HESI
RADIOGRAPHY
EXAM NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT
DETAILED
ANSWERS
(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
/ALREADY
GRADED A+
,1. How is signal maximized to a
d. Longer exposure time.
digital image receptor?
The greatest signal strength is obtained
a. Lower milliamperage (mA)
with longer exposure time. The other re-
setting.
sponses reduce signal at the digital image
receptor.
b. Shorter exposure time.
c. Higher source to image re-
ceptor distance (SID) value.
d. Longer exposure time.
2. Which is the best approach for
b. Speak in a low register.
speaking to a patient with a
hearing impairment?
Patients with hearing loss most often have
difficulty hearing voices in a high register,
a. Ask patient to adjust hear-
so speaking in a low register is recommend-
ing aid volume.
ed. Speaking at a moderate pace is prefer-
able, rather than very slowly. It is best to
b. Speak in a low register.
face the patient with hearing loss, so good
eye contact is appropriate. Patients should
c. Talk very slowly.
not be advised to adjust their hearing aids
in order to facilitate communication.
d. Do not make eye contact.
3. Which protective feature is de-
d. Foot switch.
signed to reduce exposure to
the patient during fluoroscop-
ic procedures?
Radiologists are trained to repeatedly de-
press and release the fluoroscopic foot
a. Bucky slot cover.
switch in order to reduce beam-on time and
patient exposure. The bucky slot cover and
b. Magnification mode.
protective curtain are designed to reduce
exposure to personnel, rather than to the
c. Protective curtain.
patient. While the magnification mode is
helpful in certain situations, it does increase
d. Foot switch.
exposure to the patient.
,4. How can digital radiography d. Higher kilovolts peak (kVp) should be
contribute to patient dose re- used with digital
duction today, in spite of gen-
erally being slower in system
speed than 400 speed film Higher kVp should be used with digital ra-
screen systems? diography, because lost contrast can be re-
placed during image processing. The net
a. Lower kilovolts peak (kVp) effect is a patient dose reduction compared
should be used with digital. to film-screen systems for the same body
part. Lower kVp should not be used. Lower
b. Lower milliampere-seconds mAs cannot be assured due to the speed of
(mAs) should be used with the imaging system, but it may result from
digital. the choice of higher kVp. Higher mAs may
be required due to the speed of the imaging
c. Higher milliampere-sec- system, but it certainly does not contribute
onds (mAs) should be used to patient dose reduction.
with digital.
d. Higher kilovolts peak (kVp)
should be used with digital
5. Which position should a pa- c. Lateral recumbent.
tient be placed in immediately
following a seizure?
Lateral recumbent is the preferred position
a. Dorsal recumbent. for patients to be placed after having a
seizure to avoid aspiration of secretions.
b. Sitting. Dorsal recumbent inhibits breathing and
does not prevent aspiration. Ventral recum-
c. Lateral recumbent. bent hides the patient's face from being
observed for further complications. Sitting
d. Ventral recumbent. is contraindicated due to the patient weak-
ness following the seizure.
6. Who judges radiographic im- a. Ordering physicians.
ages for quality? (Select the c. Radiologists.
four that apply.) d. Radiographers.
e. Quality control technologists
a. Ordering physicians.
, Radiographs are judged for quality by es-
b. Lawyers. sentially all quality control technologists, or-
dering physicians, radiographers, and ra-
c. Radiologists. diologists who see them. Lawyers depend
upon hired expert radiologists to judge ra-
d. Radiographers. diographs for them.
e. Quality control technolo-
gists
7. How does the Density log Ex- a. A straight line at a 45 degree angle.
posure (D log E) curve appear
for a digital imaging receptor D log E curves for digital imaging demon-
(IR)? strate the wide dynamic range of the image
receptor as a straight line at a 45 degree
a. A straight line at a 45 degree angle. As an image is windowed, the data is
angle. moved up and down the 45 degree line. D
log E curves are bell curves with the left half
b. An S curve. of the bell demonstrated. A steep slope and
shallow slope pertain to film/screen imag-
c. A shallow slope. ing.
d. A steep slope.
8. Following administration of d. Anteroposterior (AP) centered to T-12-L
contrast media, the radiol-
ogist asks the radiograph- The conus projection is used to image the
er to obtain a conus projec- conus medullaris or terminal end of the
tion. Which patient position spinal cord. It terminates at L1-L2. An AP
and centering point should be position centered to T12-L1 is obtained to
used for the image? best image this structure. An AP centered
to L3-L4 is below the conus medullaris. A
a. Lateral centered to L3-L4. lateral position centered to T12-L1 does
not demonstrate the conus medullaris as
b. Anteroposterior (AP) cen- well as in the AP position. Using a lateral
tered to L3-L-4. centered to L3-L4 is below the level of the
conus medullaris.
c. Lateral centered to T12-L-1.
