JMRS ASMIRT CPD Q&A - Medical Imaging

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JMRS ASMIRT CPD Q&A - Medical Imaging - June 2022

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Continuing Professional Development Q&A - Medical Imaging

COVID-19 pandemic and the effect of increased utilisation of mobile X-ray examinations on radiation dose to radiographers

Yeung P, Pinson JA, Badawy MK, Lawson M, Leong C. (2022)
J Med Radiat Sci.

https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.570

1. What is the gold standard for the formal diagnosis of COVID-19? *

1 point

a. Chest CT

b. Chest X-ray

c. Respiratory Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test

d. Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)

2. What is the whole-body dose limit recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) to occupationally exposed staff? *

1 point

a. 10mSv per year averaged over 2 years

b. 15mSv per year averaged over 5 years

c. 20mSv per year averaged over 5 years

d. 25mSv per year

3. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile imaging of regions other than the chest accounted for what approximate percentage of mobile x-ray examinations undertaken? *

1 point

a. 2%

b. 6%

c. 10%

d. 15%

4. The interquartile range shows that the range of doses __________ during the COVID periods. *

1 point

a. Increased

b. Decreased

c. Remain unchanged

d. Fluctuated

5. In this study, how much did mobile x-ray use increase during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020? *

1 point

a. 1.7-fold

b. 2-fold

c. 3.3-fold

d. It did not change

Recommended further reading:

1. Gange CP, Pahade JK, Cortopassi I, Bader AS, Bokhari J, Hoerner M, et al. Social distancing with portable chest radiographs during the COVID-19 pandemic: assessment of radiograph technique and image quality obtained at 6 feet and through glass. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2020 Nov;2(6):e200420.

2. Brady Z, Scoullar H, Grinsted B, Ewert K, Kavnoudias H, Jarema A, et al. Technique, radiation safety and image quality for chest X-ray imaging through glass and in mobile settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Phys Eng Sci Med. 2020 Jul;43(3):765–779.

3. Drozdov I, Szubert B, Reda E, Makary P, Forbes D, Chang SL, et al. Development and prospective validation of COVID-19 chest X-ray screening model for patients attending emergency departments. Sci Rep. 2021 Oct;11(1):20384.

This content was created in conjunction with the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) CPD Program.

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