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ARRT registry review covering Radiation Protection

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What is used to account for the differences in tissue sensitivity to ionizing radiation when determining effective dose?   Tissue weighting factors Buschong p556  
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What is the monthly gestational dose-equivalent limit for a fetus of a pregnant radiographer?   5 mSv Buschong p557  
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Indirect effect is the interaction most likely to occur between ionizing radiation and _________.   target molecules Buschong p507  
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Would an AP skull or PA chest deliver more radiation to the thyroid?   AP skull Bontrager p67  
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Occupational radiation monitoring is required when an individual might receive more than a ______ of the annual dose limit.   tenth Buschong p593  
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Radiolysis is the irradiation of _____ molecules within the body and their resulting breakdown.   water Buschong p506  
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Which x-ray interaction is responsible for the majority of scattered radiation reaching the IR?   Compton scatter Buschong p176  
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Medical and dental radiation account for ____ of the general public's exposure to human-made radiation.   90% Buschong p6  
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An optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter uses what type of detector?   Aluminum oxide Buschong p594  
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The skin response to radiation exposure that appears as hair loss is called?   epilation Buschong p522  
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Late effects of radiation are also called?   stochastic Buschong p517  
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Occupational exposure is received by the radiologic technologist mainly from:   Compton scatter Buschong p116  
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The source-to-table distance is at least 15 inches in:   fixed fluoroscopy Buschong p569  
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Linear energy transfer (LET) can be described as:   the amount of energy delivered per distance traveled in tissue Buschong p495  
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Tribondeau and Bergonie theorized that what cells were highly radiosensitive?   undifferentiated Buschong 495  
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What is the minimum lead requirement for lead aprons?   0.5mm Pb Buschong p560  
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What is the annual occupational dose-equivalent limit for the eye lens?   150 mSv Buschong p557  
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Would an AP abdomen or AP lumbar, both set at 80 kVp, deliver more radiation to the ovaries?   AP abdomen Bontrager p557  
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Target theory applies to:   DNA molecules Buschong p507  
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Radiation output from a diagnostic x-ray tube is measured in what units?   Roentgen Buschong p588  
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Leakage radiation is radiation that passes through the _______ in directions other than the useful beam.   tube housing Buschong p130  
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What is the dose of radiation that will cause a noticeable skin reaction?   SED Buschong 521  
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The photoelectric effect is an interaction between a x-ray photon and _________.   inner-shell electron Buschong p176  
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Bucky slot covers are in place to protect what three individuals?   patient, radiographer, radiologist Buschong p570  
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Isotopes are atoms that have the same______ but a different________.   atomic number, mass number Buschong p47  
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