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RADIATION SAFETY QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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RADIATION SAFETY QUIZ QUESTIONSWITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
These criteria should be used when determined what patients need radiographs -
Answer-evidence based selection criteria
Which of the following cells is most radio resistant:
epithelial cells, nerve cells, immature reproductive cells, red blood cells - Answer-nerve
cells
The ________ the PID the less divergent the beam - Answer-longer
What is the MPD or the maximum promisable dose for health care professionals -
Answer-50 mSv
The longer the PID the ________ the radiation to the patient - Answer-lesser
Which of the following cells are most radiosensitive:
epithelial, muscle, white blood cells, bone cells - Answer-white blood cells
This law states that actively dividing cells are more sensitive then slowly diving cells, the
more specialized a cell the more radio resistant it is - Answer-the of b&t
This material will not hinder the passage of high energy x-rays but will absorb a high
percentage of the low energy x-rays - Answer-pure aluminum or its equivalent
What 3 groups are not included in the max permissible dose (MPD) -
Answer-medical/health care workers, dental workers, therapeutic workers
Large doses of x-rays close to the eye are known to cause what - Answer-cataracts
List 5 of the 6 symptoms of ARS (acute radiation syndrome) - Answer-hair loss, nausea,
redness of the skin, hemorrhaging, diarrhea, vomiting
The dose equivalent of ionizing radiation that in light of present knowledge is not
expected detectable body damage to average persons at anytime during their lifetime
defines what? - Answer-maximum permisable dose (MPD)
This theory states radiation can cause chemical damage to the cell by ionizing the water
within it to hydrogen peroxide that acts as a poison for toxin - Answer-indirect theory
When radiation causes a person to develop cancer it is called what type of effect -
Answer-carcinogen
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