Radiation Protection

Which of the following is not a cardinal rule of radiation protection?

• Time

• mAs

• Distance

• Shielding

Students should never stand in the primary beam to hold a patient during a radiographic procedure.

• True

• False

If a pediatric patient must be held during their exam, who is the best option?

• Student

• Rad Tech

• Nurse

• Parent

Which of the following is the least radiosensitive organ?

• Spleen

• Ovaries

• Thyroid

• Testicles

What produces the most scatter radiation?

• The technologist

• The Bucky

• The patient

• The x-ray tube

If the image was overexposed, this means the image is _____ quality and the patient received ______ radiation.

• Good; More

• Good; Less

• Poor; Less

• Poor; More

What is the purpose of using filtration?

• To increase the patient's exposure

• To decrease the patient's skin exposure

• To increase the scatter radiation

• To decrease the scatter radiation

X-rays travel:

• Around corner

• 100mph

• In a straight line

• Only in a vacuum

How many mm of Ph equivalency should the lead aprons contain?

• 0.2

• 0.3

• 0.4

• 0.5

If the image has an EI number within 'range', then it is:

• Overexposed

• Underexposed

• Properly exposed