ARRT BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What snis snthe snTD sn5/5 snfor snthe snkidney? sn- sn23 snGy
What snwould sna snQA snlevel sn1 snaction snitem snrequire? sn- snInspection,
snbut sntreatment sncan sncontinue
What snis snthe snbackscatter snfactor snat snthe snlevel snof snDmax? sn- snTissue
snAir snRatio sn(TAR)
What sntechnique sncan snbe snused snto snaccomplish snforced snshallow
snbreathing? sn- snGating
What snare snthe snparts snof snthe snoral sncavity? sn- snFloor snof snthe snmouth,
snretromolar sntrigone, sngingiva, snanterior sn2/3 snof sntongue, snhard snpalate
What snis snthe sntolerance snfor sngantry sn& sncollimator snangle snindicators? sn-
sn1.0˚
What sndoes snT1b snglottic sncancer sninvolve snaccording snto snthe snAJCC
snstaging snsystem? sn- snBoth snvocal sncords
What snis snthe snmost sncommon snbreast sncancer sndiagnosis? sn- snInvasive
sninfiltrating snductal sncarcinoma
When sna snpatient snis sntreated snwith snan snSAD snof sn12 sncm, snwhat
snwould snthe snSSD snbe? sn- sn88 sncm
What snis snthe snsingle snmost sneffective snway snof snpreventing snthe snspread
snof sninfection? sn- snWashing snhands
What snis snthe snmost sncommon sndose-limiting sntoxicity snfor snchemotherapeutic
sndrugs? sn- snMyelosuppresion
What snis snthe snmost sncommon snform snof sncutaneous snT-cell snlymphoma?
sn- snMycosis snfungoides
What snis snthe snTD sn5/5 snfor snthe snwhole snliver? sn- sn30 snGy
What snmust sna sntreatment snprescription sncontain? sn- snTotal sndose, sndaily
sndose, snorientation snof sntreatment snfields, snfractionation snscheme, snbeam
snenergy, snbeam-modifying sndevices, snanatomic snsite, sntreatment sntechnique
,Which snphase snafter sntotal snbody snexposure snto snradiation snis
sncharacterized snby snhaving snno snsymptoms? sn- snLatent snphase
What snis sna sngeneral sncharacteristic snof snwell-differentiated sntumors? sn-
snBenign
Which snprimary sndiagnosis snindicates snprophylactic sncranial snirradiation? sn-
snSmall sncell sncarcinoma
What snis snused snto snprevent sna snhot snspot snat snthe snjunction snof sntwo
sntreatment snfields snwith sna snsmall snhinge snangle? sn- snWedge
What snis sna snnear snmiss snin snradiation sntherapy sntreatment sndelivery? sn-
snA snharmful snevent snthat snwas sncaught snprior snto snthe sndelivery snof
sntreatment
What snis snincluded snin snthe snITV? sn- snPTV, snCTV, sn& snGTV
What sntype snof snacute snradiation snsyndrome snresults snfrom sna snwhole
snbody sndose snof sn1000-5000 sncGy? sn- snGastrointestinal
Through snwhich snorgan/tissue snare snintrathecal sndrug sninjections
snadministered? sn- snSpinal sncord
What snis snthe snpurpose snof snan snexcisional snbiopsy? sn- snRemove snthe
snentire sntumor sn& snany snlocal snspread
What sncan snbe snused snto sncompensate snfor snan snirregular snskin snsurface
sndue snto snmissing snor sncurved sntissue? sn- snBolus, snwedges, snshielding
snblocks
Near snwhat snvertebral snlevel sndoes snthe snspinal sncord snusually snend? sn-
snL1-L2
What sndoes snipsilateral snmean? sn- snThe snsame snside snof snthe snbody
What snis snthe snTD sn5/5 snfor sn1/3 snof snthe snbrain? sn- sn60 snGy
