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Radiation Protection and Dosimetry Quiz

This document contains 32 true/false questions about radiation protection principles, quantities, and units. Some key points covered are: - The mass number of an atom with 20 protons and 60 neutrons is 40. - Isotopes have the same number of electrons but different numbers of protons. - Beta particle emission results in the same atomic number but an increase in mass number by 1. - The SI unit for activity is the becquerel (Bq). - Deterministic effects occur at low radiation doses.

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Radiation Protection and Dosimetry Quiz

This document contains 32 true/false questions about radiation protection principles, quantities, and units. Some key points covered are: - The mass number of an atom with 20 protons and 60 neutrons is 40. - Isotopes have the same number of electrons but different numbers of protons. - Beta particle emission results in the same atomic number but an increase in mass number by 1. - The SI unit for activity is the becquerel (Bq). - Deterministic effects occur at low radiation doses.

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EXERCISE (5)

1. An atom of 20 protons and 60 neutrons has mass number


of:
a) 20
b) 60
c) 40
d) 80
2. Isotopes have the same number of electrons but different
number of protons. T, F
3. The range of alpha is much greater than the range of
gamma radiation. T, F
4. Emission of beta particles result the same atomic number
and an increase in the mass number by1. T, F
5. Am-Be source is a main source of alpha particles. T, F
6. The SI unit of the activity is Ci. T, F
7. Positively charged atom has lost electrons. T, F
8. I Sv=Gy for gamma ray, X-ray and beta particle. T, F
9. The frequency of the safety test of the source and the source
assessments will be decreased if its age is reached RWL. T, F
10. What are the SI unit system for the following quantities?
a) Activity
b) Absorbed dose
c)Equivalent dose
d) The radiation energy
11. The output of beta source described in terms of dose
rate at 1m from the source. T, F
12. The total dose is directly proportional to the exposure
time and inversely to the distance from the radiation source.
T, F
13. If the dose rate from the gamma source is 20 mSv/h then
the total dose for 6 minutes will be:
a) 2 mSv/h.
b) 2 mSv.
c) 200 mSv/h.
d) 200 mSv.
14. If the dose rate from a source of 400 GBq at 1m is
138mSv/h, then the total dose for one hour from 600 GBq at
3m will be:
a) 23 mSv/h.
b) 23 mSv.
c) 15.3 mSv.
d) 6 mSv.
15. If the HVT for lead is 0.5 cm for the source Co-60, then the
thickness of lead shielding that is required to reduce the dose
rate of 100 mSv/h to 6.5 mSv/h will be:
a) 1.0 cm.
b) 1.5 cm.
c)2.0 cm.
16. DNA is the chemical compound from which chromosomes are
made. T, F
17. Killing cell will occurred within short time at doses:
a) 10 Sv
b) 0.5-10Sv.
c)Less than 0.5 Sv.
d) Exactly at 1Sv.
18. Blood count depression will start at about doses:
a) 10 Sv.
b) 0.5 Sv.
c)4 Sv.
d) 1 Sv.
19. Which one of the following biological effect will start at low
doses?
a) Deterministic effect.
b) Stochastic effect.
c) Depilation.
d) Radiation sickness or Radiation burns.
20. ALARA principle is stated in one of the following principles:
a) Justification.
b) Optimization.
c)Dose limits.
d) Dose constraints.
21. The neutral atom has an equal number of protons and
neutrons. T, F
22. The main responsibility of regulatory authority is the
application and maintenance of radiation protection standards.
T, F
23. The prime responsibility of RPO is give advice on radiation
protection and safety. T, F
24. The SI unite of the activity is Ci which equals to one
degradation per second. T, F
25. Supervised area does not need:
a) Demarcation or delineation.
b) Monitoring
c)Local Rules.
d) Restriction of access.
26. The area which sets at boundary of 1µSv/h is called
controlled area. T, F
27. An example of passive dosimeter is bleepers. T, F
28. The real-time (short-term) dosemeter is TLD or film. T, F
29. The reusable individual dosemeter is the film badge. T, F
30. There is one TLD for all types of radiation. T, F
31. You must wear your dosimeter during medical exposures. T,
F
32. The dose rate at the surface of the exposure device can
reach 2mSv/ h. T, F

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