Why Should the Selection of Technical Exposure Factors for All

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why should the selection of technical exposure factors for all medical imaging procedures always follow ALARA?

• A)So that referring physicians ordering imaging procedures do not have to accept responsibility for patient radiation safety.
• B)So that radiographers and radiologists do not have to accept responsibility for patient radiation safety.
• C)Because radiation-induced cancer does not appear to have a dose level below which individuals would have no chance of developing this disease.
• D)Because radiation-induced cancer does have a dose level at which individuals would have a chance of developing this disease.

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