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1. The transmission of characteristic x-rays through the same element filter as the target results in a nearly monoenergetic output of the x-ray tube around:   show
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show 4440 dpm  
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show the distance downwind from the reactor that a person may receive either a dose of 25 rem to the whole body or 300 rem to the thyroid if he stands there for two hours after the onset of the postulated accident  
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4. Germanium-Lithium semiconductor detectors are limited by count rate due to:   show
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5. Tissue dose from thermal neutrons is principally a result of:   show
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show 2,3,4  
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7. Of the following cell types, which is LEAST radiosensitive?   show
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8. Plutonium:   show
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show beta  
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show the projected dose which warrants protective action to be taken  
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show cm2/g  
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12. What would be a good approximation of the quality factor (QF) of the neutrino?   show
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13. The quality factor refers to all the following except:   show
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show Between 500 µSv per hr and 2000 µSv per hr  
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show 5 mSv  
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show Curie  
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17. Which particle is considered to be radioactive by itself?   show
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show radiation workers have continuous monitoring of their exposure and the work environment is continuously monitored  
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show Uranium-238  
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20. A sample is measured using a proportional counter. 100 counts are observed in seven minutes. What is the counting rate and its associated standard deviation?   show
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show Alpha, beta, gamma  
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22. If the sample plus background is 1600 counts in one minute and the background is 900 counts in one minute, the net count is 700 counts per minute plus or minus ______ counts per minute (1 standard deviation).   show
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show Rem  
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show by the letters "NS" after the value  
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show with the name of the organ limited by the dose  
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show the owner of the licensed facility  
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show Eliminate Bremmsstrahlung  
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show KI must be given before the intake starts to have a beneficial effect  
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show 50% and 65%  
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30. In the G-M region of a gas filled type detector, the output:   show
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show the gas, water, and electrical appliances should be operated from inside the fume hood  
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32. Radioactive atoms that have a neutron to proton ratio that is great will decay by:   show
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show They are affected by temperature  
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show 1 liter air with emission of 1.3 E5 MeV alpha  
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35. Which of the following radionuclides is a bone seeker?   show
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36. Half-value thickness for 1 MeV photons in lead is approximately 1 cm. A 100 mCi Zn-65 1.12 MeV/photon point source produces a dose rate of 30 mR/hr at 1 meter. What is the exposure rate at 10 cm from this source with the addition of a 5 cm lead shield   show
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show 33.7 eV  
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38. The approximate diameter of an atomic nucleus is:   show
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show the specific activity of Carbon-14 in living organisms is relatively constant through time, but decays after the death of the organism  
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show Industrial Radiography  
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41. The underlying principle for radioresponse of a mammalian tissue is called the Law of _________.   show
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show 1  
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show is less likely to cause skin cancer  
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show Greater than 1  
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show 100,000 dpm  
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46. The maximum allowable radiation level at contact of a package shipped in other than an exclusive use vehicle   show
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show band gap  
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48. What is a "neutrino"?   show
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show 0.4%  
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show recombination  
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show escape of one or more air production gammas from the detector  
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52. The class “D” in Appendix B to part 20 applies to a range of clearance half lives:   show
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53. Which of the following is in the order of MOST effective to LEAST effective shielding materials for gamma radiation sources?   show
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show a mild soap  
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55. Which of the following is one function of the ALARA program?   show
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56. Consider a proportional detector operated at a constant voltage. Based only on the statistical fluctuations, which of the following fill gases would you expect to have the lowest percent resolution?   show
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show alpha decay  
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58. The minimum detectable activity for a counting system is:   show
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show critical mass  
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60. A shield has to be constructed in front of a hot spot to reduce the exposure rate by 80%. The half value layer for the shielding is one-quarter inch. What is the minimum number of shielding thicknesses required?   show
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show Alpha  
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show K-40  
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show isotopes  
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64. Assuming a normal cancer fatality rate of 20%, what would be the total probability of developing a fatal cancer for a group of occupationally exposed workers with a 3 in 1,000 probability of contracting a radiation induced fatal cancer.   show
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show 8.13  
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66. A tissue-equivalent chamber must:   show
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show Cut out a square piece of material, send it to the chemistry lab to be weighed and divide the weight by the area of the material.  
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show semi-annually for confirmation  
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69. When leak testing an industrial radiography source, the contamination sample should be obtained:   show
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show collision stopping power of the radiation in water  
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71. The SI unit for radiation absorbed dose is the:   show
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show prevent the light from being trapped in the phosphor  
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show the final carrier and the NRC Regional office  
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74. The following are considered as risks of chronic low-level radiation exposure: 1) Sterility 2) Leukemia 3) Cataracts 4) Skin erythema   show
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75. A chemical which has shown some success as an internal chelating agent for plutonium is:   show
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76. A counting rate of 40 cpm is measured in 2 minutes. What is the standard deviation of this counting rate?   show
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77. The average energy expended to produce an ion pair is called:   show
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78. The target organ for most transportable long-lived alpha emitters is:   show
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79. Which of the following detectors operates in a voltage region where gas multiplication effects are observed?   show
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show 10  
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81. What is the ionization region?   show
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82. Technecium-99m is   show
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show Airborne particles  
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84. Which of the following bioassay methods may be found in an Uranium facility?   show
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show Potassium-40  
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show NRC does not regulate x-ray machines  
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87. Measurement uncertainty in a radiation measuring device is a function of:   show
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88. The net counts observed from successively counting a sample are plotted on semilog paper, and the plot forms a curved line. It is probable that:   show
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show Broad beam conditions  
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90. What scintillator material has a high efficiency for alpha measurement and is not especially affected by temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure?   show
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91. In what way can we establish whether or not an individual could exceed some percent of the DAC?   show
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92. An individual living in Denver, Colorado (elevation 5280 ft above sea level) could expect to receive an average annual dose equivalent due to cosmic radiation of approximately:   show
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93. You are assigned to count a number of environmental samples. To meet the required LLDs you need to adjust a number of the counting parameters. To increase the LLD value what must you do to: sample size, count time and detector background?   show
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show five minutes  
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show assess the effectiveness of administrative and physical controls of the radiation protection program for tritium  
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96. When transporting a Highway Route Controlled Quantity of radioactive material outside of the licensee’s state, notification must be made to:   show
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97. Decontamination of a hot cell is most easily accomplished if the hot cell is:   show
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show albedo TLD, self-reading quartz fiber dosimeter and beta-gamma responsive TLD  
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99. The minimum recommended face velocity for a fume hood is:   show
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show 16  
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