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5. One curie is the quantity of radioactive material that decays at the rate of:
A. 3.7 X 1010 CPM
B. 3.7 X 1010 DPS or TPS
C. 3.7 X 1010 XPS
D.37 X 10 DPS or TPS
8. The time required for of the atoms of a particular radioactive material to disintegrate or decay is
called:
A. A curie
B. Ionization
C. Half-Life
D. Decay
9. Gamma rays will penetrate deeper in matter than Alpha or Beta particles because?
A. It has less mass
B. It has a lower frequency
C. It will interact less with electrons in matter
D. It travels faster than the speed of light
12. The two most commonly used isotopes for radiography are:
A. CO-60 and CS-137
B. IR-192 and RA-226
C. IR-192 and CO-60
D. CO-59 and IR-190
13. The half-life of cobalt 60 is a little over 5 years. After 3 half-lives, a 60 ci CO-60 Source will have
how many curies?
A. 15 curies
B. 7.5 curies
C. 30 curies
D. None of the above
22. Most survey meters used to detect radiation in Industrial Radiography Operations, us a?
A. Scintillation counter
B. Geiger-Muellier (GM) tube
C. Ion Chamber
D. De-Ionization tube
23. Individuals allowed to enter a radiographers radiation area, must be monitored with the
following items:
A. A survey meter
B. A film badge, dosimeter, survey meter
C. Film badge and dosimeter and alarming Rate meter
D. No monitoring required
24. If an individuals pocket dosimeter is discharged beyond its range (off-scale), the Individual:
A. Shall cease operations and have film badge processed immediately and not return to work until a
determination has been made.
B. Shall notify the RSO and wait for further instructions after completing job Assignment.
C. May continue to work if individual determines that dosimeter reading is not correct.
D. Shall cease operations and have film badge exchanged for a new one and then may Return to work.
28. The effects of radiation on the reproductive cells and passed on to the Descendants, is called:
A. Somatic effects
B. Radiosensitive effects
C. Latent effects
D. Genetic effects
29. The area that has a boundary posted Caution-High Radiation Area will mean a person could
receive a radiation dose of:
A. Five Rems per hour
B. 200 mRems per hour
C. Fifty mRems per hour
D. One hundred mRems per hour
32. If the radiation intensity at a certain point is 20 R/hr, how many half valve layers are required to
reduce the levels to 5 R/hr
A. One
B. Three
C. Two
D. Cannot reduce to 5 R/hr
33. Planetary electrons with protons and neutrons in the nucleus, make-up
A. An alpha particle
B. A molecule
C. A compound
D. An atom
34. The radiation dose rate at a certain distance from a source is 400 mr/hr. If a Person remains at the
certain distance for 3 hours, what will be the amount of Radiation received?
A. 9 mr
B. 1800 mr
C. 1200 mr
D. 120 mr
35. Three basic ways to lower radiation dose when working with radiography Sources are:
1. Concrete, Lead, and steel
2. Barricades, ropes, and signs
3. Time, distance, and shielding
4. Half Valve Layers, Tenth Valve Layers, First Valve Layers
36. A leak test must be performed on sealed sources within a period of every:
A. 90 days
B. 6 months
C. 120 days
D. Once a year
37. The term used to let a company, with a radioactive material license in one state, be allowed to
work in another state is called:
A. Bill of Rights
B. Agreement State
C. Reciprocity
D. NRC
38. The shipping container for most industrial radiography sources are classified as:
A. Type B
B. Type LSA
C. Type A
D. Type RAM
39. How much radiation will a person receive standing 100 feet from a source with a Dose rate of 20
mr/hr where 4 exposures were made lasting 3 minutes each?
A. 4 mr/hr
B. 36 mr/hr
C. 12 mr/hr
D. 33 mr/hr
40. If you were using a 100 Ci. Ir-192 source, what will the dose rate be at a distance Of 100 feet from
the source?
A. .06 R/hr
B. 5 R/hr
C. .059 R/hr
D. 52 R/hr
41. Repeat problem 48 except calculate the dose rate at 200 instead of 100
A. 12.5 r/hr
B. .05 mr/hr
C. 50 mr/hr
D. 14.75 mr/hr
42. When performing offshore platform or lay barge radiography, the largest source Of Ir-192 that is
allowed is:
A. 100 Ci.
B. 200 Ci.
C. 240 Ci.
D. 50 Ci.
43. The film badge or TLD badge used in industrial radiography are exchanged:
A. Once every quarter
B. Only when the RSO decides to change your badge
C. Once every sixty days
D. Once a month and on the day indicated on the badge
44. The single and most noticeable factor in the cause of over exposures to Radiographers has been:
A. Not locking the source in the camera properly
B. Survey meter not working correctly
C. by not using the survey meter as stated in the company procedures and State Regulations.
D. Trying to put the source back into the camera after a disconnect.
45. If you lose or damage your film or TLD badge, you will
A. Cease work immediately until the badge is replaced
B. Continue to work and replace your badge when you get back to the office
C. Continue to work since you can use your dosimeter for your radiation exposure
D. Work more carefully by using your survey meter and dosimeter
46. If an individuals pocket dosimeter is discharged beyond its range (off scale), the Individual shall:
A. Make a note on the area survey report and recharge the dosimeter
B. Tell the RSO when you get back to the office so he can calculate your exposure for that day.
C. Cease work immediately, turn film badge in for processing; and not return to work until results are
received and determination of the exposure has been made
D. Cease work immediately, notify your RSO, and obtain a spare badge to use until results of processed
film badge is received
47. Radiation Area means an individual could receive a radiation dose in excess of:
A. Five milli-rem in any one hour
B. Two hundred milli-rems in any one hour
C. 2 milli-rems in any one hour
D. 5 milli-rems per hour or a dose in excess of 100 milli-rem in any fire consecutive days
48. Pocket dosimeters shall be calibrated for correct response to radiation at periods not to exceed:
A. Annually
D. Once every 6 months
C. Not required to be calibrated
D. after each repair
49. Any vehicle transporting radioactive material with a yellow III label must Place the vehicle with
signs printed:
A. Caution Radioactive
B. Radioactive Materials
C. Radioactive
D. Danger Radioactive
50. Sealed radiography sources, when completing shipping papers, are referred to or classified as:
A. Solid form material
B. Safe form material
C. Normal form material
D. Special form material
51. The dose rate limit at one meter (or 39 inches) from a package containing radioactive material is
expressed in terms of a:
A. Transport Index
B. Type A package
C. Special solid form material
D. Meter reading at 3 feet
52. The outer package that encloses a Type B container for additional shipping
Protection is referred to as:
A. Class A package
B. Overpack
C. Hazardous Materials
D. None of the above
53. A leaking source must be withdrawn from use if contamination levels exceed:
A. .005 microcuries of Removable Contamination
B. .050 microcuries of Removable Contamination
C. .010 microcuries of Removable Contamination
D. .500 microcuries of Removable Contamination
54. Using a 100ci, Ir 192 source, at what distance will the dose rate be 100mr/hr?
A. 140 feet
B. 76-feet
C. 68 feet
D. 100 feet
60. The State Regulatory Agency may order a radiographer to cease operation if the
Following is found during an inspection:
A. Off-scale pocket dosimeter
B. Leaking source
C. Unsafe camera (lock of camera not working properly)
D. All of the above
61. the most biological damage for a given dose of radiation occurs when the exposure is to:
A. Feet and ankles
B. Skin
C. Reproductive organs
D. Whole body
63. One making a radiograph shall display Caution Radiation Area signs at what mr/hr level?
A. 100 mr/hr
B. 50 mr/hr
C. 2 mr/hr
D. .6 mr/hr
64. The level of radiation from a radioactive source, in a storage device or camera,
Cannot exceed_______ to be classified as a Type B package:
A. 200 mr at the surface of the camera
B. 200 mr at the surface nor more than 50 mr at 6 inches
C. 50 mr at the surface of the camera nor more the 1 mR at one meter
D. 100 mr at the surface or 50 mr at 6 inches
65. A radioactive yellow II warning label is applied to packages with a surface dose Rate:
A. Not to exceed 50 mr/hr at the surface or 1 mr/hr at 1 meter (39in)
B. Not to exceed 200 mr/hr at the surface of 10 mr/hr at 1 meter (39in)
C. Not to exceed 10 mr/hr at 1 meter (39in)
D. Not to exceed 2 mr/hr at 1 meter (39in)
66. Vehicles carrying only White 1 or Yellow II warning labeled packages:
A. Must display placards on all four sides of the vehicles
B. Are not required to have shipping papers
C. Do not need to display radioactive placards
D. Must be shipped in a Type C container
67. The type of warning label that must be applied to the surface of a package containing radioactive
material is determined by:
A. The weight of the material
B. The transport ending
C. The highest dose rate at the surface and at 1 meter from the surface of the package
D. The type or design of the shipping container
70. At a distance of one foot from one curie of a radioisotope, the exposure dose rate would be
approximately:
A. 5.9 roentgens per hour
B. 14.4 milliroentgens per hour
C. .61 mev per hour
D. Dependent upon the radioisotope
72. Permissible levels of radiation from external sources in unrestricted areas cannot
Receive a dose in excess of:
A. 5 mr/hr in any one hour
B. 2 mr/hr in any one hour nor more than 100 mr per year
C. 100 mr in 7 consecutive weeks
D. Items 2 and 3
73. Before removing a camera with a radioactive source from the storage area, the
Radiographer must sign the device out on the:
A. Transportation papers
B. The area survey report
C. Dosimeter report
D. Utilization log
75. The sealed source shall be locked in the radiographic exposure device or source Changer:
A. Each time the sealed source is returned to its shielded position
B. After completing the last radiograph before moving camera to next location
C. Each time the sealed source is returned and the key removed
D. When getting ready to return camera and source to the truck for storage
76. Radiographs must be made of 4 pipe. With only 35 Ci. Of Ir-192 and being Unable to use your
collimator, your meter reading is 100 mr/hr at a distance of 50. You must limit your number of
exposures per hour. What is your radiation Exposure rate at 25?
A. 200 mr/hr
B. 800mr/hr
C. 400 mr/hr
D.40 mr/hr
78. Vehicles used to transport Yellow II labeled radioactive material for temporary Job site use must
prominently display
A. Radioactive placards
B. Name and city of main business office of Company
C. Caution radioactive material signs
D. None of the above
79. A radiation survey performed to determine that a sealed source is in its shielded
Position upon job completion is referred to as a:
A. Lock-out survey
B. Radiation survey
C. Area survey
D. Transportation survey
80. Radioactive material records of a radiography company are required to show:
A. Contamination levels of the shipping containers
B. Receipt, transfer, and disposal of source of radiation
C. The focal point of the radioactive source
D. Semi-annual inventory of radioactive sources
81. What is considered to be a fatal dose to radiation if applied to the whole body in a single
exposure?
A. 150 to 250 Rem
B. 1000 to 5000 Rem
C. 400 to 500 Rem
D. 350 to 450 Rem
82. the most practical use of shielding in radiography can be achieved by the use of:
A. Concrete blocks
B. Lead bricks
C. Depleted uranium
D. Tungsten collimators
83. A survey of the radiographic exposure device after each exposure consists of:
A. Surveying the front of the camera
B. Surveying the circumference of the camera
C. Surveying the circumference of the device and the entire length of the guide tube.
D. Looking at the survey meter to see if it gives any indication of a radiation dose rate
85. The amount of radiation the general public receives from natural back ground Radiation and man-
made radiation in a year is about:
A. 100 mRem
B. 200 mRem
C. 500 mRem
D. 250 mRem
86. If a person receives a dose of 60 mRems after 15 minutes in a radiation field, what is the dose rate
of the radiation field?
A. 120 mr/hr
B. 360 mr/hr
C. 240 mr/hr
D. 180 mr/hr
87. How much distance would be needed for 30 curies of Ir-192 to reduce the dose rate to 2 mr/hr
without any shielding?
A. 300
B. 297.
C. 260
D. 305
88. Immediate notification must be made to the Agency of a dose of radiation to the whole body of
any individual in excess of:
A. Five REMS or more
B. Twenty-five REMS or more
C. Five hundred MILLIREMS or more
D. Three REMS or more
91. A SPEC 150 and AEA 880 are referred to as what type device:
A. Stationary exposure device
B. Crankout exposure device
C. Panoramic device
D. Directional beam device
93. Radiographers making an exposure, with the radiation area well posted, happens to see an
unauthorized person entering into the restricted area, he should:
A. Call to the individual and get their attention to let them know they are in a Radiation area and need
to receive a film badge.
B. Holler at the individual so he will notice you are working.
C. Attract the individuals attention that he is entering into a restricted area and should not enter: if
person continues to disregard your warning, return the source to its shielded position until the area is
cleared of unauthorized personnel.
D. Call to the individual to come stand behind you so you can keep him out of the direction of the
gamma rays and warn him that he could become sterile if he does not stay out of the area.
94. In case of a vehicle accident carrying radioactive material, you should:
A. Set out barrier rope and flares as soon as possible to prevent hazards from oncoming vehicles. Get
out of the area of the accident so you will not receive an overexposure and call your Radiation Safety
Officer.
