1. This is the period of acute radiation syndrome (ARS) that is characterizedby the full onsent
of systematic illness?: Manifest phase
2. How far should the top IR be placed above the level of the shoulders for anAP Humerus
Image?: 1 1/2 Inches
3. What is the largest carpal bone?: Capitate
4. A grid designed such that the angle of lead strips align with the divergenceof the beam is
called a:: Focused Grid
5. Resistance is measured in kilowatts:: False
6. What is the central ray position for an AP oblique projection of the cervicalspine?: 15
degree cephalic angle centered at C4
7. The space between pixels in a digital image is called the:: Pitch
8. Which bony landmark lies directly medial to the greater trochanter?: Pubicsymphysis
9. The brain is considered low radiosensitive with a weighing factor of: 0.01
10. The use of MRI imaging would be contraindicated for patients with
1. Aneurysm clips
2. Pacemakers
3. Pedicle screws or anterior vertebral cages
4. Dental FIlings: 1 and 2
11. The natural curve of the thoracic spine is:: Kyphotic
12. Spot films are taken with a small bowel study when the ingested bariumreaches:: the
ileocecal valve
13. What is the primary function of the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in aCR plate
reader?: Convert electrical signals into binary signals
14. Poor receptor exposure in a digital image is most likely to result in:: Information lost in
the image
15. The shallow dose refers to which of the following?: Skin dose
16. If a patient begins to have symptoms of hives after an injection of contrastfor an IVP, what
should be done first?: Call for a Radiologist
17. What wing shaped gland sits anterior the trachea and is a controller ofmetabolism?:
, Thyroid Gland
18. Increasing diagnostic filtration will have of these effects?
1. Lowers patient dose
2. Decreases contrast
3. Decreases exposure to the IR: 1,2 and 3
19. Where is the central ray located for an AP oblique view of the lumbarspine?: 2 inches
medial to the ASIS and 1.5 inches above the crest
20. Which of the following changes will increase spatial resolution recordedin the image?:
Increase SID
21. Which of the following are considered long-term somatic effects of radiation?
1. Epilation
2. Cataracts
3. Cancer: 2 and 3
22. You receive an order to confirm J-tube placement. What radiographicexamination would
best show the anatomy of interest?: KUB/ abdomen
23. A MUST be worn when entering a patient's room who is in dropletisolation.:
Surgical grade mask
24. The top portion of the IR or collimation light should be placed for aPA projection of
the skull.: 2 inches superior to cranial vertex
25. Anoxia refers to a cell having:: No oxygen in a cell
26. Energy is the ability to:: Do work
27. The area on the anode where electrons are converted into photons is knowas the:: Actual
focal spot
28. The divergent beam can make the light field directed on the patient appearto be:: smaller
than the actual size
29. Elongation is an example of:: Shape distortion
30. Flux gain defines:: how many light photons are produced by each electron
31. If the measurement of the ASIS is 22cm from the level of the table, whatcentral ray
angulation be used for image an AP knee?: Perpendicular
32. The focal spot size affects which of the following?: Spatial Resolution
33. What term describes the functional portion of the kidney?: Nephron
34. Which skull bone includes the petrous ridges and petrous pyramids?: Temporal Bone
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