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Radiation and Health

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not a type of radiation?
a)
Gamma
b)
Beta
c)
Alpha
d)
Omega
2.

What is Medical Imaging

a)

Diagnosis using computer technology

b)

Visual representation of the interior of a body

c)

Virtual representation of symptoms

d)

Simulating a surgery

3.

Which of the following is NOT a type of medical imaging?

a)

BMI

b)

MRI

c)

CAT Scan

d)

Ultrasound

4.

What device acts as the source and the detector of ultrasound waves

a)

A Transducer

b)

A Solenoid

c)

A Megaphone

d)

Computerized Tomograph

5.

What type of medical imaging is this?

a)

CAT Scan

b)

X-Ray

c)

Ultrasound

d)

MRI

6.

Is ultrasound safe to use?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

MAYBE

7.

What is this X-ray showing?

a)

A broken arm

b)

A dislocated elbow

c)

A dislocated knee

d)

A broken leg

8.

SI unit for absorbed dose is

a)

Gray

b)

Sievert

c)

Curie

d)

Roentgen

9.

The absorbed dose weighted for harmful effects of different radiation was manifested by

a)

Effective dose

b)

Absorbed dose

c)

Given dose

d)

Equivalent dose

10.

Tissue weighting factor for alpha particles is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

2.5

d)

20

11.

Nausea and vomiting are the symptoms in acute radiation syndrome

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Uses a very strong magnetic field

a)

MRI

b)

X-Ray

c)

CT

d)

PET

e)

Ultrasonography

13.

Great detail on soft tissues like the brain, tendons and ligaments.

a)

MRI

b)

X-Ray

c)

CT

d)

PET

e)

Ultrasonography

14.

Which of the following is an X-ray

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.

Which of the following is produced using CT?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
16.

Which of the following is produced using MRI

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
17.

Which of the following is produced using ultrasonography?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
18.

Which of the following is produced using PET?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
19.

Nuclear medicine uses

a)

radioactive pharmaceuticals

b)

random medicine

c)

aspirin

d)

ESP

20.

How does radiation affect living cells?

a)

Radiation can damage DNA inside living cells.

b)

Radiation can strike the DNA molecule directly, ionizing and damaging it.

c)

Radiation can ionize water molecules, producing free radicals that react with and damage DNA molecules.

d)

All of the above