Question 1

In a team approach to patient care,various participants
1) assume responsibility for their areas of expertise.
2) emphasize the importance of communication throughout the team
3) rotate as the person in charge of the team

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 only
B)  1 and 3 only
C)  2 and 3 only
D)  1,2,and 3E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Typically,people are more willing to accept a risk if they perceive that the potential benefit to be obtained is

Accepted Answer

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.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental
B)  Ionizing
C)  Internal
D)  NonionizingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The ALARA principle provides a method for comparing the amount of radiation used in various health care facilities in a particular area for specific imaging procedures.This information may be helpful to many

Accepted Answer

A)  accrediting bodies.
B)  advisory groups.
C)  radiation standards organizations.
D)  regulatory agencies.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coulomb per kilogram
B)  Milligray
C)  Millisievert
D)  SievertE) B) and C)
F) All of the above A

Question 6

Which of the following statements below is true?

Accepted Answer

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 radiation-induced malignancy.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Radiology departments or individual radiologic technologists can "pledge" to image gently.The pledge includes which of the following?
1) Make the image gently message a priority in staff communications each year.
2) Review the protocol recommendations and,when necessary,implement adjustments to practice processes.
3) Communicate openly with parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 only
B)  2 only
C)  3 only
D)  1,2,and 3E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The millisievert (mSv) is equal to

Accepted Answer

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.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assistant administrator of the facility
B)  Chief of staff
C)  Radiation Safety Officer
D)  Student radiologic technologistE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The term as low as reasonable achievable (ALARA) is synonymous with the term

Accepted Answer

A)  background equivalent radiation time (BERT) .
B)  equivalent dose (Eq
D)  .
C)  diagnostic efficacy.
D)  optimization for radiation protection (ORP) .E) All of the above
F) B) and D) D

Question 11

Why is a question concerning the amount of radiation a patient will receive during a specific x-ray procedure difficult to answer?
1) Because the received dose is specified in a number of different units of measure
2) Because the scientific units for radiation dose are normally not comprehensible by a patient
3) Because the patient should not receive any information about radiation dose

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 only
B)  1 and 3 only
C)  2 and 3 only
D)  1,2,and 3E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is a method of explaining radiation to the public?

Accepted Answer

A)  ALARA
B)  BERT
C)  ORP
D)  NEXTE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure or practice is justified?

Accepted Answer

A)  ALARA concept
B)  BERT method
C)  Diagnostic efficacy
D)  NEXT programE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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's 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.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Diagnostic efficacy includes
1) determining if an imaging procedure is justified
2) obtaining images with minimal radiation exposure.
3) adhering to radiation safety guidelines.
4) revealing the presence or absence of disease in a patient.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,2,and 3 only
B)  1,2,and 4 only
C)  2,3,and 4 only
D)  1,2,3,and 4E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

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 the cell that may manifest itself as abnormal function or loss of function.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,2,and 3 only
B)  2,3,and 4 only
C)  3,4,and 5 only
D)  1,2,3,4,and 5E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ionizing radiation
B)  Nonionizing radiation
C)  Subatomic radiation
D)  Ultrasonic radiationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

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 nonradiology users of CT?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S.Food and Drug Administration
B)  Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.
C)  American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
D)  The Joint CommissionE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) B

Question 19

Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures always follow ALARA?

Accepted Answer

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 dose level below which individuals 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.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following radiation quantities is intended to be the best overall measure of the biologic effects of ionizing radiation?

Accepted Answer

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.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Typically,people are more willing to accept a risk if they perceive that the potential benefit to be obtained is

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X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation?

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The ALARA principle provides a method for comparing the amount of radiation used in various health care facilities in a particular area for specific imaging procedures.This information may be helpful to many

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What unit is used to measure radiation exposure in the metric International System of Units?

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