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Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
9th Edition by Sherer
Chapters 1 - 14 | Complete
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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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MULTIPLEg CHOICE
1. Consequencesgofgionizationginghumangcellsginclude
1. creationgofgunstablegatoms.
2. productiongofgfreegelectrons.
3. creationgofghighlygreactivegfreegradicalsgcapablegofgproducinggsubstancesgpoisonousgt
ogthegcell.
4. creationgofgnewgbiologicgmoleculesgdetrimentalgtogtheglivinggcell.
5. injurygtogthegcellgthatgmaygmanifestgitselfgasgabnormalgfunctiongorglossgofgfunction.
a. 1,g2,gandg3gonly
b. 2,g3,gandg4gonly
c. 3,g4,gandg5gonly
d.g 1,g2,g3,g4,gandg5
ANSWER:g D
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagformgofgradiationgthatgisgcapablegofgcreatinggelectricallygchar
gedgparticlesgbygremovinggorbitalgelectronsgfromgthegatomgofgnormalgmattergthroughgw
hichgitgpasses?
a. Ionizinggradiation
b. Nonionizinggradiation
c. Subatomicgradiation
d. Ultrasonicgradiation
ANSWER:g A
3. Regardinggexposuregtogionizinggradiation,gpatientsgwhogaregeducatedgtogunderstandgthegm
edicalgbenefitgofgangimaginggproceduregaregmoreglikelygto
a. assumegagsmallgchancegofgbiologicgdamagegbutgnotgsuppressganygradiationgph
obiagtheygmayghave.
b. cancelgtheirgscheduledgproceduregbecausegtheygaregnotgwillinggtogassumegags
mallgchancegofgbiologicgdamage.
c. suppressganygradiationgphobiagbutgnotgriskgagsmallgchancegofgpossiblegbiol
ogicgdamage.
d. suppressganygradiationgphobiagandgbegwillinggtogassumegagsmallgchancegofgpos
siblegbiologicgdamage.
ANSWER:g D
4. Thegmillisievertg(mSv)gisgequalgto
a. 1/10gofgagsievert.
b. 1/100gofgagsievert.
c. 1/1000gofgagsievert.
d. 1/10,000gofgagsievert.
ANSWER:g C
, RadiationgProtectiongingMedicalgRadiographyg8thgEditiongSherergTestgBank
5. ThegadvantagesgofgthegBERTgmethodgare
1. itgdoesgnotgimplygradiationgrisk;gitgisgsimplygagmeansgforgcomparison.
2. itgemphasizesgthatgradiationgisganginnategpartgofgourgenvironment.
3. itgprovidesganganswergthatgisgeasygforgthegpatientgtogcomprehend.
a. 1gandg2gonly
b. 1gandg3gonly
c. 2gandg3gonly
d. 1,g2,gandg3
ANSWER:g D
6. Ifgagpatientgasksgagradiographergagquestiongaboutghowgmuchgradiationghegorgshegwillgre
ceivegfromgagspecificgx-raygprocedure,gthegradiographergcan
a. respondgbygusinggangestimationgbasedgongthegcomparisongofgradiationgreceivedg
fromgthegx-raygtognaturalgbackgroundgradiationgreceived.
b. avoidgthegpatient’sgquestiongbygchanginggthegsubject.
c. tellgthegpatientgthatgitgisgunethicalgtogdiscussgsuchgconcerns.
d. refusegtoganswergthegquestiongandgrecommendgthatghegorgshegspeakgwi
thgthegreferringgphysician.
ANSWER:g A
7. Whygshouldgthegselectiongofgtechnicalgexposuregfactorsgforgallgmedicalgimaginggprocedures
alwaysgfollowgALARA? Sogthatgradiographersgandgradiologistsgdognotghav
oga
a.gSogthatgreferringgphysiciansgorderinggimaginggproceduresgdognotghavegtogacceptgresp
onsibilitygforgpatientgradiationgsafety.
b.
patientgradiationgsafety.
c. Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesgnotgappeargtoghavegagdoseglevelgbelowgwhichgindivid
ualsgwouldghavegnogchancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
d. Becausegradiation-
inducedgcancergdoesghavegagdoseglevelgatgwhichgindividualsgwouldghavegagc
hancegofgdevelopinggthisgdisease.
ANSWER:g C
8. Thegcardinalgprinciplesgofgradiationgprotectiongincludegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1gonly
b. 2gonly
c. 3gonly
d. 1,g2,gandg3
ANSWER:g D
9. Ingaghospitalgsetting,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggprofessionalsgisgexpresslygchargedgbygtheghos
pitalgadministrationgwithgbeinggdirectlygresponsiblegforgthegexecution,genforcement,gandg
maintenancegofgthegALARAgprogram?
a. Assistantgadministratorgofgthegfacility
b. Chiefgofgstaff