Welcome to your Radiography Name: Email: [What follows an allergic reaction to foreign proteins?] Anaphylaxis Cardiogenic shock Hypovolemic shock Septic shock None . [The appearance of digital images on technologists’ monitors is:] The same as on radiologists’ monitors Substantially better than on radiologists’ monitors Not as good as on radiologists’ monitors None . [The force with which the electron stream passes fromcathode to anode is a result of _____ passing through the x-ray tube.] Current Kilovoltage Tungsten Heat None . [Violations of civil law are known as:] Assault Battery False imprisonment Torts None . [The injection site for a lumbar myelogram is:] C6-C7 L5-S1 L3-L4 L1-L2 None . [The active portion(s) of a CR IP is (are):] ABC PSP DQE SNR None . [What is used to reduce both patient dose and the production of scatter radiation?] Grids High speed class Collimation Filtration None . [The placement of barriers between the health care worker and the patient assumes that:] There is always a contagion present No one wants to be touched Every patient should be in isolation Every health care worker is carrying something contagious None . [When the skull is radiographed in the lateral position:] The MSP must be perpendicular to the IR, the IOML must be parallel to the IR, and the IPL must be parallel to the IR The MSP and IOML are parallel to the IR, and the IPL is perpendicular to the IR The MSP is perpendicular to the IR, and the IPL is parallel to the IR The MSP and IOML are perpendicular to the IR, and the IPL is parallel to the IR None . [The smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristics of the element is a(n):] Element Atom Molecule Neutron None . [Which of the following is sensitive to extremes in environment?] TLD Film badge Pocket ionization chamber Handheld ionization chamber None . [Which of the following would be applicable to radiation therapy?] Inverse square law Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau Reciprocity law Ohm’s law None . [In a conversion from a nongrid to a 12:1 grid, what happens to image contrast?] Increase Decrease No appreciable effect None . [The protective curtain hanging from the fluoroscopy tower must be at least:] 0.50-mm Pb equivalent 0.25-mm Al equivalent 0.10-mm Pb equivalent 0.25-mm Pb equivalent None . [Which of the following procedures should a radiographer be prepared to assist with at any time?] Cardiac massage Defibrillation Feeding tube insertion CPR None . [Areas occupied by persons trained in radiation safety and wearing personnel monitoring devices are called:] Controlled areas Uncontrolled areas Off-limits areas Radiation areas None . [In an attempt to maintain the quality of patient care at the highest level possible over time, proof of continuing education is mandatory for renewal of certification with:] State licensing boards in all 50 states American Society of Radiologic Technologists The Joint Commission ARRT None . [The suffix that means “like” is:] -oma -oid -osis -pathy None . [The agency that enforces radiation protection standards relating to radioactive material at the federal level is the:] Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Bureau of Radiological Health (BRH) None . [The structure designated as I is the fig. ] Head of ulna Radial head Medial epicondyle Lateral epicondyle None Comment . [What type of infection transmission is defined as being spread primarily on contaminated items, food, or water?] Contact transmission Airborne transmission Droplet transmission Common vehicle transmission None . [What type of joint has opposing surfaces that are convex-concave, allowing great freedom of motion?] Ball-and-socket joint Pivot joint Hinge joint Saddle joint None . [The ability of different types of radiation to produce the same biological response in an organism is called:] LET WR RBE Doubling dose None . [Which of the following describes the relationship between receptor exposure and the use of grids?] Grids always reduce receptor exposure Grids reduce receptor exposure unless mAs are increased to compensate Grids reduce receptor exposure by only absorbing scatter radiation Receptor exposure increases as grid ratio increases None . [Choose all that are properties of x-rays (choose 6):] Electrically negative Affect film emulsion Scatter and produce secondary radiation Invisible to the human eye Travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per hour) Possess wavelengths between 1 Å and 5 Å Travel in bundles of energy called photons Can ionize matter and gases Can be focused by collimators Cause phosphors to fluoresce None . [The structure designated as II is the fig. ] Carpometacarpal joint Interphalangeal joint Proximal phalanx Metacarpophalangeal joint None Comment . [The portion of the small bowel that connects with the cecum is called the:] Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Ascending None . [Image acquisition, image display, and image storage are the primary components of what system?] DICOM CR/DR PACS HIS None . [Cells that are least sensitive to radiation exposure include:] Ova and sperm Epithelial cells Nerve and muscle cells Blood cells None . [The central ray for an AP projection of the hip is:] Directed parallel to a point 2 inches medial to the ASIS and at the level of the superior margin of the greater trochanter Directed parallel to a point 2 inches lateral to the ASIS and at the level of the superior margin of the greater trochanter Directed parallel to a point 2 inches medial to the ASIS and at the level of the inferior margin of the greater trochanter Directed 2.5 inches distal on a line drawn perpendicular to the midpoint of a line between the symphysis pubis and the ASIS None . Time's up
