ORIENTATION TO RADIATION
THERAPY AND PATIENT CARE -
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Which of the following is a voluntary process through which an agency grants
recognition to an individual on demonstration, usually by examination, of specialized
professional skills?
1) Accreditation
2) Certification
3) Licensure
4) Registration - Correct Answers -Certification
Which of the following organizations represents the interests of radiologic technologists
to the public and federal government?
1)American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
2) American Society of Radiologic Technologists
3) International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists
4) American Roentgen Ray Society - Correct Answers -American Society of Radiologic
Technologists
Which of the following specialties uses a nonionizing form of radiation?
1) Nuclear medicine technology
2) Radiation therapy
3) Radiography
4) Sonography - Correct Answers -Sonography
Which of the following is (are) characteristics of professional critical thinking?
1) sound professional judgement
2) uncomfortable and challenging decision making
3) action based on professional knowledge and experience
4) all of the above - Correct Answers -All of the above
What is the primary factor in determining the solution to the problem in critical thinking?
1) the solution that gives the most profit for the health care institution
2) the solution that most closely resembles what the most experienced radiologic
science would do
,3) the solution that results in the least damage to your reputation
4) the solution that provides the best outcome for the patient - Correct Answers -The
solution that provides the best outcome for the patient
The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is:
1) ionization
2) physiology
3) radiation
4) therapy - Correct Answers -Radiation
What organization certifies individuals in radiography?
1) American Society of Radiologic Technologists
2) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
3) Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
4) Radiological Society of North America - Correct Answers -American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to:
1) energy
2) electromagnetic energy
3) ionizing radiation
4) radio waves - Correct Answers -Ionizing radiation
The discovery of x-rays occurred in:
1) 1858
2) 1876
3) 1895
4) 1898 - Correct Answers -1895
Risk management programs may include all EXCEPT which of the following?
1) Malpractice insurance
2) Security
3) Employee safety
4) Fire safety - Correct Answers -Malpractice Insurance
Which of the following would make up the professional ethics of the profession of
radiologic sciences?
1) State licensing board for X-ray machine operators
2) Radiography department social events
3) ARRT Code of Ethics
4) State Medical Society
5) Collective bargaining rules of behavior
a) 3 and 5 only
b) 1 and 5 only
c) 1 and 3 only
, d) 1, 2, 4, and 5 only - Correct Answers -1 and 3 only
A discipline that visualizes sectional anatomy by the recording of a predetermined plane
in the body is:
1) Computed Tomography
2) Cardiovascular Interventional Technology
3) Nuclear Medicine Technology
4) Radiation Therapy - Correct Answers -Computed Tomography
As you're enjoying a light breakfast in a local coffee shop, a small group sits down at a
table. As they talk, you hear them making derogatory statements about people who are
obese. Comments such as, "I cant believe people can eat so much!" and "How can they
let themselves get that way?" are typical of the conversation. One member of the group
openly states, "Why cant they be like us, fit and trim?" Don't they understand what
they're doing to their bodies?" This group is demonstrating:
1) Ethnocentrism
2) Assimilation
3) Biculturalism
4) Racism - Correct Answers -Ehtnocentrism
Professional certification of medical imaging practitioners, such as radiographers, is
offered by the:
1) American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
2) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
3) Individual states
4) American College of Radiology (ACR) - Correct Answers -American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Which phase of the mammalian cell cycle is composed of functional cells not preparing
for DNA replication?
1) G0
2) G2
3) M
4) S
5) G1 - Correct Answers -G0
To protect the human rights of people with disabilities, four essential core values of
human rights were recognized by the 1993 Vienna Declaration for Human Rights.
These core values are:
1) Solidarity, dignity, autonomy, and equality
2) Freedom of speech, dignity, autonomy, and equality
3) Religion, expression, employment, and education
4) Integrity, justice, due process, and appeal - Correct Answers -Solidarity, dignity,
autonomy, and equality
THERAPY AND PATIENT CARE -
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Which of the following is a voluntary process through which an agency grants
recognition to an individual on demonstration, usually by examination, of specialized
professional skills?
