{"id":115466,"date":"2023-08-24T11:37:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=115466"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:37:53","slug":"test-bank-for-radiation-protection-in-medical-radiography-9th-edition-sherer-all-chapters-1-16-full-complete-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/24\/test-bank-for-radiation-protection-in-medical-radiography-9th-edition-sherer-all-chapters-1-16-full-complete-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Bank for Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition Sherer \/ All Chapters 1-16 \/ Full Complete 2023 – 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition Sherer
Test Bank
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection
Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. creation of unstable atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. production of free electrons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. creation of highly reactive free molecules (called free radicals) capable of producing
    substances poisonous to the cell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. creation of new biologic molecules detrimental to the living cell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. injury to the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. production of low-energy x-ray photons.
    a. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only
    b. 2, 3, 4, and 5 only
    c. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
    d. All the options
    ANS: D<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged
    particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it
    passes?
    a. Ionizing radiation
    b. Nonionizing radiation
    c. Subatomic radiation
    d. Ultrasonic radiation
    ANS: A<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical
    benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
    a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia
    they may have.
    b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small
    chance of biologic damage.
    c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic
    damage.
    d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible
    biologic damage.
    ANS: D<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The millisievert (mSv) is equal to
    a. 1\/10 of a sievert.
    b. 1\/100 of a sievert.
    c. 1\/1000 of a sievert.
    d. 1\/10,000 of a sievert.
    ANS: C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. The advantages of the BERT method are<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. BERT does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. BERT emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of the environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. BERT provides an answer that is easy for the patient to comprehend.
    a. 1 and 2 only
    b. 1 and 3 only
    c. 2 and 3 only
    d. All the options
    ANS: D<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. If a patient asks a radiographer a question about how much radiation he or she will receive
    from a specific x-ray procedure, the radiographer can
    a. respond by using an estimation based on the comparison of radiation received from
    the x-ray to natural background radiation received.
    b. avoid the patient\u2019s question by changing the subject.
    c. tell the patient that it is unethical to discuss such concerns.
    d. refuse to answer the question and recommend that he or she speak with the
    referring physician.
    ANS: A<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures
    always follow ALARA?
    a. So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept
    responsibility for patient radiation safety.
    b. So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept responsibility for
    patient radiation safety.
    c. Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a fixed threshold, that is,
    a dose level below which a person would have no chance of developing this
    disease.
    d. Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which individuals
    would have a chance of developing this disease.
    ANS: C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. The cardinal principles of radiation protection include which of the following?
    a. Time
    b. Distance
    c. Shielding
    d. All the options
    ANS: D<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. In a hospital setting, which of the following professionals is expressly charged by the hospital
    administration with being directly responsible for the execution, enforcement, and
    maintenance of the ALARA program?
    a. Assistant administrator of the facility
    b. Chief of staff
    c. Radiation Safety Officer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    d. Student radiologic technologist
    ANS: C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during a specific
      x-ray procedure difficult to answer?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a patient.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose.
      a. 1 and 2 only
      b. 1 and 3 only
      c. 2 and 3 only
      d. All the options
      ANS: A<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?
      a. Environmental
      b. Ionizing
      c. Internal
      d. Nonionizing
      ANS: B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?
      a. Coulomb per kilogram
      b. Milligray
      c. Millisievert
      d. Sievert
      ANS: A<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. What organization was founded in 2007 that continues their pursuit to raise awareness of the
      need for dose reduction protocols by promoting pediatric-specified scan protocols to be used
      for both radiology and non-radiology users of CT?
      a. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
      b. Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging
      c. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
      d. The Joint Commission
      ANS: B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure or
      practice is justified?
      a. ALARA concept
      b. BERT method
      c. Diagnostic efficacy
      d. NEXT program
      ANS: C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Which of the following is a method of explaining radiation to the public?
      a. ALARA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      b. BERT
      c. ORP
      d. NEXT
      ANS: B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Radiology departments or individual radiologic technologists can \u201cpledge\u201d to image gently.
        The pledge includes which of the following?
        a. Make the image gently message a priority in staff communications each year.
        b. Review the protocol recommendations and, when necessary, implement
        adjustments to practice processes.
        c. Communicate openly with parents.
        d. All of the options.
        ANS: D<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. In a team approach to patient care, various participants<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. assume responsibility for their areas of expertise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. emphasize the importance of communication throughout the team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. rotate as the person in charge of the team.
        a. 1 and 2 only
        b. 1 and 3 only
        c. 2 and 3 only
        d. All the options
        ANS: A<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Which of the following radiation quantities is intended to be the best overall measure of the
        biologic effects of ionizing radiation?
        a. Exposure
        b. Effective dose
        c. Absorbed dose
        d. There is no radiation quantity that is intended to be the best overall measure of the
        biologic effects of ionizing radiation.
        ANS: B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Typically, people are more willing to accept a risk if they perceive that the potential benefit to
        be obtained is
        a. greater than the risk involved.
        b. equal to the risk involved.
        c. less than the risk involved.
        d. typically, people are not willing to accept risk no matter how great the benefit may
        be.
        ANS: A<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Which of the following statements below is true?
        a. It appears that no safe dose level exists for radiation-induced malignant disease.
        b. The ALARA principle establishes a dose level for radiation-induced malignancy.
        c. The BERT method establishes a dose level for radiation-induced malignancy.
        d. The NEXT program and reference values establish a dose level for
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