Which sncell sntype snis snmore snradiosensitive? sn- snBasal sncells
What sncan snbe snused snto snconfirm snpatient snidentity snwhen snperforming
sntime snout snprocedures? sn- snChecking snID snbracelet sn& snasking snname,
snasking snpatient's snname sn& sncomparing snwith snthe snname sncalled,
sncomparing snpatient snwith snhis/her snpicture snin snthe snchart
,If snthe snhinge snangle snof sntwo snradiation snbeams snis sn150˚, snwhat snshould
snthe snwedge snangle snbe? sn- sn15˚
Which snacute sneffect snwill snresult snfrom sna sntotal snbody snexposure snto sna
sndose snof snmore snthan sn10 snGy? sn- snGI snsyndrome
What snhappens snto snthe snPDD sncurve snas snthe snfield snsize snincreases? sn-
snIt snincreases
Of snwhat snis snthe snJRCERT snan snexample? sn- snAccrediting snbody
If snan snorthogonal snpair snis sntaken snwith snthe snfirst snangle snat sn215˚,
snwhat snwould snthe snsecond snangle snbe? sn- sn305˚
Of snwhat sndoes sna snpatient snpresenting snwith snpetechiae snhave snsigns? sn-
snBleeding
How sndo snradiolucent sncontrast snagents snappear snon snradiographs? sn-
snDark
What snis snthe snmost sncommonly sninvolved snlymph snnode snin snindividuals
snwith snnasal sncavity sn& snparanasal snsinus sncancer? sn- snSubmandibular
snnode
What snis snan snexample snof sna snsterile snprocedure? sn- snThe sninsertion snof
sna snurinary sncatheter
What snis snthe snmost sncommon snside sneffect snof snpatients snbeing sntreated
snwith snEBRT snto snthe snvagina? sn- snDyspareunia
When snreviewing sna sntransverse snslice, snwhat sndirectional snterms snorient
snthe snimage? sn- snAnterior/posterior sn& snright/left
What sndoes snit snmean snwhen sna snsurgical snreport snindicates snthe
snpresence snof snpositive snmargins? sn- snThere snis sndisease snremaining
What snis sna sncommon snscreening sntechnique snfor snprostate sncancer? sn-
snDigital snrectal snexam
What snis snthe snmost snradiosensitive snstage snof sngestation? sn-
snPreimplantation
What sndefines snclinically snsignificant snweight snloss? sn- snA snpatient snlosing
sn10% snor snmore snof sntheir snbody snweight
, Which snplane sndivides snthe snbody sninto snanterior sn& snposterior snportions?
sn- snCoronal snplane
How snshould snthe sntable snbe snmoved snif sna snfield snneeds snto snbe
snshifted sn1 sncm snposteriorly? sn- sn1 sncm snanteriorly
How sncan sntongue snimmobilization snbe snaccomplished? sn- snCork
What snis snthe snradiation snprotection snquality snfactor snfor snx-rays? sn- sn1
When snwill snpatients snbegin snto snexperience snepilation? sn- snAfter snan
sninitial sndose snof sn2000 sncGy
What snis sna snkeloid? sn- snScar snovergrowth
What snis snthrombocytopenia? sn- snA sncondition snin snwhich snthe snpatient
snhas sna snreduced snnumber snof snplatelets
When snshould snPPE snbe snworn? sn- snWhen sntattooing sna snpatient
For snwhat sncancer snis snDuke's snstaging snused? sn- snColorectal
What snis sna snbelow-normal sndiastolic snblood snpressure snreading? sn- snLess
snthan sn60
How snwould sna snmedication snthat snneeds snto snbe sntaken snfour sntimes sna
snday snbe snmarked? sn- snQID
What snis snan snetiological snfactor snassociated snwith snanal sncanal sncancer?
