Which of the Following Statements Is True Concerning Patients Who

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true concerning patients who receive radiation exposure from a routine radiographic procedure such as a chest x-ray?

• A)Patients are expected to sustain appreciable damage to either the blood or the blood-forming organs as a consequence of the examination.
• B)Patients are not expected to sustain appreciable damage to either the blood or the blood-forming organs as a consequence of the examination.
• C)Patients are expected to sustain some damage to either the blood or the blood-forming organs as a consequence of the examination.
• D)Patients are expected to sustain total damage to either the blood or the blood-forming organs as a consequence of the examination,resulting in fatality.