Radiation Safety Quiz Bowl

Where do the metabolic functions of a cell take place?

Which of the following is the most sensitive to radiation?

Which of the following is the quantity of radiation received by radiation workers?

The fact that distance is the best protection against radiation is proven by which of these laws?

Which of the following is a measure of the rate of energy loss along the track of an ionizing particle?

The lead equivalency for a pair of protective gloves must be at least how much?

Which of the following is the unit of exposure dose of gamma or x-rays?

Which of the following will NOT have an effect on patient dose?

Which of the following will NOT reduce the amount of exposure to the patient?

During mitosis, each chromosome splits in half. What are the two halves called?

Which of the following refers to the fact that different types of radiation have different biological effects?

Which of the following refers to the single set of chromosomes in a genetic cell?

Which of the following x-ray interactions occurs most often with x-ray energies over 100 keV?

Where should a radiation worker's radiation monitor be located if he is receiving a medical radiographic exam?

What is the primary purpose of beam filtration?

Which of the following timers is used to accurately and automatically reduce radiographic exposures?

If 2 mm Al is added to an x-ray beam that has a HVL of 2 mm Al, how much will the exposure be reduced?

Human cells are divided into two classifications. They are genetic cells and _________ cells.

What is the process of cell division of somatic cells called?

T/F: X-rays can chase you around the corner?

During fluoroscopy, which of the following will produce the greatest amount of scatter radiation?

What is the process of cell division of the reproductive cells called?

Which of the following are considered the building blocks in the synthesizing of proteins?

Which of the following mature cells would be least sensitive to radiation?

What must the lead equivalency be for a lead apron?

When using over 70 kVp, the total beam filtration must be how much?

What do the letters "rem" stand for?

Which of the following is the best method for determining if a female patient is pregnant?

How many matched pairs of chromosomes does a human somatic cell contain?

Which of the following stages of cell division is considered to be the most radiosensitive?

When using mobile radiographic equipment, the source-to-skin distance may NOT be less than:

Which of the following is a radiation survey instrument?

How thick must the lead be in a primary barrier of a radiographic room?

How many half-value layers are required to reduce a 100R/minute exposure rate to 25 R/min?

Of the following types of radiation, which one is considered the most ionizing?

Which of the following is NOT a function of a DNA molecule?

Which of the following personnel monitoring devices is capable of providing an immediate reading?

Which of the following is the unit of absorbed radiation dose?

Which of the following is a major disadvantage of a film badge as a radiation monitoring device?

The time it takes for a radioactive material to have 1/2 of its atoms disintegrate is known as what?

Which of the following interactions will NOT result in a scatter photon?

Which of the following types of radiation is most penetrating?

Irradiation of which of the following anatomical areas will affect the production of white blood cells?

The reduction of the intensity of radiation as it passes through a material is known as?

Which of the following situations would cause the greatest skin dose to a patient?

What is the name of the filtration that is a permanent part of the x-ray tube head?

Which of the following is NOT a stage of somatic cell division?

What is the cumulative effective dose limit for a 25 year old radiation worker?

If an exposure of 16 mR is recorded at 1 meter, what would the exposure rate be at 4 meters?

How can radiation damage to the DNA molecule of a genetic cell affect the future generations of an individual?