1.

Geiger-Muller counters are used for radiation detection but are not
recommended for industrial X-ray work because:
a. The high intensity radiation causes the batteries to saturate and not work
b. High intensity radiation makes Geiger tubes brittle and fragile
c. High intensity radiation may cause the Geiger tube to saturate and give a
low measure or no measure of the true exposure rate
d. High intensity radiation causes gas amplification by a factor of 10 10 and
this causes the Geiger tube to explode
2. An exposure rate of 8 mR h -1 is measured just outside the concrete wall to an X-
ray room. The half-value layer in Lead (Pb) for the transmitted X-rays is 0.9 mm.
what thickness of Lead (Pb) would have to be added to the wall to reduce the
exposure rate to 1 mR h-1.
a. 0.9 mm
b. 1.8 mm
c. 2.7 mm
d. 3.5 mm
3. The HVL of Lead to control leakage from an X-ray tube operating at 200 kV is 4
mm. what thickness of Lead would be required to reduce this leakage by a factor
of 16?
a. 0.4 mm
b. 0.8 mm
c. 1.6 mm
d. 4.8 mm
4. Absorbed dose, no matter what its units are given in, is a measure of:
a. Energy deposited in a unit mass
b. Effective biological damage
c. Ionizations in a unit volume
d. The product of a. and b.
5. The tenth value layer of Lead for 250 kV X-rays is 2.9 mm. What thickness of
Lead would be needed to reduce the exposure rate for this energy of radiation by
a factor of 1000?
a. 2900 mm
b. 0.25 mm
c. 8.7 mm
d. 87 cm
6. A person who receives a whole-body dose equivalent of 5 rems in one year:
a. May develop radiation sickness
b. Should not have any medical X-rays
c. Will be un-affected
d. May have an increased risk of cancer
7. For an un-controlled area next to an X-ray room, the shielding should be
sufficient to ensure that the maximum exposure is:
a. 2.5 mR per week
b. 10 mR per week
c. 25 mR per week
d. 100 mR per week
8. A counter placed 18 cm from an energized X-ray tube reads 72 000 cpm (counts
per minute). When measured at a new distance the reading is 44 100 cpm. What
is the new distance?
 a. 21 cm
b. 22 cm
c. 23 cm
d. 24 cm
9. In making an X-ray exposure, you find the dose rate at 2 m from the X-ray tube is
1200 mR h-1. What would be the dose rate at 8 m?
a. 75 mR h-1
b. 100 mR h-1
c. 200 mR h-1
d. 300 mR h-1
10.The maximum annual whole-body dose that an X-ray worker is permitted to
receive is:
a. 5 mSv
b. 50 mSv
c. 500 mSv
d. 5000 mSv
11.An X-ray tube operating at 200 kV and 4 mA is suitable for examining 6.3 mm
thick steel pipe. What is the energy of X-rays produced with this technique?
a. 800 kV
b. 8 kV
c. Up to 200 keV
d. 0.8 MeV
12.Given that field at 2.5 m from an Ir-192 source is 2 Gy h -1, what distance could
you approach before the field rise to 25 Gy h -1.
a. 0.21 m
b. 0.50 m
c. 0.67 m
d. 0.71 m
13.Maximum annual dose limits for non-radiation workers is:
a. The same as radiation workers
b. allowed an radiation workers
c. 1/10 allowed an radiation workers
d. 1/100 allowed an radiation workers
14.Given that HVL for 400 kV X-rays is 7.6 mm and a field of 10 Gy h -1. How many
HVL of lead are needed to reduce the field to 1 Gy h -1.
a. 10
b. 5.4
c. 3.3
d. 1.2
15.A dose equivalent of 50 mSv is equal to:
a. 5 mrem
b. 50 mrem
c. 0.5 rem
d. 5 rem
16.Which of the followings is not a responsibility of a radiographer for safety?
a. The radiographer must follow all procedures and checks for safety in the
training
b. The radiographer should set up the regulatory requirements for making
radiographs.
 c. The radiographer is not responsible for his/her own safety as well as the
public that could be affected by this work.
The radiographer must see that no short cuts or bad decisions related to the proper
exercise of safety occur even when pressures from clients and company would seem
to move away from safety.