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WorksheetsDesigning for Radiation Protection
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
What produces the most scatter radiation?
The technologist
The Bucky
The patient
The x-ray tube
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
What will protect your thyroid gland from radiation?
Lead apron
Lead gloves
Lead goggles
Lead collar
Which of the cardinal principles of radiation protection is best for the technologist?
Time
Distance
Shielding
The Rad Tech motto is:
AMARA
ANTRA
AMATA
ALARA
The wall behind the upright Bucky is an example of a __________ barrier.
Primary
Secondary
ALARA stands for
As Low As Responsibly Acceptable
Alarm Loss Activated Radiation Activated
As Low As Reasonable Achievable
As Low As Reasonably Attenuated
What is the minimum amount of Al eq mandated by law for machines that operate above 70 kVp?
2.5 mm Al eq
2.0 mm Al eq
1.5 mm Al eq
The protective housing is made of _______.
aluminium
lead
concrete
tungsten
At 1 meter distance, leakage radiation from tube housing is ______ mGy/hour
0.01
0.25
1
100
The control booth protects radiation personnel from ______ radiation.
primary
leakage
scattered
secondary
What is the oldest and simplest type of beam restricter?
Cone
Cylinder
Aperture diaphragm
Collimator
Reproducibility of exposure is ...
A simple test which measures the ability of the multimeter to faithfully deliver the same output when the same mAs are used
A simple test which measures the ability of the x-ray generator to faithfully deliver the same kvp when the same mAs are used
A simple test which measures the ability of the x-ray generator to faithfully deliver the same output when the same exposure factors are used