B. Look for your certificate of insurance for the vehicle and call the insurance company. Send someone
to call your RSO and if the source is secured, call for a wrecker to move the vehicle. Check survey meter
to see if it is still working.
C. Check your survey meter to see if operable, try to establish location and condition, rope off as large
an area as possible, send for police and send for or inform the RSO of accident and procedures taken.
D. Refer to the Operating and Emergency procedures manual so you can give it to the civil authorities on
what to do.
95. The ball stop attached to the pigtail of a radiography source is to:
A. To prevent the source from being pulled out the back of the exposure device and to keep source in a
locked position.
B. To keep the cable of the pigtail from becoming bent and the lock block free from obstacles.
C. To act as a guide for the source when it is returned back into the camera.
D. To indicate the source is too far back into the camera lock box
96. Surrounded by the depleted uranium in a radiography camera, the metal tubing which allows
movement of the source is referred to as the:
A. Brass source tube
B. S tube
C. Source tube
D. Safety tube
97. A sealed radiography source can make other objects radioactive if:
A. The source is left exposed to the object longer than 1 hour
B. The source is contaminated
C. The source does not emit neutrons
D. No it cannot
98. When a radiography source is cranked out of its shielded position in the camera, it travels through
a:
A. Hollow plastic tube
B. Conduit
C. Source tube
D. Safety tube
99. Using a 28 curie Ir-192 source with a 4 HVL collimator and an exposure time of 18 minutes at what
distance will you establish the radiation area boundary:
A. 30
B. 24
C. 50
D. 16
100. You note that your pocket dosimeter has picked up 2 mr/hr after a 5 minute exposure. What was
the radiation dose rate?
A. 40 mr/hr
B. 24 mr/hr
C. 12 mr/hr
D. 36 mr/hr
101. The size of a radiography source is important. The use of IR-192 is due to its:
A. Large focal point
B. Half Life
C. Electromagnetic energy
D. High specific activity
102. You have just received a 100Ci. Source at the job site. You need to calculate for your 2-mr/hr
area. The source is Ir-192, and you will be using a tungsten collimator assuming it has 4 HVL. What is
the distance to the 2-mr/hr boundary?
A. 100 feet
B. 125 feet
C. 134 feet
D. 88 feet
103. Your survey meter reads 100 mr/hr at some point. How much dose would you receive standing at
that point for hr, 6 min., and 1 min.?
A. 50mr, 10mr, 1.67mr
B. 114mr, 1.75mr, 10mr
C. 25mr, 10mr, 1.75mr
D. 50mr, .10mr, 2.5mr
104. The leak test results of a new source, when received by the radiography company, can be found:
A. on the bill of lading from the shipper
B. It is not necessary to leak test a new source
C. On the decay chart received with the source
D. Leak test must be performed 6 months after receiving source
105. When transporting a radioactive source, shipping papers are only needed when:
A. the Yellow III label is required
B. for commercial carriers only
C. Crossing state lines
D. When transporting hazardous materials on public roads
108. with a collimator, a 45 Curie IR-192 source indicates an exposure rate of 8,296 mr/hr at 1. For
this same source, the collimator will indicate 2 mr/hr at 60. The exposure rate of a 35 curie CO-60
source will also be 2mr/hr at what distance using the same collimator?
A. 48 feet
B. 86 feet
C. 68 feet
D. 78 feet
111. An individual under the age of 18 (a minor) cannot receive a dose of ionizing radiation in excess
of
A. 50 % of 5000mR
B. 10% of 5000mR
C. 25% of 5000mR
D. 75 % of 5000mR
116. Who conducts surveys and maintains records and inventory of radioactive materials?
A. RSO
B. Radiation Control Committee
C. Authorized users
117. Failure to comply with regulations result in loss of your privilege to work with radioactive
materials?
A. True
B. False
118. You want to procure radioactive material. Who will authorize its purchase?
A. authorized user
B. RSO
C. both Authorized User and RSO
D. You do not need authorization.
119. I-125 has about 60 days half-life, how many days should I store I-125 waste packet before I can
consider its disposal?
A. 60 days
B. 600 days
C. 300 days
126. Your privilege to work with radioactive materials may be withdrawn if you dont return your
dosimetry badge in time.
A. True
B. False
127. Exposure to finger from a beta source can be much higher than from a gamma source of the same
activity.
A. True
B. False
128. For a beta emitter ratio of average energy to maximum energy is about:
A. half
B. one-third
C. one
129. Gloves not only prevent contamination of hands but also reduce beta doses to fingers.
A. True
B. False