Whenever the letter “M” appears under the current monitoring period or in the cumulative columns of a personnel monitoring report, it signifies that a (an)

 The optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter is “read out” by using a (an)

A thermoluminescent dosimetry system uses which of the following crystals?

Diagnostic efficacy includes1. determining if an imaging procedure is justified.2. obtaining images with minimal radiation exposure.3. adhering to radiation safety guidelines.4. revealing the presence or absence of disease in a patient.

Diagnostic x-radiations are correctly described as

Occupational radiation monitoring is required when it is possible that the individual might receive more than

Medical physicists use ionization chambers connected to electrometers to perform the annual standard measurements required by state, federal, and health care accreditation organizations for radiographic and fluoroscopic devices. These annual measurements include1. x-ray output in Gy or mGy.2. fluoroscopic radiation entrance rates in mSv/min.3. kVp setting accuracy.4. exposure time exactness.5. half-value layers, or beam quality

The largest amount of diagnostic x-ray absorption is most likely to occur in which of the following tissues?

Factors that contribute to the amount of scattered radiation produced include 1. radiation quality 2. field size 3. grid ratio

Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it passes?