RAD 100 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Know what external preparation is
Answer:
removing clothing and jewelry that may be covering the area of the body
through which the x-rays must pass.
Question:
what is one of the most common mistakes when performing a chest X-ray
Answer:
forgetting to remove a necklace before performing chest x-ray
Question:
what are the different types of contrast media?
Answer:
barium-based media, iodine-based media and air
Question:
what is the most commonly radiographed region of the body
Answer:
the thoracic cavity
Question:
a radiographic study of a patients hand would belong to which body region
group?
Answer:
upper extremity
Question:
know the difference between mammography,mammographer and
mammogram
Answer:
- mammography is an x-ray imaging method used to examine the breast for
the early detection of cancer and other breast diseases. - mammogram is a
radiologic study of the breast. - mammographer is the technologist that takes
the x-ray imaging of breasts.
Question:
know what an angiogram and angioplasty mean
Answer:
angiogram- study that visualizes the arteries of a particular body region.
angioplasty- procedure to restore blood flow through the artery.
Question:
know if a woman has an unlimited amount of eggs that can be produced by
her ovaries
, Answer:
women do not have an umlimited amount of eggs.
Question:
conception occurs when sperm fertilizes the egg in which part of the female
reporductive system?
Answer:
in the fallopian tubes
Question:
what hormone plays a role in skin, urinary, cardiac, musculoskeletal, and
neurologic health in femalels?
Answer:
estrogen
Question:
non-ionizing radiation has enough energy to cause damage to living cells
Answer:
false
Question:
fall-out from nuclear weapons testing is an example of:
Answer:
man-made radiation
Question:
most of our exposure to natural background radiation comes from:
Answer:
radon gas
Question:
the use of medical and dental radiographs and radioactive material to
diagnose and treat disease account for most of the general public's exposure to
man-made radiation
Answer:
true
Question:
the dose limits for radiation workers are
Answer:
much higher than fro the general public
Question:
the field of radiation monitoring is called:
Answer:
Dosimetry
Question:
ALARA is an acronym for
Answer:
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Question:
which one of these is NOT a method of protection from external radiation>
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Know what external preparation is
Answer:
removing clothing and jewelry that may be covering the area of the body
through which the x-rays must pass.
Question:
what is one of the most common mistakes when performing a chest X-ray
Answer:
forgetting to remove a necklace before performing chest x-ray
Question:
what are the different types of contrast media?
Answer:
barium-based media, iodine-based media and air
Question:
what is the most commonly radiographed region of the body
Answer:
the thoracic cavity
Question:
a radiographic study of a patients hand would belong to which body region
group?
Answer:
upper extremity
Question:
know the difference between mammography,mammographer and
mammogram
Answer:
- mammography is an x-ray imaging method used to examine the breast for
the early detection of cancer and other breast diseases. - mammogram is a
radiologic study of the breast. - mammographer is the technologist that takes
the x-ray imaging of breasts.
Question:
know what an angiogram and angioplasty mean
Answer:
angiogram- study that visualizes the arteries of a particular body region.
angioplasty- procedure to restore blood flow through the artery.
Question:
know if a woman has an unlimited amount of eggs that can be produced by
her ovaries
, Answer:
women do not have an umlimited amount of eggs.
Question:
conception occurs when sperm fertilizes the egg in which part of the female
reporductive system?
Answer:
in the fallopian tubes
Question:
what hormone plays a role in skin, urinary, cardiac, musculoskeletal, and
neurologic health in femalels?
Answer:
estrogen
Question:
non-ionizing radiation has enough energy to cause damage to living cells
Answer:
false
Question:
fall-out from nuclear weapons testing is an example of:
Answer:
man-made radiation
Question:
most of our exposure to natural background radiation comes from:
Answer:
radon gas
Question:
the use of medical and dental radiographs and radioactive material to
diagnose and treat disease account for most of the general public's exposure to
man-made radiation
Answer:
true
Question:
the dose limits for radiation workers are
Answer:
much higher than fro the general public
Question:
the field of radiation monitoring is called:
Answer:
Dosimetry
Question:
ALARA is an acronym for
Answer:
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Question:
which one of these is NOT a method of protection from external radiation>
