APC Chapters 1-3

Question 0

What is the most important way to reduce patient dose?

Answer 0

Collimation

Question 1

Who discovered X-rays and when?

Answer 1

Wilhelm Conrad roentgen

November 8th, 1895

Question 2

What law describes the relationship between intensity of the beam and distance from the source?

Answer 2

Inverse square law

Question 3

What is the annual dose limit for occupational workers?

Answer 3

5 REM/year or
.05 Sv/year or
50 mSv/year

Question 5

How do you make REM into Sievert?

Answer 5

x.01

Question 6

What are the 2 categories of effects that can occur from exposure to ionizing radiation?

Answer 6

Long term effects

ARS

Question 7

What does ARS stand for?

Answer 7

Acute radiation syndrome

Question 8

Whole body received a dose of 100 R or more

Answer 8

Acute radiation syndrome

Question 9

What 2 things relate to people who are exposed to irradiation?

Answer 9

Somatic effects

Genetic effects

Question 10

For a left lateral decubitus the patient is __________ & ___________.

Answer 10

Recumbent

Lying on their left side

Question 11

4 elements for student success

Answer 11

Education
Emotional
Physically well
Financially prepared

Question 12

What are the 2 major professional organizations in radiology at the state and national level?

Answer 12

State - ASRT

National - ISSRT

Question 13

What is the practice standards?

Answer 13

A document that defines your job description and scope of practice

Question 14

What document represents the application of moral principles and moral values for radiology?

Answer 14

Standard of Ethics

Question 15

The right to make decisions concerning ones own life

Answer 15

Autonomy

Question 16

The intent is good although a bad result may be foreseen

Answer 16

Double effect

Question 17

Equal treatment and equal benefits

Answer 17

Justice

Question 18

Honesty to patients

Answer 18

Truthfulness

Question 19

Duty to refrain from inflicting harm

Answer 19

Nonmaleficence

Question 20

Refusing to work with a patient because you do not care for the patients religion is violating _______ & _______.

Answer 20

The law

The ethics of your profession

Question 21

What is the minimum thickness used for lead shields?

Answer 21

0.5 mm Pb

Question 22

A set of principles that govern a course of action

Answer 22

Professional ethics

Question 23

Covers the acute hospital care and home health care of a persons who are 65 years of age and older

Answer 23

Medicare

Question 24

Provides medical care for children and disabled persons

Answer 24

Medicaid

Question 25

What are 4 modes of thinking?

Answer 25

Recall
Habit
Inquiry
Creativity

Question 26

Memorizing

Answer 26

Recall

Question 27

Repetition; without thought

Answer 27

Habit

Question 28

To question

Answer 28

Inquiry

Question 29

To create something new

Answer 29

Creativity

Question 30

Low level thinking skills

Answer 30

Recall

Habit

Question 31

High level thinking skills

Answer 31

Inquiry

Creativity

Question 32

What are the 3 types of learning skills?

Answer 32

Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor