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ARRT Registry Review ExamAnother term for blur is ______________? - answer-Penumbra
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Measurement of radiation that is used to quantify the absolute number of ionization
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events in the air. - answer-Exposure
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The lead equivalent for protective glasses. - answer-0.35 mm
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The half-value layer (HVL) reduces the x-ray beam ______________ by half. - answer-
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Intensity
Increasing x-ray beam energy, ______________ attenuation. - answer-Decreases
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The lead equivalent of lead-lined gloves. - answer-0.25 mm
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The median cubital vein is found in the ______________. - answer-Antecubital fossa
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Rapid neurological assessment is done using the ______________. - answer-Glasgow
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scale
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Oxygen flow rate through a nasal cannula is ______________ L/min. - answer-1-6
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Patients with COPD should NOT receive oxygen at a rate higher than ______________
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L/min. - answer-3
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The average pulse rate for an infant is ______________ bpm. - answer-100-150
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Irreversible brain damage as a result of cerebral hypoxia occurs in ______________
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bminutes. - answer-4-6 b b
The typical dosage of contrast media for a pediatric patient is ______________ mL/kg. -
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answer-1.5-2
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Formula for Power Loss. - answer-P = I^2 x R
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A photometer is used to evaluate ______________. - answer-Display contrast
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When calculating effective dose (EfD) and there are multiple tissue weighting factors,
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______________ them together before multiplying. - answer-Add
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,The Direct Square Law calculates ______________ when changing SID. - answer-mAs
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The Inverse Square Law calculates how intensity changes with ______________. -
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answer-Distance
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Other than intensity, the Direct Square Law can be used to calculate the relationship
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between distance and ______________, as well as the relationship between distance
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and ______________. - answer-Exposure, air KERMA
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Increasing SID, ______________ spatial resolution. - answer-Increases
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Increasing the anode angle, ______________ spatial resolution. - answer-Decreases
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Decreasing kVp, ______________ image contrast. - answer-Increases
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When maintaining exposure, when kVp increases by 15%, the mAs must
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______________. - answer-Decrease by half
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When maintaining exposure, when kVp decreases by 15%, the mAs must
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______________. - answer-Double
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Formula for Magnification Factor (MF) dealing with size. - answer-MF = image size /
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object size
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Entrance skin exposure (ESE) rates of general fluoro has a federal maximum of
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______________ mGy/minute. - answer-100
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The ______________ phase of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) is the body's initial
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response to high-dose radiation. - answer-Prodromal
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The measurement of the rate at which electrons flow. - answer-Amperage
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In a CR system imaging plate, the conductor layer absorbs light, which
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b______________ spatial resolution. - answer-Increases b b b b
In a CR system, the plate reader is called the ______________. - answer-Digitizer
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In a CR system imaging plate, the phosphor layer is mostly composed of
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b______________. - answer-Barium fluorohalides b b b
An AP hip CR is midway between the ______________ and the ______________. -
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answer-ASIS, pubic symphysis
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The AP pelvis IR is centered midway between the ______________ and the
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______________. - answer-ASIS, pubic symphysis
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,Joint type: pubic symphysis. - answer-Amphiarthrodial, cartilaginous
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AP axial outlet "Taylor method" pelvis gives a bilateral view of the ______________ and
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the ______________ to assess for pelvic trauma. - answer-Pubis, ischium
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The Clements-Nakayama hip IR is tilted ______________ degrees from
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______________. - answer-15, vertical
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There are ______________ foramina on each C-spine vertebrae. - answer-3
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C5 has a ______________ spinous process. - answer-Bifid
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Joint type: C-spine zygapophyseal joints. - answer-Diarthrodial, plane
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Swimmers CR is angled ______________ degrees and ______________. - answer-3-
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5, caudad
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Swimmers CR is directed at ______________. - answer-C7
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The inferior angle of the scapula is at ______________. - answer-T7
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The lateral cervicothoracic projection is also called the ______________ view. -
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answer-Swimmers
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T-spine zygapophyseal joints are ______________ degrees from the mid-coronal plane
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(MCP). - answer-20
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T-spine zygapophyseal joints are ______________ degrees from the mid-sagittal plane
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(MSP). - answer-70
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The tubercle of a rib articulates with the T-spine's ______________. - answer-
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Fluoro grid ratios are usually ______________ than common x-ray grids. - answer-
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Lower
The ______________ projection demonstrates the foramina ovale and the spinosum. -
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answer-SMV
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Carbon dioxide is used in examinations of the stomach in order to better visualize the
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______________. - answer-Mucosal lining
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The top flap of the sterile tray should be opened ______________ from the
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radiographer. - answer-Away
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, On the femur, the adductor tubercle is found on the ______________ condyle. -
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answer-Posterior medial
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The femoral shafts slant medially ______________ degrees. - answer-5-15
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The "frog leg" or "frog hip" lateral hip/lateral proximal femur is officially called the
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______________ method. - answer-Modified Cleaves
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The Modified Cleaves method calls for the leg to "fall out" at a ______________ degree
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angle. - answer-45
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Clements-Nakayama hip CR is angled ______________ degrees ______________. - b b b b b b b b
answer-15, posterior
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Another name for the Cross-table Lateral Hip is the ______________. - answer-
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Danelius-Miller
If an obturator foramen on one side is closed off and foreshortened, the patient was
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btilted ______________ that side. - answer-Toward
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The AP axial "Taylor method" outlet pelvis CR is angled at ______________ degrees
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for men, ______________ degrees for women, and for both sexes the angle is
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______________. - answer-20-35, 30-45, cephalic
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The AP axial "Taylor method" outlet pelvis CR is centered ______________ inches
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______________ to the ______________ border of the pubis symphysis. - answer-1-2,
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distal, superior
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AP axial inlet pelvis CR is angled ______________ degrees and ______________. -
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AP axial inlet pelvis CR is centered between the ______________. - answer-ASIS
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The AP axial ______________ pelvis is used to determine posterior displacement of the
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anterior pelvis. - answer-Inlet
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W(r): gamma radiation. - answer-1
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W(r): x-ray radiation. - answer-1
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Occupational radiation has ______________ energy and ______________ LET. -
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answer-Low, low
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The type of radiation effect caused by radiation-induced biologic damage to living
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organisms. - answer-Somatic
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