BXMO (Basic X-Ray Machine Operator) Training
2026/2027: Certification & Career Path
This document contains:
✓ BXMO Training Program
✓ Basic X-Ray Machine Operator Course
✓ X-Ray Operator Certification 2026
✓ Radiography Assistant Training
✓ Medical Imaging Technician Basics
, Atom - correct answers ✔✔Most basic building block of all matter, made up of protons
neutrons and electrons.
Photon - correct answers ✔✔Smallest possible unit of electromagnetic energy; makes
up of radiation being; produced by bremsstrahlung or characteristic interactions.
Cathode - correct answers ✔✔Negatively charged
Anode - correct answers ✔✔Positively charged
Tungsten - correct answers ✔✔Metal used because it has a high melting point
Focal spot - correct answers ✔✔Target area on the anode where electrons hit
Glass envelope - correct answers ✔✔Made a Pyrex glass house the cathode and
anode
Focusing cup - correct answers ✔✔Surrounds cathode a small and large tons and
filaments house focus direct aim electrons towards the anode.
Initial stage - correct answers ✔✔Begins within 48 hours after exposure. Flu like
symptoms set in ( nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite)
Latent stage - correct answers ✔✔Last about a week initial symptoms disappear
changes take place internally
2026/2027: Certification & Career Path
This document contains:
✓ BXMO Training Program
✓ Basic X-Ray Machine Operator Course
✓ X-Ray Operator Certification 2026
✓ Radiography Assistant Training
✓ Medical Imaging Technician Basics
, Atom - correct answers ✔✔Most basic building block of all matter, made up of protons
neutrons and electrons.
Photon - correct answers ✔✔Smallest possible unit of electromagnetic energy; makes
up of radiation being; produced by bremsstrahlung or characteristic interactions.
Cathode - correct answers ✔✔Negatively charged
Anode - correct answers ✔✔Positively charged
Tungsten - correct answers ✔✔Metal used because it has a high melting point
Focal spot - correct answers ✔✔Target area on the anode where electrons hit
Glass envelope - correct answers ✔✔Made a Pyrex glass house the cathode and
anode
Focusing cup - correct answers ✔✔Surrounds cathode a small and large tons and
filaments house focus direct aim electrons towards the anode.
Initial stage - correct answers ✔✔Begins within 48 hours after exposure. Flu like
symptoms set in ( nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite)
Latent stage - correct answers ✔✔Last about a week initial symptoms disappear
changes take place internally