sn- snHPV
What snis snthe snequivalent snsquare snof snan sn8 sncm snx sn13 sncm snfield? sn-
sn9.9 sncm
To snwhat snis sn1 snJ/Kg snequal? sn- sn100 snJ/g
What sntype snof sninteraction snoccurs snwhen snan snincident snphoton sntransfers
snall snof snits snenergy snto snan sninner snshell snelectron? sn- snPhotoelectric
sneffect
What snis snthe snmost sncommon sntype snof snbladder sncancer? sn- snTransitional
sncell sncarcinoma
What snare snthe snenergy snvalues snfor snCobalt-60 sndecay? sn- sn1.17 snMeV
sn& sn1.33 snMeV
CORRECT ANSWERS
What snis snthe snTD sn5/5 snfor snthe snkidney? sn- sn23 snGy
What snwould sna snQA snlevel sn1 snaction snitem snrequire? sn- snInspection,
snbut sntreatment sncan sncontinue
What snis snthe snbackscatter snfactor snat snthe snlevel snof snDmax? sn- snTissue
snAir snRatio sn(TAR)
What sntechnique sncan snbe snused snto snaccomplish snforced snshallow
snbreathing? sn- snGating
What snare snthe snparts snof snthe snoral sncavity? sn- snFloor snof snthe snmouth,
snretromolar sntrigone, sngingiva, snanterior sn2/3 snof sntongue, snhard snpalate
What snis snthe sntolerance snfor sngantry sn& sncollimator snangle snindicators? sn-
sn1.0˚
What sndoes snT1b snglottic sncancer sninvolve snaccording snto snthe snAJCC
snstaging snsystem? sn- snBoth snvocal sncords
What snis snthe snmost sncommon snbreast sncancer sndiagnosis? sn- snInvasive
sninfiltrating snductal sncarcinoma
When sna snpatient snis sntreated snwith snan snSAD snof sn12 sncm, snwhat
snwould snthe snSSD snbe? sn- sn88 sncm
What snis snthe snsingle snmost sneffective snway snof snpreventing snthe snspread
snof sninfection? sn- snWashing snhands
What snis snthe snmost sncommon sndose-limiting sntoxicity snfor snchemotherapeutic
sndrugs? sn- snMyelosuppresion
What snis snthe snmost sncommon snform snof sncutaneous snT-cell snlymphoma?
sn- snMycosis snfungoides
What snis snthe snTD sn5/5 snfor snthe snwhole snliver? sn- sn30 snGy
What snmust sna sntreatment snprescription sncontain? sn- snTotal sndose, sndaily
sndose, snorientation snof sntreatment snfields, snfractionation snscheme, snbeam
snenergy, snbeam-modifying sndevices, snanatomic snsite, sntreatment sntechnique
,Which snphase snafter sntotal snbody snexposure snto snradiation snis
sncharacterized snby snhaving snno snsymptoms? sn- snLatent snphase
What snis sna sngeneral sncharacteristic snof snwell-differentiated sntumors? sn-
snBenign
Which snprimary sndiagnosis snindicates snprophylactic sncranial snirradiation? sn-
snSmall sncell sncarcinoma
What snis snused snto snprevent sna snhot snspot snat snthe snjunction snof sntwo
sntreatment snfields snwith sna snsmall snhinge snangle? sn- snWedge
What snis sna snnear snmiss snin snradiation sntherapy sntreatment sndelivery? sn-
snA snharmful snevent snthat snwas sncaught snprior snto snthe sndelivery snof
sntreatment
What snis snincluded snin snthe snITV? sn- snPTV, snCTV, sn& snGTV
What sntype snof snacute snradiation snsyndrome snresults snfrom sna snwhole
snbody sndose snof sn1000-5000 sncGy? sn- snGastrointestinal
Through snwhich snorgan/tissue snare snintrathecal sndrug sninjections
snadministered? sn- snSpinal sncord
What snis snthe snpurpose snof snan snexcisional snbiopsy? sn- snRemove snthe
snentire sntumor sn& snany snlocal snspread
What sncan snbe snused snto sncompensate snfor snan snirregular snskin snsurface
sndue snto snmissing snor sncurved sntissue? sn- snBolus, snwedges, snshielding
snblocks
Near snwhat snvertebral snlevel sndoes snthe snspinal sncord snusually snend? sn-
snL1-L2
What sndoes snipsilateral snmean? sn- snThe snsame snside snof snthe snbody
What snis snthe snTD sn5/5 snfor sn1/3 snof snthe snbrain? sn- sn60 snGy
Which sncell sntype snis snmore snradiosensitive? sn- snBasal sncells
