Morris
Passaic
Union
Hudson
Bergen
100
Lead shields should be stored in one of these two ways:
Laid flat
Hung up
100
What artifact can be seen on this CT Image?
Belly Button Ring
100
ALARA stands for
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
100
3 cardinal principals of radiation protection
Time
Distance
Shielding
100
C/kg is used to measure
Exposure (in the air at the surface of an x-ray table or gantry of a CT scanner)
200
TRUE OR FALSE:
X-rays can be seen with a light microscope
False
200
This is provides the basis for determining whether an imaging procedure was justified?
Diagnostic Efficacy
200
What is the speed at which x-rays travel ?
The speed of light
200
TRUE OR FALSE
It is generally safe to use the same techniques on an adult and child having the same exam
False
200
Absorbed dose is measured in:
milligray (mGy)
300
Children are ______ sensitive to radiation than adults.
More
300
Damage to living tissues in humans (and animals) exposed to radiation
Biologic Effect
300
The emission of light
Fluorescence
300
ALARA is synonymous with
Optimization for Radiation Protection (ORP)
300
Effective dose is measured in
millisieverts (mSv)
400
BERT is simply a________ , that helps our patients understand the radiation they are receiving.
means for comparison.
400
any radiation exposure that does not provide diagnostic information OR enhance the quality of the study
unnecessary radiation
400
a wide range of energies
heterogeneous
400
The best was to maximize diagnostic efficacy
Produce images under recommended guidelines
400
Absorbed dose is:
The amount of energy that is deposited in material
500
Having a chest x-ray exam is the same as spending ______ in the natural environment.
10 days
500
Ionizing radiation produces what type of ions?
positively and negatively charged
500
The speed of light
300 million meters/ sec
500
The name of the captain of the best basketball team in the world:
Jalen Brunson
500
Effective dose takes into account ________ , _________and ________ to provide the best overall measure of the biologic effects of ionizing radiation.
1. amount of the absorbed dose
2. exact type of radiation
3. organ or organ system that was irradiated