Responsibilities of a medical facility’s radiation safety of…

Responsibilities of a medical facility’s radiation safety officer (RSO) include which of the following? Developing an appropriate radiation safety program Maintaining radiation monitoring records for all personnel Repairing all broken or defective imaging equipment

A woman who is 3 months pregnant has been in a motor vehicle…

A woman who is 3 months pregnant has been in a motor vehicle accident. The emergency room physician suspects there is injury to her cervical spine and thus feels justified in order an x-ray examination to aid in determining the extend of the patient’s injury. Because the patient is pregnant, the radiographer should: select the smallest technical factors that will produce a diagnostically useful image adequately and precisely collimate the radiographic beam to include only the anatomic area of interest shield the patient’s lower abdomen and pelvic region with a suitable protective shield