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forms of electromagnetic radiation? - Answer-1. Microwaves 2. Visible light 3. X-rays Some consequences of ionization in human cells include: 1. Creation of unstable atoms 2. Production of free electrons 3. Creation of reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the cell ...

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Radiation Protection Exam Questions
with Answers Latest Update
forms of electromagnetic radiation? - Answer-1. Microwaves 2. Visible light 3. X-rays

Some consequences of ionization in human cells include: 1. Creation of unstable atoms
2. Production of free electrons 3. Creation of reactive free radicals capable of producing
substances poisonous to the cell - Answer-1,2,3

To implement an effective radiation safety program in a facility that provides imaging
services, the employer must provide all except: - Answer-X-ray equipment that can
produce only very low kilovoltage and very high milliamperage

The advantages of the BERT method are: 1. It does not imply radiation risk; it is simply
a means for comparison. 2. It emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our
environment. 3. The answer given in terms of BERT is easy for the patient to
comprehend. - Answer-1,2,3

Occupational and nonoccupational doses will remain well below maximum allowable
levels when: - Answer-Radiographers and radiologists keep exposure as low as
reasonably achievable

When an imaging procedure is justified in terms of medical necessity, diagnostic
efficacy is achieved when optimal-quality images, revealing the presence or absence of
disease, are obtained with: - Answer-Minimal radiation exposure

is achieved when optimal-quality images, revealing the presence or absence of disease,
are obtained under radiation protection guidelines, which includes minimal radiation
exposure - Answer-Diagnostic efficacy

The millisievert (mSv) is equal to _____ of 1 sievert. - Answer-1/1000

Patients who have an understanding of the medical benefits of an imaging procedure
because they received factual information about the study before having the
examination are more likely to: - Answer-Overcome any radiation phobia and be willing
to assume a small risk of possible biologic damage

If a patient asks a radiographer a question about the potential risk of radiation exposure
associated with a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer should: - Answer-Use his
or her intelligence and knowledge to answer the question honestly and provide a
suitable example that compares the amount of radiation received from the procedure in
question with natural background radiation received over a given period of time

, Effective radiation protection measures take into consideration which of the following?
1. Both human and environmental physical determinants 2. Technical elements 3.
Procedural factors - Answer-1,2,3

special form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged particles by
removing orbital electrons from the atom of the material with which it interacts? -
Answer-Ionizing radiation

Terrestrial radiation includes: - Answer-Long-lived radioactive elements, such as
uranium-238, radium-226, and thorium-232, that are present in variable quantities in the
crust of the earth

routes can radon enter houses? - Answer-1. Crawl spaces under living areas 2. Floor
drains and sump pumps 3. Porous cement block foundations

In the electromagnetic spectrum, higher frequencies are associated with _____
wavelengths and _____ energies. - Answer-shorter; higher

Electromagnetic radiation can travel through space in the form of a wave but can
interact with matter as a particle of energy. This dual nature is referred to as: - Answer-
Wave-particle duality

Cosmic radiation occurs in which two forms? - Answer-Solar and galactic

considered by the EPA to be the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United
States? - Answer-Radon exposure

When exposed to high radon levels in the home, which of the following groups of people
have the highest risk of developing lung cancer? - Answer-Smokers

The amount of energy transferred to electrons by ionizing radiation is the basis of the
concept of: - Answer-Radiation dose

results in all-directional scatter? - Answer-Compton interaction

considered to be a form of antimatter? - Answer-Positron

Defined as the degree of overall blackening on a completed radiograph - Answer-
Radiographic density

Differences in density levels between radiographic images of adjacent structures, as
seen in a completed radiograph, defines the term: - Answer-Radiographic contrast

Annihilation radiation is used in which of the following modalities? - Answer-Positron
emission tomography (PET)

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