Exam 37: Radiography/Fluoroscopy Patient Radiation Dose

Which of the following procedures has caused the most sentinel events?

Mean marrow dose (MMD) is defined as:

The radiation dose absorbed by an organ such as bone marrow:

If the output intensity of an x-ray machine is 0.064 mGy/mAs at 80 kVp, what is the patient's ESE for an exam done at 20 mAs at 80 kVp?

The approximate average bone marrow dose to the population of the United States is _____ mGy/yr.

The half-value layer (HVL) of projection x-rays in soft tissue is approximately how many centimeters?

For the average fluoroscopy exam the ESE is

Digital radiographic tomosynthesis (DRT) utilizes how many exposures during the examination?

Patient skin exposure can be measured indirectly by using a ________________.

The radiation dose monitor most frequently used to measure patient exposure is the __________________________.

If the radiographic technique for a KUB calls for 40 mAs, what is the ESD when the output intensity is 0.075 mGy/mAs?

The genetically significant dose (GSD) for the population of the United States is about:

Acute skin effects from radiation exposure have been reported following _____ exams.

Bone marrow dose is measured ______________________.

The genetically significant dose for the general public is important because of the risk of _________________________.

The simplest way to measure patient dose is to measure the __________________.

The most important variables in determining x-ray dose are the ______ and the _____. I. receptor speed II) patient thickness III) x-ray production efficiency IV) technique used

Patient dose from diagnostic x-rays is most often reported in ____________________.

The mean marrow dose from diagnostic x-ray examinations averaged over the entire population of the United States is about:

An estimation of patient dose is reported as _______________.