Welcome to your Radiography Name: Email: [When scheduling radiographic examinations:] Schedule barium studies first to get them over with Schedule special studies for the afternoon Schedule barium studies last Always schedule a scout CT scan first None . [Which bone is located in the wrist, between the trapezoid and the hamate?] Scaphoid Hamate Pisiform Capitate None . [The carpal bones are arranged in two rows as follows:] Proximal row (scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform) and distal row (trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate) Distal row (scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform) and proximal row (trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate) Proximal row (scaphoid, triquetral, capitate, pisiform) and distal row (trapezium, trapezoid, lunate, hamate) The carpals are not arranged in rows None . [The structure designated as I is the fig.] Pedicle Superior vertebral notch Interior vertebral notch Lamina None Comment . [A patient history should be taken by the radiographer:] To assist the radiographer in understanding the patient’s injury and to assist the radiologist with interpretation of the images To verify patient name and form of payment Only on patients from the ED Only in the absence of the patient’s chart None . [Fluoroscopy exposure rate may not exceed:] 10 mGya per minute 100 mGya per minute 5 mGya per minute 1 mGya minute None . [Resolution of the television system may be measured using the following tool(s):] Wire mesh test Line pairs/millimeter resolution tool along with a kVp meter Resolution test pattern Resolution test pattern, wire mesh test, or line pairs/millimeter resolution tool None . [Violations of civil law are known as:] Assault Battery False imprisonment Torts None . [Violation of confidentiality defines:] Assault Battery False imprisonment Invasion of privacy None . [The intensity of radiation is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the source of radiation and the person receiving it. This describes the:] Square law Reciprocity law Inverse square law Octet law None . [Which of the following transmission-based precautions also require the use of standard precautions?] Airborne and droplet precautions Only contact precautions Only droplet precautions Droplet, contact, and airborne precautions None . [Which of the following is sensitive to extremes in environment?] TLD Film badge Pocket ionization chamber Handheld ionization chamber None . [When a nongrid technique using 10 mAs and 75 kVp is changed to a 12:1 grid using 75 kVp, what new mAs must be used to create the same image?] 50 mAs 2 mAs 40 mAs 120 mAs None . [Which of the following individual vertebra is larger and heavier than other individual vertebrae?] Atlas Axis Thoracic vertebra Lumbar vertebra None . [The structure designated as IV is the fig. ] Tubercle Lateral condyle Medial condyle Intercondylar eminence None Comment . [What is the preferred source-to-skin distance for C-arms?] 12 inches 10 inches 20 inches 15 inches None . [Where is the rectifier located in the x-ray circuit?] Between the timer and the step-up transformer Between the step-up transformer and the stepdown transformer Between the primary and secondary coils of the step-up transformer Between the step-up transformer and the x-ray tube None . [What barrier must be at least 1/16-inch lead equivalent?] Lead apron Primary protective barrier Bucky slot cover Secondary protective barrier None . [A high SNR provides an image with:] Poor spatial resolution Higher spatial resolution Poor contrast Higher distortion None . [Endoscopic procedures should be scheduled:] After ingestion of barium for increased contrast First in a series of procedures After a series of procedures so as to verify the diagnosis Only by the endoscopy department None . [A patient who has sustained a head injury in a motor vehicle accident arrived in the radiology department alert and well oriented. While radiographing the patient, the radiographer observed that the patient was becoming drowsy, irritable, and less coherent. Which of the following would be the correct action for the radiographer to take?] Continue the radiographic examination Ignore the changes in the patient’s condition, and place the patient back on the stretcher after completing the examination Notify the department supervisor or the attending physician of the change in the patient’s condition Sound an emergency code alert None . [Structure G is the fig.] Acetabulum Ischial tuberosity Greater trochanter Lesser trochanter None Comment . [This structure is approximately 12 cm long and is located in front of the esophagus:] Trachea Left lung Right lung Hilus None . [The secondary protective barrier must overlap the primary protective barrier by at least:] 1⁄10 inch 1 inch 1 foot 1⁄2 inch None . [Fibrous joints are called:] Synarthroses Amphiarthroses Diarthroses Mesocephalic None . [This item is used to restore the heart to normal rhythm:] Crash cart Suction unit Defibrillator Sphygmomanometer None . [Which of the following contains all the instruments and medications necessary for dealing with cardiac arrest?] Crash cart Tackle box IVP cabinet Code cabinet None . [Visible differences in adjacent structures on a radiographic image describe:] Receptor exposure Spatial resolution Signal loss Contrast resolution None . [Linear energy transfer:] Is the same for all types of radiation Is the same for wave and particulate radiations used in diagnosis and treatment Occurs only during x-ray procedures Varies for different types of radiation None . [Structure G is the fig.] Talus Navicular Cuboid Second or intermediate cuneiform None Comment . Time's up
