Ohio GXMO Study Guide Review; Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Who discovered x-rays? CORRECT ANSWER-Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
When were x-rays discovered? CORRECT ANSWER-November 8, 1895 in Germany
What are the 3 Cardinal Principals of radiation protection? CORRECT ANSWER-Maximize
distance, ...
Ohio GXMO Study Guide Review; Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Who discovered x-rays? CORRECT ANSWER-Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
When were x-rays discovered? CORRECT ANSWER-November 8, 1895 in Germany
What are the 3 Cardinal Principals of radiation protection? CORRECT ANSWER-Maximize
distance, maximize shielding, minimize time
What is Erythema? CORRECT ANSWER-Reddening of the skin
What is Anemia? CORRECT ANSWER-Decrease of oxygen in blood, low blood count
What is Leukopenia? CORRECT ANSWER-Low WBC count
What is epilation? CORRECT ANSWER-Loss of hair
What does ALARA stand for? CORRECT ANSWER-As Low As Reasonably Achievable
What is collimation? CORRECT ANSWER-Limits the size/area of the x-ray beam
What is a proton? CORRECT ANSWER-Positively charged, in nucleus of atom
What is a neutron? CORRECT ANSWER-No electrical charge, in nucleus of atom
What is a electron? CORRECT ANSWER-Negatively charged, in orbital shell around
nucleus of an atom
, Ohio GXMO Study Guide Review; Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
What is an ion? CORRECT ANSWER-A charged particle
What is ionization? CORRECT ANSWER-Process of an electron leaving its orbit around a
neutral atom
What is an ion pair? CORRECT ANSWER-An electron and a positive charged atom
What does isotropic mean? CORRECT ANSWER-Equal in all directions
What is energy? CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to do work
What is mass? CORRECT ANSWER-The quantity of matter
What is matter? CORRECT ANSWER-Anything that occupies space and has mass
What travels at 186,000 miles/second? CORRECT ANSWER-All electromagnetic radiation
Does electromagnetic radiation have mass? CORRECT ANSWER-No
What has higher energy than visible light? CORRECT ANSWER-X-rays
What happens when x-rays are absorbed by body tissue? CORRECT ANSWER-Causes
ionization of atoms and molecules
, Ohio GXMO Study Guide Review; Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Ionization can result in what type of damage? CORRECT ANSWER-Biological Damage
What is radioplaque? CORRECT ANSWER-DOES NOT go through
What is radiolucent? CORRECT ANSWER-Sees through
A special mechanism that stops tube movement at a specific location is? CORRECT
ANSWER-Detent
What device receives the energy of the x-ray beam and forms the image of the body part?
CORRECT ANSWER-Image Receptor
What type of cassette containing film receives x-ray beam? CORRECT ANSWER-Film
based
What is a latent image? CORRECT ANSWER-A hidden image
A cassette containing film receives the x-ray beam. The film now contains a latent image and will
become visible after being processed in a? CORRECT ANSWER-Dark room
What type of cassette containing a phosphor plate receives the x-ray beam? CORRECT
ANSWER-Computed Radiography
In CR, the phosphor plate will be scanned by a? CORRECT ANSWER-Laser
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