RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING - MODEL EXAM

01)

Most of the accidents happen because procedures are not followed.-

True / False

02)

If a pocket dosimeter is discharged or off scale then the persons film badge
must be processed immediately.

True / False

03)

Geiger Muller survey meter is preferred over Ion chamber because it is sensitive
and rugged.True / False

04)

Acute dosage of radiation is not harmful to life

True / False

05)

If radioactive contamination exceeds 0.005 Ci, the equipment need not be

taken out, serviced and decontaminated. -

True / False

06)

Radiation surveys assure sealed sources are shielded prior to movement.-

True / False

07)

The dose rate at a radiation barricade should not exceed 5 mR/h -

True / False

08)

Three ways to decrease radiation dose rate exposure are to Reduce exposure time,
increase distance from source and add shielding

09)

According to the inverse square law, radiation dose rate is directly related to the
square of the distance-

True / False

If the dose rate is 100 mR/h at one meter , it will be 25 mR/h at 2 meter and
6.25 mR/h at 4 meter-

True / False

11)

Shielding can not be used to collimate the radiation beam.-

True / False

12)

The atom is the basic building block of the elements.-

True / False

13)

The radioactive isotope is a stable isotope.

True / False

14)

Disposal becomes a more serious problem as radioactive materials are

concentrated.

True / False

15)

With alpha emission , the nucleus of the Helium atom is emitted.

True / False

16)

With Beta emission, an electron is emitted.

True / False

17)

The unit of source activity is Curie or Bq.

True / False

18)

Of the common radiographic sources Radium has the longest half life.

True / False

19)

Of the common radiographic sources Shortest half life is for Iridium 192.

True / False

20)

Half life is the time required for half the unstable atoms to decay or disintegrate

True / False

21)

The two basic types of radiation are particle and electromagnetic.

True / False

22)

Beta particles are orbital or nuclei electrons

True / False

23)

Photons are pure energy.

True / False

10)

24)

Radiation penetration depends on mass, charge and energy.

True / False

25)

X-ray generators can not generate high energy radiation -

True / False

26)

In a reactor fission products generate the highest energy-

True / False

27)

Ionisation occurs when an atom loses an Proton.

True / False

28)

The photoelectric effect refers to the process where a photon transfers all of its
energy to an electron in the outer shell.

True / False

29)

The intensity of X-rays can be measured by the amount of ionization they produce
in air.
True / False

30)

For photons, high density materials make effective shields

True / False

31)

A radiographers maximum allowable dosage is 5R

True / False

32)

Photon sources can make other objects radioactive

True / False

33)

Radioactive sources are sealed to prevent contamination

True / False

34)

Death is likely to result with acute doses of penetrating radiation above 600R

True / False

35)

Pocket dosimeters must have a range of at least 0 to 200 mR

True / False

36)

Ion chambers are more accurate than G-M counters at higher dose rates

True / False

37)

Neutron sources activate the nucleus of the atom

True / False

38)

Identical X-ray machines with identical exposure times can produce identical
radiographs.

True / False

Some degree of distortion will always be present because of jobs thickness and
Source size

True / False

Intensifying screens enhance the primary radiation and reduce the scattered
radiation.

True / False

41)

Film cassettes should ensure good screen to film contact

True / False

42)

Film images are formed when silver bromide crystals are reacted to form black
metallic silver

True / False

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43)

The characteristic curve is a plot of film density as a function of the log of relative
exposureTrue / False

44)

Foggy X-ray films are probably caused by high exposure to ambient light

True / False

45)

Class I films have extra fine grain and high contrast.

True / False

46)

Class IV films have high speed and lower contrast.

True / False

47)

The factors affecting radiographic sensitivity are film graininess, image

unsharpness and flaw image contrast.

True / False

IQI provides a check of the quality or adequacy of the technique.

True / False

48)

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The 3 main steps in film processing are , Developing, fixing and washing

True / False

50)

Reticulation refers to the loosening of the emulsion from the film base.

True / False

51)

Wall colours are important in film viewing room.

True / False

52)

Fluoroscopy is for real time viewing of X-rayed parts.

True / False

53)

The real time image is a positive image-

True / False

54)

The major disadvantage of RTR is its high contrast image.

True / False

55)

Porosity appears as smooth white spot-

True / False

56)

An unexpectedly low reading with a survey meter might indicate low battery
voltage.

True / False

57)

Cobalt 60 source can penetrate several inches of steel.

True / False

58)

The tenth value layer of shielding cuts radiation intensity by 100

True / False

59)

The effect of radiation on humans are thought to be cumulative

True / False

60)

Inherent unsharpness results because objects do have uniform thickness and

density.

True / False

Automatic film processing is preferred over manual processing because manual

processing is time consuming

True / False

62)

Through film washing is essential in film processing-

True / False

63)

Atoms becomes radioactive by bombardment of neutrons-

True / False

64)

Penetrating power of X-rays depends on

61)

a) Kilo voltage

b) Tube current

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) none of the above

65)

Degree of blackening is expressed in terms of optical density.

66)

A graph which expresses the relationship between the logarithm of the exposure
applied to a material and the resulting optical density is called as exposure chart. True / False

67)

Purpose of double coating the X-ray film is to Increase the speed of the film

True / False

68)

The density difference of 2 selected portions of a radiograph is known as Subject

contrast

True / False

69)

The extreme left side film in the characteristic curve is Fast-

True / False

70)

50mA-min of an x-ray exposure is equal to (a)10 mA and 5 minutes or (b)2.5mA

and 20 minutes

True / False

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True / False