiciansvorderingvimagingvproceduresvdovnotvhavevtovacceptvr
esponsibilityvforvpatientvradiationvsafety.
b. Sovthatvradiographersvandvradiologistsvdovnotvhavevtovacceptvresponsibilityvfor
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c. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvnotvappearvtovhavevavdosevlevelvbelowvwhichvindividualsv
wouldvhavevnovchancevofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
d. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvhavevavdosevlevelvatvwhichvindividualsvwouldvhavevavchanc
evofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
ANS:v C
8. Thevcardinalvprinciplesvofvradiationvprotectionvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1vonly
b. 2vonly
c. 3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANS:v D
9. Invavhospitalvsetting,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvprofessionalsvisvexpresslyvchargedvbyvthevhospitalva
dministrationvwithvbeingvdirectlyvresponsiblevforvthevexecution,venforcement,vandvmaintenancev
ofvthevALARAvprogram?
a. Assistantvadministratorvofvthevfacility
b. Chiefvofvstaff
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d. Studentvradiologicvtechnologist
ANS:v C
10. Whyvisvavquestionvconcerningvthevamountvofvradiationvavpatientvwillvreceivevduringvavspecificvx
-rayvprocedurevdifficultvtovanswer?
1. Becausevthevreceivedvdosevisvspecifiedvinvavnumbervofvdifferentvunitsvofvmeasure
2. Becausevthevscientificvunitsvforvradiationvdosevarevnormallyvnotvcomprehensiblevbyvavpatient
3. Becausevthevpatientvshouldvnotvreceivevanyvinformationvaboutvradiationvdose
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANS:v A
11. X-raysvarevavformvofvwhichvofvthevfollowingvkindsvofvradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:v B
12. WhatvunitvisvusedvtovmeasurevradiationvexposurevinvthevmetricvInternationalvSystemvofvUnits?
a. Coulombvpervkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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ANS:v A
13. Whatvorganizationvwasvfoundedvinv2007vthatvcontinuesvtheirvpursuitvtovraisevawarenessvofvthevn
eedvforvdosevreductionvprotocolsvbyvpromotingvpediatric-
specifiedvscanvprotocolsvtovbevusedvforvbothvradiologyvandvnonradiologyvusersvofvCT?
a. U.S.vFoodvandvDrugvAdministration
b. AlliancevforvRadiationvSafetyvinvPediatricvImaging.
c. AmericanvRegistryvofvRadiologicvTechnologists
d. ThevJointvCommission
ANS:v B
14. Whichvofvthevfollowingvprovidesvthevbasisvforvdeterminingvwhethervanvimagingvprocedurevorvp
racticevisvjustified?
a. ALARAvconcept
b. BERTvmethod
c. Diagnosticvefficacy
d. NEXTvprogram
ANS:v C
15. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavmethodvofvexplainingvradiationvtovthevpublic?
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1. Consequencesvofvionizationvinvhumanvcellsvinclude
1. creationvofvunstablevatoms.
2. productionvofvfreevelectrons.
3. creationvofvhighlyvreactivevfreevradicalsvcapablevofvproducingvsubstancesvpoisonousvtovthevc
ell.
4. creationvofvnewvbiologicvmoleculesvdetrimentalvtovthevlivingvcell.
5. injuryvtovthevcellvthatvmayvmanifestvitselfvasvabnormalvfunctionvorvlossvofvfunction.
a. 1,v2,vandv3vonly
b. 2,v3,vandv4vonly
c. 3,v4,vandv5vonly
d. 1,v2,v3,v4,vandv5
ANS:v D
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavformvofvradiationvthatvisvcapablevofvcreatingvelectricallyvchargedvp
articlesvbyvremovingvorbitalvelectronsvfromvthevatomvofvnormalvmattervthroughvwhichvitvpasse
s?
a. Ionizingvradiation
b. Nonionizingvradiation
c. Subatomicvradiation
d. Ultrasonicvradiation N R I G B.C M U S N T O
ANS:v A
3. Regardingvexposurevtovionizingvradiation,vpatientsvwhovareveducatedvtovunderstandvthevmedicalvb
enefitvofvanvimagingvprocedurevarevmorevlikelyvto
a. assumevavsmallvchancevofvbiologicvdamagevbutvnotvsuppressvanyvradiationvphobiavt
heyvmayvhave.
b. cancelvtheirvscheduledvprocedurevbecausevtheyvarevnotvwillingvtovassumevavsmallvc
hancevofvbiologicvdamage.
c. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavbutvnotvriskvavsmallvchancevofvpossiblevbiologicvd
amage.
d. suppressvanyvradiationvphobiavandvbevwillingvtovassumevavsmallvchancevofvpossiblevb
iologicvdamage.
