Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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9th Edition by Sherer | Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS p p
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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MULTIPLEpCHOICE
1. Consequencespofpionizationpinphumanpcellspinclude
1. creationpofpunstablepatoms.
2. productionpofpfreepelectrons.
3. creationpofphighlypreactivepfreepradicalspcapablepofpproducingpsubstancesppoisonousptopth
epcell.
4. creationpofpnewpbiologicpmoleculespdetrimentalptoptheplivingpcell.
5. injuryptopthepcellpthatpmaypmanifestpitselfpaspabnormalpfunctionporplosspofpfunction.
a. 1,p2,pandp3ponly
b. 2,p3,pandp4ponly
c. 3,p4,pandp5ponly
d.p 1,p2,p3,p4,pandp5
ANSWER:p D
2. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispapformpofpradiationpthatpispcapablepofpcreatingpelectricallypchargedp
particlespbypremovingporbitalpelectronspfrompthepatompofpnormalpmatterpthroughpwhichpitpp
asses?
a. Ionizingpradiation
b. Nonionizingpradiation
c. Subatomicpradiation
d. Ultrasonicpradiation
ANSWER:p A
3. Regardingpexposureptopionizingpradiation,ppatientspwhoparepeducatedptopunderstandpthepmedi
calpbenefitpofpanpimagingpprocedureparepmoreplikelypto
a. assumepapsmallpchancepofpbiologicpdamagepbutpnotpsuppresspanypradiationpphobi
aptheypmayphave.
b. cancelptheirpscheduledpprocedurepbecauseptheyparepnotpwillingptopassumepapsm
allpchancepofpbiologicpdamage.
c. suppresspanypradiationpphobiapbutpnotpriskpapsmallpchancepofppossiblepbiologi
cpdamage.
d. suppresspanypradiationpphobiapandpbepwillingptopassumepapsmallpchancepofppossibl
epbiologicpdamage.
ANSWER:p D
4. Thepmillisievertp(mSv)pispequalpto
a. 1/10pofpapsievert.
b. 1/100pofpapsievert.
c. 1/1000pofpapsievert.
d. 1/10,000pofpapsievert.
ANSWER:p C
, RadiationpProtectionpinpMedicalpRadiographyp8thpEditionpShererpTestpBank
5. ThepadvantagespofpthepBERTpmethodpare
1. itpdoespnotpimplypradiationprisk;pitpispsimplypapmeanspforpcomparison.
2. itpemphasizespthatpradiationpispanpinnateppartpofpourpenvironment.
3. itpprovidespanpanswerpthatpispeasypforptheppatientptopcomprehend.
a. 1pandp2ponly
b. 1pandp3ponly
c. 2pandp3ponly
d. 1,p2,pandp3
ANSWER:p D
6. Ifpappatientpaskspapradiographerpapquestionpaboutphowpmuchpradiationpheporpshepwillpreceiv
epfrompapspecificpx-raypprocedure,pthepradiographerpcan
a. respondpbypusingpanpestimationpbasedponpthepcomparisonpofpradiationpreceivedpfro
mpthepx-rayptopnaturalpbackgroundpradiationpreceived.
b. avoidptheppatient’spquestionpbypchangingpthepsubject.
c. tellptheppatientpthatpitpispunethicalptopdiscusspsuchpconcerns.
d. refuseptopanswerpthepquestionpandprecommendpthatpheporpshepspeakpwithp
thepreferringpphysician.
ANSWER:p A
7. Whypshouldpthepselectionpofptechnicalpexposurepfactorspforpallpmedicalpimagingpprocedures
alwayspfollowpALARA? Sopthatpradiographerspandpradiologistspdopnotphavep
a
a.pSopthatpreferringpphysiciansporderingpimagingpprocedurespdopnotphaveptopacceptprespons
ibilitypforppatientpradiationpsafety.
b.
patientpradiationpsafety.
c. Becausepradiation-
inducedpcancerpdoespnotpappearptophavepapdoseplevelpbelowpwhichpindividual
spwouldphavepnopchancepofpdevelopingpthispdisease.
d. Becausepradiation-
inducedpcancerpdoesphavepapdoseplevelpatpwhichpindividualspwouldphavepapcha
ncepofpdevelopingpthispdisease.
ANSWER:p C
8. Thepcardinalpprinciplespofpradiationpprotectionpincludepwhichpofpthepfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1ponly
b. 2ponly
c. 3ponly
d. 1,p2,pandp3
ANSWER:p D
9. Inpaphospitalpsetting,pwhichpofpthepfollowingpprofessionalspispexpresslypchargedpbypthephospitalp
administrationpwithpbeingpdirectlypresponsiblepforpthepexecution,penforcement,pandpmainten
ancepofpthepALARApprogram?
a. Assistantpadministratorpofpthepfacility
b. Chiefpofpstaff