RT PROBLEMS

01) 37 GBQ may be expressed in curies as

a) 1 Ci b) 1 milli Ci c) 10 Ci d) 100 Ci

02) While taking X – Ray component the following parameters are used. Time = 3 minutes,
MA= 7, KV= 140, source to object distance= 25”, focal spot = 0.80”, object thickness = 0.250”.
The geometric un-sharpness is

a. 0.008” b 0.0008” c 0.8” d 0.25”

03) If I1 is the intensity at first distance D1 and I2 is the intensity at second distance D2
given that, I1 = 59.0 R/hr , D1 = 1 ft , D2 = 20 ft , I2 =?

a. 14.7 mr/hr b. 1.47 R/hr c. 14.7 R/hr d. 147 mr/hr

04) HVL of lead for Co – 60 is 12 mm. At a certain distance from Co source radiation intensity is
600 mr / hr. What thickness of lead is required to reduce the intensity to 37.5 mr / hr.

a. 48 mm b. 24mm c. 36 mm d. 72 mm

05) A shielding of 2 TVT + 2 HVT results in reduction of radiation by a factor of

a) 100 b) 200 c) 400 d) 800

06) Thickness of shielding material required to reduce the dose from 1000 mR/hr to 1 mR /
hr is

a) 3 TVT b) 3 HVT c) 2 TVT +2 TVT d) 11 HVT

07) Exposure rate at a distance of 50 cm from a 10 Ci (370 GBQ) Ir.192 source will be

a) 2.5 R/hr b) 20 R/hr c)125 R/hr d) None of the above

08) After 5 half lives the activity of Co 60.isotope will be reduced by

a) 32 times b) 25 times c) 3125 times d) 5 times

09) Person 'A' stands 10 meter away from a switched on Cobalt 60 Isotope source/10Ci. and
Person 'B' stands at the same distance but from a switched on Iridium 192 Isotope source/20
Ci. Who would receive more dosage.

RHM for Co-60 = 1.3 RHM for Ir-192 = 0.5

A. person 'A' B. person 'B' C. Both have equal dosage

D. cannot be compared as Co.60 and Ir.192 give out different energy pattern.

10) For a satisfactory Radiograph to obtain with a 20 Ci. Ir.192 Gamma ray source, at a source film
distance of 2 feet the exposure time, is calculated as 15 minutes. If the distance is increased
to 4 feet for another Ir.192/30Ci., the exposure can be, as all other conditions remain same,

A. 1200 minutes B. 160 minutes C. 20 Minutes D. 40 Minutes

11) How many half lives are required for a 32 curie Cobalt-60, 32 curie Iridium 192 and 32 curie
Cesium 137 source to reduce to 1 curie each?

A. 5 half lives, 3 Half lives, 2 Half lives B. 3 half lives, 2 Half lives, 5 Half lives

C. 5 half lives, 2 Half lives, 3 Half lives D. 5 half lives, 5 Half lives, 5 Half lives

12) The speed of D5 film is 1.5 D7. If 40 curie minutes is the exposure time for D5 film, what is the
exposure time for D7 film using a 20 curie Iridium source for the same radiographic set
up?.

A. 80 seconds B. 3 minutes C. 2 minutes D. 1.33 hrs.

13)A shield of 4.0 Cm of Lead transmit 6.25% of the incident photon beam. The HVT of the beam in
Lead is
a) 1 cm b) 4 cm c) 8 cm d) 16 cm

14)Half value thickness (HVT) for 10 curie Iridium 192 source in Lead is 5 cm. HVT for 20 curies of
Iridium 192 in Lead will be

a) 10 mm b) 2.5 mm c) 5 cm d) 20 mm

15)If the exposure using the source to film distance (SFD) of 1500 mm is 40 mA minutes. What
would be the exposure time if SFD is reduced to 750 mm and mA reduced to half (if the mA
used originally was 5 mA)?

a) 10 minutes b)5 minutes c) 1 minute d) 4minutes