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WorksheetsRDBG LO1: S1&2
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 6mins
A patient presents with minor complaints and insists something must be done. The physician orders an x-ray as a placebo. The problem with this is:
The exam is without specific efficacy
The images will not be diagnostic
The technologist should have refused performing the exam
What are the 3 cardinal rules/principles of radiation protection?
What does BERT stand for?
Radiation can come in 2 forms: subatomic particles and electromagnetic waves
True
False
How is non-ionizing radiation different from ionizing radiation?
Has greater kinetic energy, disrupting more electrons
Lacks the kinetic energy to eject electrons from an atom
One is particulate and one is electromagnetic radiation
Non-ionizing causes more biologic damage
What are the 3 categories of natural radiation?
What is the purpose of B.E.R.T?