What sncan snbe snused snto snconfirm snpatient snidentity snwhen snperforming
sntime snout snprocedures? sn- snChecking snID snbracelet sn& snasking snname,
snasking snpatient's snname sn& sncomparing snwith snthe snname sncalled,
sncomparing snpatient snwith snhis/her snpicture snin snthe snchart
,If snthe snhinge snangle snof sntwo snradiation snbeams snis sn150˚, snwhat snshould
snthe snwedge snangle snbe? sn- sn15˚
Which snacute sneffect snwill snresult snfrom sna sntotal snbody snexposure snto sna
sndose snof snmore snthan sn10 snGy? sn- snGI snsyndrome
What snhappens snto snthe snPDD sncurve snas snthe snfield snsize snincreases? sn-
snIt snincreases
Of snwhat snis snthe snJRCERT snan snexample? sn- snAccrediting snbody
If snan snorthogonal snpair snis sntaken snwith snthe snfirst snangle snat sn215˚,
snwhat snwould snthe snsecond snangle snbe? sn- sn305˚
Of snwhat sndoes sna snpatient snpresenting snwith snpetechiae snhave snsigns? sn-
snBleeding
How sndo snradiolucent sncontrast snagents snappear snon snradiographs? sn-
snDark
What snis snthe snmost sncommonly sninvolved snlymph snnode snin snindividuals
snwith snnasal sncavity sn& snparanasal snsinus sncancer? sn- snSubmandibular
snnode
What snis snan snexample snof sna snsterile snprocedure? sn- snThe sninsertion snof
sna snurinary sncatheter
What snis snthe snmost sncommon snside sneffect snof snpatients snbeing sntreated
snwith snEBRT snto snthe snvagina? sn- snDyspareunia
When snreviewing sna sntransverse snslice, snwhat sndirectional snterms snorient
snthe snimage? sn- snAnterior/posterior sn& snright/left
What sndoes snit snmean snwhen sna snsurgical snreport snindicates snthe
snpresence snof snpositive snmargins? sn- snThere snis sndisease snremaining
What snis sna sncommon snscreening sntechnique snfor snprostate sncancer? sn-
snDigital snrectal snexam
What snis snthe snmost snradiosensitive snstage snof sngestation? sn-
snPreimplantation
What sndefines snclinically snsignificant snweight snloss? sn- snA snpatient snlosing
sn10% snor snmore snof sntheir snbody snweight
, Which snplane sndivides snthe snbody sninto snanterior sn& snposterior snportions?
sn- snCoronal snplane
How snshould snthe sntable snbe snmoved snif sna snfield snneeds snto snbe
snshifted sn1 sncm snposteriorly? sn- sn1 sncm snanteriorly
How sncan sntongue snimmobilization snbe snaccomplished? sn- snCork
What snis snthe snradiation snprotection snquality snfactor snfor snx-rays? sn- sn1
When snwill snpatients snbegin snto snexperience snepilation? sn- snAfter snan
sninitial sndose snof sn2000 sncGy
What snis sna snkeloid? sn- snScar snovergrowth
What snis snthrombocytopenia? sn- snA sncondition snin snwhich snthe snpatient
snhas sna snreduced snnumber snof snplatelets
When snshould snPPE snbe snworn? sn- snWhen sntattooing sna snpatient
For snwhat sncancer snis snDuke's snstaging snused? sn- snColorectal
What snis sna snbelow-normal sndiastolic snblood snpressure snreading? sn- snLess
snthan sn60
How snwould sna snmedication snthat snneeds snto snbe sntaken snfour sntimes sna
snday snbe snmarked? sn- snQID
What snis snan snetiological snfactor snassociated snwith snanal sncanal sncancer?
sn- snHPV
What snis snthe snequivalent snsquare snof snan sn8 sncm snx sn13 sncm snfield? sn-
sn9.9 sncm
To snwhat snis sn1 snJ/Kg snequal? sn- sn100 snJ/g
What sntype snof sninteraction snoccurs snwhen snan snincident snphoton sntransfers
snall snof snits snenergy snto snan sninner snshell snelectron? sn- snPhotoelectric
sneffect
What snis snthe snmost sncommon sntype snof snbladder sncancer? sn- snTransitional
sncell sncarcinoma
What snare snthe snenergy snvalues snfor snCobalt-60 sndecay? sn- sn1.17 snMeV
sn& sn1.33 snMeV
