NDAEB 5.4 Radiation Safety Part 8

A patient has a hyper-active thyroid Grave\’s disease. What safety principle should be followed in this case?

An engineering control for radiography equipment may include all of the following EXCEPT for?

One unit of gray is equal to how many rads?

A patient will be exposed to less radiation if the operator uses?

ALARA uses how many main principles to maintain radiation and exposure?

Patients that feel a burning of their skin after X-rays?

Individual states have regulations to protect both patients and workers in the dental setting. Some examples of State requirements include all of the following EXCEPT for?

Dental radiography is responsible for what percent of an individual\’s total X-ray exposure in the healthcare setting?

When F speed film is combined with rectangular collimation the patient dose is reduced compared to D speed film and round collimators. How much reduction of dose occurs with the F speed or rectangular collimator?

The annual – yearly occupational exposure for radiation exposure to extremities is?

Who is the most sensitive to radiation damage?

What precaution can employees take to prevent NIHL(Noise-Induced Hearing Loss) ?

What is the maximum permissible dose that an operator should be exposed to per year?( RQ)

ALARA states that the operator should stay as far from the source of radiation as possible. What is one thing the operator can do to achieve this?

Personnel who work in areas outside the X-ray room should be adequately protected from radiation. An example of one method to protect workers outside the X-ray room would include?

In regards to scatter radiation, patients should

Who is responsible for radiation equipment in the dental office?

To make sure that patients do not receive extra radiation, operators should make sure machines are equipped with?

If a patient notices redness and inflammation of their skin after an X-ray they may have?

Factors minimizing the amount of radiation patients are exposed to include all of the following EXCEPT for?

Which body part is LEAST sensitive to radiation?

The operator should measure radiation exposure with all of the following except

The spread of X-rays beams is restricted by the?

If a patient is exposed to high doses of radiation all of the following may occur, except

The terms dose and exposure are sometimes interchanged. DOSE means?

Which of the following can be considered a long term side of effect of radiation exposure?

Which of the following measures can help protect patients from excess radiation damage to their tissues?

The filters in the X-ray beam are there to

Patients are exposed to more radiation in the environment than they are in the dental office. On average how many mSv’s are people exposed to per year?