WorksheetsRADR 2313 CH 1 / CH 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
mSv is equal to:
1/10 of a sievert
1/100 of a sievert
1/1000 of a sievert
Form of radiation capable of creating electrically charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom
Subatomic radiation
Ultrasonic radiation
Ionizing radiation
Advantages of BERT
No radiation risk
Emphasized radiation that is part of our environment
Information for patients
None of the above
Principles of radiation protection
Time
Distance
Shielding
Time and Shielding
Responsible for the execution, enforcement, and maintenance of the ALARA program.
Chief of staff
Manager of Radiology Department
Director of the Radiology Department
RSO
Method that explains radiation to the public
ALARA
BERT
MSV
NEXT
Best overall measure of the biological effects of ionizing radiation
Exposure
Effective dose
Absorbed dose
Non existing
ALARA is synonymous with the term
BERT
ORP
EqD
mSv
Terrestrial radiation include:
Long-lived radioactive elements
The sun
Airport surveillance
The solar system
Cosmic radiation occurs in which 2 forms?
Solar and galactic
Solar and manmade
Artificial and galactic
Group of people with highest risk of developing lung cancer
Nonsmokers
Teenagers
Smokers
Adults from 20-40 years old
Second leading cause of lung cancer in the US
Chest x-rays
Cosmic ray exposures
Radon exposures
Most common unit of measure of equivalent dose
Milligray
Millisievert
Microsievert
Coulomb per kilogram
First decay product of radon
Cesium
Radium
X-ray
Average total average annual radiation equivalent dose estimated for humans
2.0 mSv
3.5 mSv
6.3 mSv
Medical radiation procedures accounted approx _________ of the average annual individual EfD of ionizing radiation received.
4.0 mSv
3.2 mSv
6.3 mSv
2.0 mSv