1) Accreditation
2) Certification
3) Licensure
4) Registration - Correct Answers -Certification
Which of the following organizations represents the interests of radiologic technologists
to the public and federal government?
1)American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
2) American Society of Radiologic Technologists
3) International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists
4) American Roentgen Ray Society - Correct Answers -American Society of Radiologic
Technologists
Which of the following specialties uses a nonionizing form of radiation?
1) Nuclear medicine technology
2) Radiation therapy
3) Radiography
4) Sonography - Correct Answers -Sonography
Which of the following is (are) characteristics of professional critical thinking?
1) sound professional judgement
2) uncomfortable and challenging decision making
3) action based on professional knowledge and experience
4) all of the above - Correct Answers -All of the above
What is the primary factor in determining the solution to the problem in critical thinking?
1) the solution that gives the most profit for the health care institution
2) the solution that most closely resembles what the most experienced radiologic
science would do
,3) the solution that results in the least damage to your reputation
4) the solution that provides the best outcome for the patient - Correct Answers -The
solution that provides the best outcome for the patient
The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is:
1) ionization
2) physiology
3) radiation
4) therapy - Correct Answers -Radiation
What organization certifies individuals in radiography?
1) American Society of Radiologic Technologists
2) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
3) Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
4) Radiological Society of North America - Correct Answers -American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to:
1) energy
2) electromagnetic energy
3) ionizing radiation
4) radio waves - Correct Answers -Ionizing radiation
The discovery of x-rays occurred in:
1) 1858
2) 1876
3) 1895
4) 1898 - Correct Answers -1895
Risk management programs may include all EXCEPT which of the following?
1) Malpractice insurance
2) Security
3) Employee safety
4) Fire safety - Correct Answers -Malpractice Insurance
Which of the following would make up the professional ethics of the profession of
radiologic sciences?
1) State licensing board for X-ray machine operators
2) Radiography department social events
3) ARRT Code of Ethics
4) State Medical Society
5) Collective bargaining rules of behavior
a) 3 and 5 only
b) 1 and 5 only
c) 1 and 3 only
, d) 1, 2, 4, and 5 only - Correct Answers -1 and 3 only
A discipline that visualizes sectional anatomy by the recording of a predetermined plane
in the body is:
1) Computed Tomography
2) Cardiovascular Interventional Technology
3) Nuclear Medicine Technology
4) Radiation Therapy - Correct Answers -Computed Tomography
As you're enjoying a light breakfast in a local coffee shop, a small group sits down at a
table. As they talk, you hear them making derogatory statements about people who are
obese. Comments such as, "I cant believe people can eat so much!" and "How can they
let themselves get that way?" are typical of the conversation. One member of the group
openly states, "Why cant they be like us, fit and trim?" Don't they understand what
they're doing to their bodies?" This group is demonstrating:
1) Ethnocentrism
2) Assimilation
3) Biculturalism
4) Racism - Correct Answers -Ehtnocentrism
Professional certification of medical imaging practitioners, such as radiographers, is
offered by the:
1) American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
2) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
3) Individual states
4) American College of Radiology (ACR) - Correct Answers -American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Which phase of the mammalian cell cycle is composed of functional cells not preparing
for DNA replication?
1) G0
2) G2
3) M
4) S
5) G1 - Correct Answers -G0
To protect the human rights of people with disabilities, four essential core values of
human rights were recognized by the 1993 Vienna Declaration for Human Rights.
These core values are:
1) Solidarity, dignity, autonomy, and equality
2) Freedom of speech, dignity, autonomy, and equality
3) Religion, expression, employment, and education
4) Integrity, justice, due process, and appeal - Correct Answers -Solidarity, dignity,
autonomy, and equality
