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Question 1
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Isotopes of the same element have
a. … the same number of neutrons and protons
b. … the same mass number but different atomic number
c. … the same number of neutrons but different number of protons
d. … the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
… the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Question 2
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Which unit describes the activity?
a. Becquerel, Bq
b. Gray, Gy
c. Rad
d. Sievert, Sv
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
Becquerel, Bq
Question 3
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What is the correct order of radiations when ranked in INCREASING order of penetrability?
a. beta, alpha, gamma
b. alpha, gamma, beta
c. alpha, beta, gamma
d. beta, gamma, alpha
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
alpha, beta, gamma
Question 4
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How much is the worldwide average annual effective dose from natural sources?
a. 0.5 mSv
b. 1.2 mSv
c. 1.5 mSv
d. 2.4 mSv
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
2.4 mSv
Question 5
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Which is NOT a radon progeny?
a. 214Bi
b. 214Pb
c. 218Po
d. 226Ra
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answers are:
214
Pb,
226Ra
Question 6
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Which of the following is NOT a possible exposure pathway?
a. cloud shine
b. dispersion
c. ingestion
d. inhalation
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
dispersion
Question 7
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What is the annual limit on the effective dose for occupational exposure according to the 59/2013 EURATOM directive?
a. 1 mSv
b. 6 mSv
c. 20 mSv, which can be up to 50 mSv in a single year if authorized, with the restriction that the average annual dose over any 5
consecutive years does not exceed 20 mSv.
d. 150 mSv
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
20 mSv, which can be up to 50 mSv in a single year if authorized, with the restriction that the average annual dose over any 5
consecutive years does not exceed 20 mSv.
Question 8
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What kind of weighting factors do we use to calculate equivalent doses from absorbed dose?
a. dose coefficient
b. radiation weighting factors
c. tissue weighting factors
d. radiation weighting factors and tissue weighting factors
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
radiation weighting factors
Question 9
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Which of the following is NOT a dose equivalent quantity?
a. absorbed dose equivalent
b. ambient dose equivalent
c. directional dose equivalent
d. personal dose equivalent
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
absorbed dose equivalent
Question 10
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What is the timeline of processes in case of interaction of radiation with living systems!
a. chemical → biological → physical
b. physical → biological → chemical
c. physical → chemical → biological
d. chemical → physical → biological
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
physical → chemical → biological
Question 11
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Complete the sentence with the correct choice: Effective dose can be used to characterize … of ionizing radiation!
a. only the deterministic effects
b. only the stochastic effects
c. both the deterministic and stochastic effects
d. only the early effect
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
only the stochastic effects
Question 12
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Which model is used in radiation protection to estimate the stochastic effects?
a. linear model with a threshold dose of 1 mSv
b. linear model without a threshold dose
c. quadratic model with a threshold dose of 1 mSv
d. quadratic model without a threshold dose
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
linear model without a threshold dose
Question 13
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What are the dose reduction methods for external radiation:
a. maximize distance from the source
b. minimize time spent with the source
c. source shielding
d. all of the mentioned options
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
all of the mentioned options
Question 14
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Select the TRUE statement:
a. For occupational exposure, the dose constraint is a constraint on collective dose to workers.
b. For public exposure, the dose constraint shall be set for the individual dose that members of the public receive from an
emergency situation.
c. The dose constraint is used in planned exposure situations as a parameter for the optimization of protection for a given
radioactive source.
d. Dose constraints shall be as close as possible to the dose limits or may even exceed them in order to keep the costs of
protection as low as reasonably possible.
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
The dose constraint is used in planned exposure situations as a parameter for the optimization of protection for a given radioactive
source.
Question 15
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The following principles are used in radiation protection:
a. Justification, Optimization, Dose limitation
b. Justification, Optimization, Restriction
c. Justification, Prevention, Dose limitation
d. Justification, Prohibition, Dose limitation
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
Justification, Optimization, Dose limitation
Question 16
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ALARA stands for:
a. As Low As Responsibly Acceptable
b. As Low As Responsibly Accessible
c. As Low As Reasonably Achievable
d. As Low As Responsibly Assessable
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Question 17
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Which monitoring technique is NOT suitable for the determination of radionuclides incorporated into the body?
a. part body monitoring with a NaI(Tl) scintillation detector
b. whole body dosimetry with a thermoluminescent dosimeter
c. whole body monitoring with a HPGe semiconductor detector
d. in vitro monitoring of urine sample with liquid scintillation counting
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
whole body dosimetry with a thermoluminescent dosimeter
Question 18
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Which of the following is NOT a type of monitoring for radiation protection purposes?
a. environmental monitoring
b. individual monitoring
c. risk monitoring
d. source monitoring
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
risk monitoring
Question 19
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What are the three main types of exposure situations?
a. planned, operational, emergency
b. planned, emergency, existing
c. planned, potential, accidental
d. planned, natural, artificial
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
planned, emergency, existing
Question 20
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Select the FALSE statement? The regulatory body shall…
a. review and assess relevant information to determine whether facilities and activities comply with regulatory requirements and
the conditions specified in the authorization.
b. carry out inspections of facilities and activities to verify that the authorized party is in compliance with the regulatory
requirements and with the conditions specified in the authorization, which inspections must all be announced to the
authorized party.
c. ensure that programmes for source monitoring and environmental monitoring are in place and that the results from the
monitoring are recorded and are made available.
d. establish dose limits for occupational exposure and public exposure, and registrants and licensees shall apply these limits.
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
carry out inspections of facilities and activities to verify that the authorized party is in compliance with the regulatory requirements
and with the conditions specified in the authorization, which inspections must all be announced to the authorized party.
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