Revision Questions Physics & machine

1. Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic radiation?

a. electrons

b. radar waves

c. microwaves

d. x-rays

2. Which of the following describes ionization?

a. atom without a nucleus

b. atom that loses an electron

c. atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons

d. none of the above

3. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation; visible light is not.

b. X-rays have more energy than does visible light.

c. X-rays have a longer wavelength than does visible light.

d. X-rays travel more slowly than does visible light.

4. Which of the following regulates the flow of electrical current to the filament of the x-ray tube?

a. high-voltage circuit

b. low-voltage circuit

c. high-voltage transformer

d. low-voltage transformer

5. Which of the following describes primary radiation?

a. radiation that exits the tubehead

b. radiation that is created when x-rays come in contact with matter

c. radiation that has been deflected from its path by the interaction with matter

d. none of the above

6. Which of the following describes scatter radiation?

a. radiation that exits the tubehead

b. radiation that is more penetrating than primary radiation

c. radiation that has been deflected from its path by interaction with matter

d. none of the above

 Radiation Biology
1. The latent period in radiation biology is the time between:

a. exposure of film and development

b. subsequent doses of radiation

c. cell rest and cell mitosis

d. exposure to x-radiation and clinical symptoms

e. none of the above

2. A free radical:

a. is an uncharged molecule

b. has an unpaired electron in the outer shell

c. is highly reactive and unstable

d. combines with molecules to form toxins

e. all of the above

3. Direct radiation injury occurs when:

a. x-ray photons hit critical targets within a cell

b. x-ray photons pass through the cell

c. x-ray photons are absorbed and form toxins

d. free radicals combine to form toxins

e. none of the above

4. Which of the following relationships describes the response of tissues to radiation?

a. linear

b. linear, threshold

c. linear, nonthreshold

d. nonlinear, nonthreshold

e. none of the above

5. Which of the following factors contributes to radiation injury?

a. total dose

b. dose rate

c. cell sensitivity

d. age

e. all of the above

6. The sensitivity of tissues to radiation is determined by:

a. mitotic activity

b. cell differentiation

c. cell metabolism

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

7. Which of the following is considered radioresistant?

a. immature reproductive cells

b. young bone cells

c. mature bone cells

d. epithelial cells

e. none of the above

8. Which of the following radiation units is determined by the weighting (quality) factor?

a. the roentgen

b. the rad

c. the rem

d. the gray

e. coulombs per kilogram

9. Which of the following conversions is correct?

a. 1 R = 2.58 × 10 –4 C/kg

b. 1 rad = 0.1 Gy

c. 1 rem = 0.1 Sv

d. 1 Gy = 10 rads

e. 1 Sv = 10 rems