ANS:v D
4. Thevmillisievertv(mSv)visvequalvto
a. 1/10vofvavsievert.
b. 1/100vofvavsievert.
c. 1/1000vofvavsievert.
d. 1/10,000vofvavsievert.
ANS:v C
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5. ThevadvantagesvofvthevBERTvmethodvare
1. itvdoesvnotvimplyvradiationvrisk;vitvisvsimplyvavmeansvforvcomparison.
2. itvemphasizesvthatvradiationvisvanvinnatevpartvofvourvenvironment.
3. itvprovidesvanvanswervthatvisveasyvforvthevpatientvtovcomprehend.
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANS:v D
6. Ifvavpatientvasksvavradiographervavquestionvaboutvhowvmuchvradiationvhevorvshevwillvreceivevfr
omvavspecificvx-rayvprocedure,vthevradiographervcan
a. respondvbyvusingvanvestimationvbasedvonvthevcomparisonvofvradiationvreceivedvfromvt
hevx-rayvtovnaturalvbackgroundvradiationvreceived.
b. avoidvthevpatient’svquestionvbyvchangingvthevsubject.
c. tellvthevpatientvthatvitvisvunethicalvtovdiscussvsuchvconcerns.
d. refusevtovanswervthevquestionvandvrecommendvthatvhevorvshevspeakvwithvthevr
eferringvphysician.
ANS:v A
7. Whyvshouldvthevselectionvofvtechnicalvexposurevfactorsvforvallvmedicalvimagingvproceduresva
lwaysvfollowvALARA?
a. Sovthatvreferringvphysiciansvorderingvimagingvproceduresvdovnotvhavevtovacceptvr
esponsibilityvforvpatientvradiationvsafety.
b. Sovthatvradiographersvandvradiologistsvdovnotvhavevtovacceptvresponsibilityvfor
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c. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvnotvappearvtovhavevavdosevlevelvbelowvwhichvindividualsv
wouldvhavevnovchancevofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
d. Becausevradiation-
inducedvcancervdoesvhavevavdosevlevelvatvwhichvindividualsvwouldvhavevavchanc
evofvdevelopingvthisvdisease.
ANS:v C
8. Thevcardinalvprinciplesvofvradiationvprotectionvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1vonly
b. 2vonly
c. 3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANS:v D
9. Invavhospitalvsetting,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvprofessionalsvisvexpresslyvchargedvbyvthevhospitalva
dministrationvwithvbeingvdirectlyvresponsiblevforvthevexecution,venforcement,vandvmaintenancev
ofvthevALARAvprogram?
a. Assistantvadministratorvofvthevfacility
b. Chiefvofvstaff
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d. Studentvradiologicvtechnologist
ANS:v C
10. Whyvisvavquestionvconcerningvthevamountvofvradiationvavpatientvwillvreceivevduringvavspecificvx
-rayvprocedurevdifficultvtovanswer?
1. Becausevthevreceivedvdosevisvspecifiedvinvavnumbervofvdifferentvunitsvofvmeasure
2. Becausevthevscientificvunitsvforvradiationvdosevarevnormallyvnotvcomprehensiblevbyvavpatient
3. Becausevthevpatientvshouldvnotvreceivevanyvinformationvaboutvradiationvdose
a. 1vandv2vonly
b. 1vandv3vonly
c. 2vandv3vonly
d. 1,v2,vandv3
ANS:v A
11. X-raysvarevavformvofvwhichvofvthevfollowingvkindsvofvradiation?
a. Environmental
b. Ionizing
c. Internal
d. Nonionizing
ANS:v B
12. WhatvunitvisvusedvtovmeasurevradiationvexposurevinvthevmetricvInternationalvSystemvofvUnits?
a. Coulombvpervkilogram
b. Milligray
c. Millisievert
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ANS:v A
13. Whatvorganizationvwasvfoundedvinv2007vthatvcontinuesvtheirvpursuitvtovraisevawarenessvofvthevn
eedvforvdosevreductionvprotocolsvbyvpromotingvpediatric-
specifiedvscanvprotocolsvtovbevusedvforvbothvradiologyvandvnonradiologyvusersvofvCT?
a. U.S.vFoodvandvDrugvAdministration
b. AlliancevforvRadiationvSafetyvinvPediatricvImaging.
c. AmericanvRegistryvofvRadiologicvTechnologists
d. ThevJointvCommission
ANS:v B
14. Whichvofvthevfollowingvprovidesvthevbasisvforvdeterminingvwhethervanvimagingvprocedurevorvp
racticevisvjustified?
a. ALARAvconcept
b. BERTvmethod
c. Diagnosticvefficacy
d. NEXTvprogram
ANS:v C
15. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavmethodvofvexplainingvradiationvtovthevpublic?
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