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Test Bank For Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer; Paula J. Visconti; E. Russell Ritenour; Kelli Haynes/ /ISBN NO-10: 9780323825030 //ISBN NO-13:978-0323825030 // Chapter 1-16 // Complete Questions and $16.99
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Radiation Protection In Medical Radiography 9th Ed
Test Bank For Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition By Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer; Paula J. Visconti; E. Russell Ritenour; Kelli Haynes/ /ISBN NO-10: 9780323825030 //ISBN NO-13:978-0323825030 // Chapter 1-16 // Complete Questions and
1. Consequences .of .ionization . in . human . cells . include
1. creation .of .unstable . atoms.
2. production . of .free . electrons.
3. creation .of .highly .reactive .free .molecules .(called .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.
6. production . of .low-energy . x-ray .photons.
a. 1, .2, .3, .and .4 .only
b. 2, .3, .4, .and .5 .only
c. 3, .4, .5, .and .6 .only
d. All .the .options
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 . to
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.
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.
ANS: .C
5. The . advantages .of .the . BERT . method . are
1. BERT . does .not . imply .radiation . risk; . it . is . simply . a .means . for . comparison.
2. BERT . emphasizes . that . radiation . is . an .innate . part .of .the . environment.
3. BERT . 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. All .the .options
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?
a. So .that .referring .physicians .ordering .imaging .procedures .do .not .have .to
.accept.responsibility .for . patient . radiation . safety.
b. So .that . radiographers . and . radiologists . do .not . have . to .accept . responsibility . for
, patient . radiation . safety.
c. Because . radiation-.induced . cancer . does .not . appear .to . have . a .fixed . threshold,
. that . is,.a .dose .level .below .which .a .person .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?
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Shielding
d. All .the .options
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?
1. Because . the . received . dose .is . specified . in . a .number . of .different . units . of .measure.
2. Because . the . scientific . units . for . radiation . dose .are . normally . not . comprehensible . by .a
.patient.
3. 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. All .the .options
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
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