TEST QUESTIONNAIRE

Select the appropriate answer to each question

1. What percentage of cell killing is by the indirect action for x-rays?
10%
20%
30%
60%
80%
2. Under guidelines suggested by the National Commission on Radiation Protection, once a radiation worker declares a pregnancy, the monthly dose to the fetus than can be permitted due to work-related activities is which one of the following?
0 mSv
0.5 mSv
5 mSv
50 mSv
500 mSv
3. All of the following proteins are thought to be involved in the repair of DNA double strand breaks through non-homologous end-joining EXCEPT:
Ku70/Ku80
DNA-PKcs
DNA ligase IV
AP endonuclease
XRCC4
4. Which of the following is a directly ionizing radiation?
Neutrons
Electrons
X-rays
Gamma rays
5. Neutrons are higher LET radiation than protons.
True
False
6. Radiation-induced apoptosis in normal tissues if often, but not always, dependent on activation of the tumor suppressor gene p53.
True
False
7. The growth fraction is the fraction of cells that are in cycle:
True
False
8. The oxygen enhancement ratio has a value in the range of about:
1-2
1-3
1-6
1-10
9. The growth fraction has a value of about:
10%
20%
40%
60%
10. The alpha/beta ratio for late-reponding normal tissues is greater than that for tumors:
True
False
100. Spallation products are associated with:
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
Gamma Rays