Mammography Test 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
according to federal regulations, before a radiologic technologist can become a
mammographer, he or she must complete how many hours of instruction?
a. 40
b. 15
c. 5
d. 0; there is no such requirement - Correct Answer- a. 40
the structure in the breast where milk is produced, where the hormonal and nutritional
exchange occurs, and where the majority of breast cancers arise is the ____________. -
Correct Answer- Terminal duct lobular unit
positioning image quality checkpoints include all of the following EXCEPT for:
a. PNL
b. compare current to prior images
c. QC on the mammography machine
d. inclusion of specific radiographic landmarks on each projection - Correct Answer- c. QC
on the mammography machine
the ACS now recommends that women age ________ and older should have yearly screening
mammograms. - Correct Answer- 45
a diagnostic mammogram is for women:
a. age 30 and older
b. who have an average risk of developing breast cancer
c. when a problem has been identified
,d. when there is a lower than average risk of developing breast cancer - Correct Answer- c.
when a problem has been identified
the results of the mammogram can be delivered to the patient verbally, with no need to send
the patient a written report
a. true
b. false - Correct Answer- b. false
which are functions that can be performed by a mammography technologists?
a. complete the breast health history form with the patient
b. contact screening exam patients who need to be recalled for additional views
c. administer required navigation through ancillary breast imaging procedures
d. perform core biopsies
e. all of the above - Correct Answer- e. all of the above
what are examples of hard skills?
a. technical knowledge, proficiency in performing the exam
b. teamwork, interactions with people - Correct Answer- a. technical knowledge, proficiency
in performing the exam
HIPAA laws address:
a. patient privacy
b. equipment sterilization
c. patient comfort
d. equipment functions - Correct Answer- a. patient privacy
multiple lucencies that sometimes are visible throughout a mammogram are:
, a. lymph nodes
b. ringworm
c. skin moles
d. skin pores - Correct Answer- d. skin pores
the oblique view was introduced into the united states in the mid 1970s. it originated in
___________. - Correct Answer- scandinavia
assymmetric breast tissue:
a. can be benign
b. can be malignant
c. is common
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Correct Answer- d. all of the above
in 2016, the number of cases of breast cancer expected to be diagnosed worldwide is
approximately ___________; in the united states, in 2017 , this number is projected to be
___________.
a. 3 million; 800,000
b. 1.5 million; 75, 850
c. 1.5 million; 40,335 - Correct Answer- d. 1.5 million; 318,600
equipment vendors develop internal look-up tables created from algorithms that either
decreases the radiation dose to the patient or improving image contrast.
a. true
b. false - Correct Answer- a. true
Questions and CORRECT Answers
according to federal regulations, before a radiologic technologist can become a
mammographer, he or she must complete how many hours of instruction?
a. 40
b. 15
c. 5
d. 0; there is no such requirement - Correct Answer- a. 40
the structure in the breast where milk is produced, where the hormonal and nutritional
exchange occurs, and where the majority of breast cancers arise is the ____________. -
Correct Answer- Terminal duct lobular unit
positioning image quality checkpoints include all of the following EXCEPT for:
a. PNL
b. compare current to prior images
c. QC on the mammography machine
d. inclusion of specific radiographic landmarks on each projection - Correct Answer- c. QC
on the mammography machine
the ACS now recommends that women age ________ and older should have yearly screening
mammograms. - Correct Answer- 45
a diagnostic mammogram is for women:
a. age 30 and older
b. who have an average risk of developing breast cancer
c. when a problem has been identified
,d. when there is a lower than average risk of developing breast cancer - Correct Answer- c.
when a problem has been identified
the results of the mammogram can be delivered to the patient verbally, with no need to send
the patient a written report
a. true
b. false - Correct Answer- b. false
which are functions that can be performed by a mammography technologists?
a. complete the breast health history form with the patient
b. contact screening exam patients who need to be recalled for additional views
c. administer required navigation through ancillary breast imaging procedures
d. perform core biopsies
e. all of the above - Correct Answer- e. all of the above
what are examples of hard skills?
a. technical knowledge, proficiency in performing the exam
b. teamwork, interactions with people - Correct Answer- a. technical knowledge, proficiency
in performing the exam
HIPAA laws address:
a. patient privacy
b. equipment sterilization
c. patient comfort
d. equipment functions - Correct Answer- a. patient privacy
multiple lucencies that sometimes are visible throughout a mammogram are:
, a. lymph nodes
b. ringworm
c. skin moles
d. skin pores - Correct Answer- d. skin pores
the oblique view was introduced into the united states in the mid 1970s. it originated in
___________. - Correct Answer- scandinavia
assymmetric breast tissue:
a. can be benign
b. can be malignant
c. is common
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Correct Answer- d. all of the above
in 2016, the number of cases of breast cancer expected to be diagnosed worldwide is
approximately ___________; in the united states, in 2017 , this number is projected to be
___________.
a. 3 million; 800,000
b. 1.5 million; 75, 850
c. 1.5 million; 40,335 - Correct Answer- d. 1.5 million; 318,600
equipment vendors develop internal look-up tables created from algorithms that either
decreases the radiation dose to the patient or improving image contrast.
a. true
b. false - Correct Answer- a. true
