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Radiation Protection in Medical
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Radiation Protection In Medical
1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include 1. creation of unstable atoms. 2. production of free electrons. 3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the cell. 4. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell. 5. injury to...
1. ConsequencesVofVionizationVinVhumanVcellsVinclude
1. creationVofVunstableVatoms.
2. productionVofVfreeVelectrons.
3. creationVofVhighlyVreactiveVfreeVradicalsVcapableVofVproducingVsubstancesVpoisonousVt
oVtheVcell.
4. creationVofVnewVbiologicVmoleculesVdetrimentalVtoVtheVlivingVcell.
5. injuryVtoVtheVcellVthatVmayVmanifestVitselfVasVabnormalVfunctionVorVlossVofVfunction.
a. 1,V2,VandV3Vonly
b. 2,V3,VandV4Vonly
c. 3,V4,VandV5Vonly
d.V 1,V2,V3,V4,VandV5
ANSWER:V D
2. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVaVformVofVradiationVthatVisVcapableVofVcreatingVelectricallyVcha
rgedVparticlesVbyVremovingVorbitalVelectronsVfromVtheVatomVofVnormalVmatterVthroughV
whichVitVpasses?
a. IonizingVradiation
b. NonionizingVradiation
c. SubatomicVradiation
d. UltrasonicVradiation
ANSWER:V A
3. RegardingVexposureVtoVionizingVradiation,VpatientsVwhoVareVeducatedVtoVunderstandVtheV
medicalVbenefitVofVanVimagingVprocedureVareVmoreVlikelyVto
a. assumeVaVsmallVchanceVofVbiologicVdamageVbutVnotVsuppressVanyVradiationVp
hobiaVtheyVmayVhave.
b. cancelVtheirVscheduledVprocedureVbecauseVtheyVareVnotVwillingVtoVassumeVaV
smallVchanceVofVbiologicVdamage.
c. suppressVanyVradiationVphobiaVbutVnotVriskVaVsmallVchanceVofVpossibleVbio
logicVdamage.
d. suppressVanyVradiationVphobiaVandVbeVwillingVtoVassumeVaVsmallVchanceVofVpo
ssibleVbiologicVdamage.
ANSWER:V D
4. TheVmillisievertV(mSv)VisVequalVto
a. 1/10VofVaVsievert.
b. 1/100VofVaVsievert.
c. 1/1000VofVaVsievert.
d. 1/10,000VofVaVsievert.
ANSWER:V C
, RadiationVProtectionVinVMedicalVRadiographyV8thVEditionVShererVTestVBa
nk
5. TheVadvantagesVofVtheVBERTVmethodVare
1. itVdoesVnotVimplyVradiationVrisk;VitVisVsimplyVaVmeansVforVcomparison.
2. itVemphasizesVthatVradiationVisVanVinnateVpartVofVourVenvironment.
3. itVprovidesVanVanswerVthatVisVeasyVforVtheVpatientVtoVcomprehend.
a. 1VandV2Vonly
b. 1VandV3Vonly
c. 2VandV3Vonly
d. 1,V2,VandV3
ANSWER:V D
6. IfVaVpatientVasksVaVradiographerVaVquestionVaboutVhowVmuchVradiationVheVorVsheVwillVr
eceiveVfromVaVspecificVx-rayVprocedure,VtheVradiographerVcan
a. respondVbyVusingVanVestimationVbasedVonVtheVcomparisonVofVradiationVreceived
VfromVtheVx-rayVtoVnaturalVbackgroundVradiationVreceived.
b. avoidVtheVpatient’sVquestionVbyVchangingVtheVsubject.
c. tellVtheVpatientVthatVitVisVunethicalVtoVdiscussVsuchVconcerns.
d. refuseVtoVanswerVtheVquestionVandVrecommendVthatVheVorVsheVspeakVw
ithVtheVreferringVphysician.
ANSWER:V A
7. WhyVshouldVtheVselectionVofVtechnicalVexposureVfactorsVforVallVmedicalVimagingVprocedures
alwaysVfollowVALARA? SoVthatVradiographersVandVradiologistsVdoVnotVhav
toVa
a.VSoVthatVreferringVphysiciansVorderingVimagingVproceduresVdoVnotVhaveVtoVacceptVres
ponsibilityVforVpatientVradiationVsafety.
b.
patientVradiationVsafety.
c. BecauseVradiation-
inducedVcancerVdoesVnotVappearVtoVhaveVaVdoseVlevelVbelowVwhichVindivid
ualsVwouldVhaveVnoVchanceVofVdevelopingVthisVdisease.
d. BecauseVradiation-
inducedVcancerVdoesVhaveVaVdoseVlevelVatVwhichVindividualsVwouldVhaveVaV
chanceVofVdevelopingVthisVdisease.
ANSWER:V C
8. TheVcardinalVprinciplesVofVradiationVprotectionVincludeVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
1. Time
2. Distance
3. Shielding
a. 1Vonly
b. 2Vonly
c. 3Vonly
d. 1,V2,VandV3
ANSWER:V D
a. AssistantVadministratorVofVtheVfacility
b. ChiefVofVstaff
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