Which of the following personnel monitoring devices can be used to provide an immediate exposure readout for a radiation worker? 1. Personnel digital ionization dosimeter2. Optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter without an in-house reader3. Pocket ionization chamber4. Thermoluminesence dosimeter

Which of the following units of measure are not SI units?1. Roentgens2. Coulombs per kilogram, grays, sieverts3. Rads and rems

The production of Bremsstrahlung radiation

As the intensity of x-ray exposure of the air volume increases, the number of electron–ion pairs produced

Which of the following types of ionizing radiation produce virtually the same biologic effect in body tissue for equal absorbed doses?

How many HVLs are required to reduce the intensity of a beam of monoenergetic photons to less than 15% of its original value?

The photoelectric effect is an interaction between an x-ray photon and

Which of the following sources of radiation is manmade? 1. Atmospheric fallout from nuclear weapons testing2. Cosmic radiation from the sun and beyond the solar system3. Nuclear power plant accidents as a consequence of natural disasters

Typically, people are more willing to accept a risk if they perceive that the potential benefit to be obtained is

Radiology departments or individual radiologic technologists can “pledge” to image gently. The pledge includes which of the following?1. Make the image gently message a priority in staff communications each year.2. Review the protocol recommendations and, when necessary, implement adjustments to practice processes.3. Communicate openly with parents.