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Module
RAD 110
Institution
RAD 110
X-rays were discovered in 1895 in: - correct answer Germany
The inventor of the hot cathode X-ray tube was: - correct answer Crookes
The majority of radiography education programs are based in: - correct answer ...
X-rays were discovered in 1895 in: - correct answer Germany
The inventor of the hot cathode X-ray tube was: - correct answer Crookes
The majority of radiography education programs are based in: - correct answer
Colleges
A cassette containing photostimulable phosphor plate is one form of: - correct answer
Image receptor
Which of the following is not a basic requirement for the production of x-rays? - correct answer
A photostimulable phosphor
When fast-moving electrons collide with the target of an X-ray tube, the kinetic energy of their motion is
converted into x-rays and: - correct answer Heat
Of the following types of electromagnetic energy, which has the shortest wavelength? - correct answer
Gamma rays
Which of the following is not an accurate statement regarding the characteristics of x-rays? - correct
answer They can be refracted by a lens
The characteristics most often used to describe the energy of an x-ray beam is its: - correct answer
Wavelength
An x-ray beam that has been attenuated by matter is called: - correct answer
Remnant radiation
,A device used to indicate the location of the radiation field and to control its size is called a: - correct
answer Collimator
An x-ray machine that permits viewing of the x-ray image in motion in real time is called: - correct
answer A fluoroscope, invented by Thomas Edison
The four prime factors of radiographic exposure are exposure time, milliamperage, kilovoltage, and: -
correct answer Source-image distance SID
The prime factor that controls the wavelength of the x-ray beam is: - correct answer
Kilovoltage
The prime factor that controls the rate at which x-rays are produced is: - correct answer
Milliamperage
The mAs value of an exposure is varied to provide control of: - correct answer
Optical density
The imaging system that provides an instantaneous digital image on a monitor is called: - correct answer
Digital radiography
The hardware and software for managing digital images is called: - correct answer
PACS
Which of the following factors is not affected by a change in the mA setting? - correct answer
OID
Which of the following factors is used to control image contrast? - correct answer
kVp
The inverse squares law states that radiation intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the: -
correct answer SID
, A variation in the size or shape of the image in comparison to the object it represents is called: - correct
answer Distortion
The product of dose in Grays times the WF is equal to the dose equivalent, which in the SI system is
measured in units called: - correct answer Sieverts
One centigray (cGy) is equal to: - correct answer 1 rad
The laws of Bergonie and Tribondeau state that the sensitivity of cells to radiation injury depends upon 4
principle factors. These factors are cell age, cell complexity, the rate of replication, and: - correct answer
The rate of energy use by the cell
Short-term, predictable radiation effects typically occur as a result of: - correct answer
High dose of radiation exposure, such as those received in radiation therapy
The term radiation sickness refers to: - correct answer Short-term gastrointestinal
effects
The effective dose-equivalent limit for whole-body occupational radiation exposure to nonpregnant
radiation workers older than 18 years is: - correct answer 50 mSv (5 rem) per year
Long-term radiation effects that are apparently random, and have no threshold amount of exposure that
must be received for them to occur, are termed? - correct answer Stochastic
Genes that are expressed in the individual are said to be: - correct answer Dominant
Which of the following is a type of personal radiation dosimeter? - correct answer
OSL
When a pregnant patient requires abdominal or pelvic radiography, the decision to do a limited study
and the determination of the exact limitations to be imposed are the prerogatives of the: - correct
answer Radiologist
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