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What is used to account for the differences in tissue sensitivity to ionizing radiation
when determining effective dose E

Choose all that apply

1. Tissue weighting factors Wt
2. Radiation weighting factors Wr
3. Absorbed dose - 1. Tissue weighting factors Wt



Bushong 8th edition page 556

The _______ represents the relative tissue _______ of irradiated material examples
muscle vs intestinal epithelium vs bone

1. Tissue weighting factors Wt/radiosensitivity
2. Radiation weighting factors Wr/radiosensitivity
3. Absorbed dose/radiosensitivity - 1. Tissue weighting factors Wt/radiosensitivity

,Bushong 8th edition page 556

The radiation ______ is a number assigned to different types of ______ in order to
better determine their effect on tissue examples xray vs alpha particles.

1. Tissue weighting factors Wt/ionizing radiations
2. weighting factor Wr/ionizing radiations
3. Absorbed dose/ionizing radiations - 2. weighting factor Wr/ionizing radiations


Bushong 8th edition page 556

The Wr of the different ionizing radiations depends on the ______ of that particular
radiation.

1. BET
2. EBT
3. LET - 3. LET

Bushong 8th edition page 556

The following formula is used to determine effective dose E:

1. E=Wr x Wt x absorbed dose
2. E=Wr + Wt + absorbed dose
3. E=Wr - Wt - absorbed dose - 1. E=Wr x Wt x absorbed dose

Bushong 8th edition page 556

According to the national council on radiation protection and measurements NCRP, the
monthly gestational dose equivalent limit for embryo/fetus of a pregnant radiographer is

a. 0.1 mSv
b. 0.5 mSv
c. 1.0 mSv
d. 5.0 mSv - b. 0.5 mSv

Bushong 8th edition page 557

________ which expresses the rate at which particulate or photon energy is transferred
to the absorber

1. BET
2. EBT
3. LET - 3. LET

,Thompson et al page 419

LET is best defined as
Choose all that apply

1. a method of expressing radiation
2. a measure of the rate at which radiation energy is transferred to soft tissue
3. absorption of polyenergetic radiation - 1. a method of expressing radiation
2. a measure of the rate at which radiation energy is transferred to soft tissue

Thompson et al page 419

Guidelines state that the occupational gestational dose equivalent limit for embryo/fetus
of a pregnant radiographer is ______, not to exceed ______in 1 month

a. 5 mSv aka 500 mrem
b. 5 mSv aka 200 mrem
c. 5 mSv aka 100 mrem - a. 5 mSv aka 500 mrem/0.5 mSv



Bushong 8th edition page 557

According to the NCRP the annual occupational whole body dose equivalent limit is
_____ mSv (5 rem or 5,000 mrem).

A. 20
B. 30
C. 50 - C. 50 mSv

Bushong 8th edition page 557

The annual occupational whole body dose equivalent limit for students under the age of
18 years is 1 mSv aka 100 mrem or 0.1 rem.

a. 10 mSv
b. 100 mSv
c. 1 mSv - c. 1 mSv



Bushong 8th edition page 557

The annual occupational dose equivalent limit for the lens of eye is ______

a. 350 mSv aka 15 rem

, b. 550 mSv aka 15 rem
c. 150 mSv aka 15 rem - c. 150 mSv aka 15 rem


Bushong 8th edition page 557

The annual occupational dose equivalent limit for the thyroid, skin and extremities is
_______

a. 200 mSv aka 50 rem.
b. 300 mSv aka 50 rem.
c. 500 mSv aka 50 rem. - c. 500 mSv aka 50 rem

Bushong 8th edition page 557

A time of 1.5 minutes is required for a particular fluoroscopic examination, whose
exposure rate is 275 mR/h. What is the approximate radiation exposure for the
radiologic staff present in the fluoroscopy room during the examination

a. 183 mR
b. 68.7 mR
c. 18.33 mR
d. 6.87 mR - d. 6.87 mR


{(275 nmR/h) n/ n60minutes n} n/ n1.5 nminutes n= n6.87 nmR




Bushong n8th nedition npage n570

If nthe nexposure nrate nto nan nindividual nstanding n4.0 nm nfrom na nsource nof nradiation nis n10
nmR/h nwhat nwill nbe nthe ndose nreceived nafter n20 nminutes nat na ndistance nof n6 nm nfrom nthe

nsource




a. n22.5 nmR
b. n7.5 nmR
c. n4.44 nmR
d. n1.48 nmR n- n nd. n1.48 nmR

Bushong n8th nedition npage n570


I1/I2 n= nD2^2/D1^1

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