Healthstream:
Radiation
safety
(PA)
After
which
of
the
following
procedures
should
a
patient's
body
fluids
be
considered
radioactive?
-
ANS
A
nuclear
medicine
procedure
After
a
patient
has
received
therapeutic
iodine
131
and
returned
to
her
room:
-
ANS
You
should
treat
all
objects
in
her
room
as
potentially
contaminated.
I-131
is
an
unsealed
source,
and
may
be
present
in
any
of
the
patient's
secretions
or
excretions.
Therefore,
you
should
treat
all
objects
in
the
room
as
potentially
contaminated,
and
handle
them
only
with
gloves.
Which
of
the
following
is
a
source
of
radiation
in
the
healthcare
setting?
-
ANS
Nuclear
medicine
Radiation
used
to
diagnose
or
treat
disease
can
be
divided
into
four
categories:
unsealed
source
radiation,
brachytherapy ,
nuclear
medicine,
and
external
beam
radiation.
A
patient
has
an
unsealed
source
radiation
procedure.
Which
of
the
following
statements
is
true?
-
ANS
After
the
procedure,
the
patient's
leftover
lunch
should
be
considered
radioactive.
These
procedures
use
high
doses
of
radiation.
It
travels
all
through
the
patient's
body .
All
of
the
objects
in
the
patient's
room
should
be
considered
radioactive.
Which
of
the
following
involves
external
beam
radiation?
-
ANS
Fluoroscopy
Fluoroscopy
is
an
external
beam
procedure.
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