Welcome to your Radiography Name: Email: [The amount of radiation deposited per unit length of tissue traversed by incoming photons is called:] Tissue exposure Linear deposition of energy Linear energy transfer Effective dose limit None . [The range of receptor exposures that provides a quality image is called:] Detector latitude Exposure latitude Histogram Dynamic range None . [What body type is a slender build?] Hypersthenic habitus Sthenic habitus Hyposthenic habitus Asthenic habitus None . [The x-ray control booth is considered a:] Secondary protective barrier Primary protective barrier Mobile barrier Nonbarrier None . [Instead of Vidicon or Plumbicon tubes, what device may be used in the television system?] Charge-coupled device (CCD) C-arm Automatic brightness control Output phosphor None . [The actual patient dose as measured by a meter embedded in the collimator is:] RAD—radiation absorbed dose DAP—dose area product REM—radiation equivalent man Doubling dose None . [Most radiographic imaging of the skull has been replaced by what imaging modality?] Magnetic resonance imaging Nuclear medicine Angiography Computed tomography None . [Which of the following describes a kidney stone?] Polycystic kidney disease Renal calculus Wilms tumor Renal cysts None . [The annual effective dose limit for the general public, assuming infrequent exposure, is:] 5 mSv 500 mSv 0.5 mSv 50 mSv None . [Choose all that describe the outcome of using low kVp (choose 3):] High contrast Few gray tones Long-scale contrast87 Short-scale contrast Low contrast Many gray tones None . [The master molecule that directs cell activities is:] RNA Hydrogen peroxide A free radical DNA None . [For an AP projection of the AC joints:] To show AC separation properly, joints both with and without weights should be shown on one image receptor if possible To show AC separation properly, separate images must be acquired with equal weights attached to both wrists and without weights The central ray is always directed midway between the AC joints The patient should be seated upright and instructed to continue shallow breathing during the exposure None . [Lead aprons must be worn to protect against which photon–tissue interaction?] Compton Coherent Photoelectric interaction Pair production None . [The abbreviation that means “history” is:] hx bx hs MI None . [Bradycardia indicates a pulse of:] Greater than 100 beats per minute Greater than 60 beats per minute Greater than 90 beats per minute Less than 60 beats per minute 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 . [Lower spatial resolution may be caused by which of the following factors?] Short OID Long SID Small focal spot Wide pixel pitch None . [When you are performing trauma radiography:] Splints, bandages, and cervical collars should be removed so that they do not obstruct the anatomy that must be imaged Remove cervical collars only under the direction of a radiologist Remove cervical collars only under the direction of an emergency department physician or radiologist Splints, bandages, and cervical collars should be removed only after preliminary images have been viewed by a physician so that they do not obstruct the anatomy that must be imaged None . [Somatic effects manifest in:] The person who has been irradiated The next generation Newborns Imaging technologists None . [Which of the following describes the amount of radiation required to increase the number of mutations in a population by a factor of 2?] Indirect effect Target theory Doubling dose Mutations None . [The normal adult body temperature taken orally is:] 98.6° C 98° C to 99° C 99.6° F 98° F to 99° F None . [Somatic effects of radiation:] Are common Are caused when a large dose of high-LET radiation is received by a large area of the body Are caused after exposure of DNA Include genetic mutations None . [Use of which of the following would provide an improved image of the femur?] Wedge filter Anode heel effect Short SID Long OID None . [Which of the following bones has a temporal process?] Sphenoid bone Ethmoid bone Mandible Zygomatic bone None . [Organelles are located in the:] DNA Cytoplasm RNA Cellular nucleus None . [The concept of the reasonably prudent person is interpreted as:] How a reasonable jury member would perform the act How a professional who has similar education, training, and experience would perform the act How a prudent attorney would interpret the act How a reasonable and prudent judge would rule on the act None . [Long-wavelength x-rays are removed from the primary beam by the use of a] Collimator Filter Cylinder cone Gonadal shield None . [What are radiation effects that manifest themselves in the person being irradiated?] Genetic Exposed cell Somatic Molecular None . [Self-induction is used in the operation of what device?] Step-up transformer Autotransformer Step-down transformer Electronic timer None . [To ensure consistency of radiographic quality from one exposure to the next, what device may be used?] Electronic timer Automatic collimation Automatic exposure control Falling load generator None . Time's up