RADIOGRAPHY
EXAM NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT
DETAILED
ANSWERS
(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
/ALREADY
GRADED A+
,1. How is signal maximized to a
d. Longer exposure time.
digital image receptor?
The greatest signal strength is obtained
a. Lower milliamperage (mA)
with longer exposure time. The other re-
setting.
sponses reduce signal at the digital image
receptor.
b. Shorter exposure time.
c. Higher source to image re-
ceptor distance (SID) value.
d. Longer exposure time.
2. Which is the best approach for
b. Speak in a low register.
speaking to a patient with a
hearing impairment?
Patients with hearing loss most often have
difficulty hearing voices in a high register,
a. Ask patient to adjust hear-
so speaking in a low register is recommend-
ing aid volume.
ed. Speaking at a moderate pace is prefer-
able, rather than very slowly. It is best to
b. Speak in a low register.
face the patient with hearing loss, so good
eye contact is appropriate. Patients should
c. Talk very slowly.
not be advised to adjust their hearing aids
in order to facilitate communication.
d. Do not make eye contact.
3. Which protective feature is de-
d. Foot switch.
signed to reduce exposure to
the patient during fluoroscop-
ic procedures?
Radiologists are trained to repeatedly de-
press and release the fluoroscopic foot
a. Bucky slot cover.
switch in order to reduce beam-on time and
patient exposure. The bucky slot cover and
b. Magnification mode.
protective curtain are designed to reduce
exposure to personnel, rather than to the
c. Protective curtain.
patient. While the magnification mode is
helpful in certain situations, it does increase
d. Foot switch.
exposure to the patient.
,4. How can digital radiography d. Higher kilovolts peak (kVp) should be
contribute to patient dose re- used with digital
duction today, in spite of gen-
erally being slower in system
speed than 400 speed film Higher kVp should be used with digital ra-
screen systems? diography, because lost contrast can be re-
placed during image processing. The net
a. Lower kilovolts peak (kVp) effect is a patient dose reduction compared
should be used with digital. to film-screen systems for the same body
part. Lower kVp should not be used. Lower
b. Lower milliampere-seconds mAs cannot be assured due to the speed of
(mAs) should be used with the imaging system, but it may result from
digital. the choice of higher kVp. Higher mAs may
be required due to the speed of the imaging
c. Higher milliampere-sec- system, but it certainly does not contribute
onds (mAs) should be used to patient dose reduction.
with digital.
d. Higher kilovolts peak (kVp)
should be used with digital
5. Which position should a pa- c. Lateral recumbent.
tient be placed in immediately
following a seizure?
Lateral recumbent is the preferred position
a. Dorsal recumbent. for patients to be placed after having a
seizure to avoid aspiration of secretions.
b. Sitting. Dorsal recumbent inhibits breathing and
does not prevent aspiration. Ventral recum-
c. Lateral recumbent. bent hides the patient's face from being
observed for further complications. Sitting
d. Ventral recumbent. is contraindicated due to the patient weak-
ness following the seizure.
6. Who judges radiographic im- a. Ordering physicians.
ages for quality? (Select the c. Radiologists.
four that apply.) d. Radiographers.
e. Quality control technologists
a. Ordering physicians.
, Radiographs are judged for quality by es-
b. Lawyers. sentially all quality control technologists, or-
dering physicians, radiographers, and ra-
c. Radiologists. diologists who see them. Lawyers depend
upon hired expert radiologists to judge ra-
d. Radiographers. diographs for them.
e. Quality control technolo-
gists
7. How does the Density log Ex- a. A straight line at a 45 degree angle.
posure (D log E) curve appear
for a digital imaging receptor D log E curves for digital imaging demon-
(IR)? strate the wide dynamic range of the image
receptor as a straight line at a 45 degree
a. A straight line at a 45 degree angle. As an image is windowed, the data is
angle. moved up and down the 45 degree line. D
log E curves are bell curves with the left half
b. An S curve. of the bell demonstrated. A steep slope and
shallow slope pertain to film/screen imag-
c. A shallow slope. ing.
d. A steep slope.
8. Following administration of d. Anteroposterior (AP) centered to T-12-L
contrast media, the radiol-
ogist asks the radiograph- The conus projection is used to image the
er to obtain a conus projec- conus medullaris or terminal end of the
tion. Which patient position spinal cord. It terminates at L1-L2. An AP
and centering point should be position centered to T12-L1 is obtained to
used for the image? best image this structure. An AP centered
to L3-L4 is below the conus medullaris. A
a. Lateral centered to L3-L4. lateral position centered to T12-L1 does
not demonstrate the conus medullaris as
b. Anteroposterior (AP) cen- well as in the AP position. Using a lateral
tered to L3-L-4. centered to L3-L4 is below the level of the
conus medullaris.
c. Lateral centered to T12-L-1.
