RADR Patient Care Quiz Chp 1 & 2

How are energies used in medical radiation sciences controlled?

• By adjusting the room temperature

• By keeping them at safe levels

• By using more powerful machines

• By increasing the duration of exposure

Which of the following is an example of energy?

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Biological

• Gravitational

Which of the following is a correct statement about energy?

• Energy is the force that stops motion

• Energy is the capacity to operate or work

• Energy is the ability to create matter

• Energy is the potential to decrease temperature

What is the role of energy in the ionization process?

• Energy is not involved in ionization

• Energy is absorbed by the atom

• Energy is released by the atom

• Energy is required to remove or add an electron

How is mechanical energy calculated?

• Sum of potential and kinetic energy

• Difference between potential and kinetic energy

• Product of potential and kinetic energy

• Ratio of potential to kinetic energy

What type of energy is depicted in the diagram with the sun and Earth?

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Gravitational

• Magnetic

How does thermal energy from the sun reach Earth?

• Through sound waves

• Through light waves

• Through water waves

• Through magnetic waves

What is the order of electromagnetic radiation from lower to higher energy as shown in the diagram?

• Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray

• Gamma ray, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio

• Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray

• X-ray, Gamma ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of X-rays?

• They are a form of electromagnetic energy

• They are manmade

• They are a type of sound wave

• They are ionizing radiation

How does radiation occur?

• direct touch

• air or liquids

• heat waves/ light waves

• touching the cookies out of the oven