ASRT exam 3
IOML - answer for a submentovertical projection of the zygomatic arches, the --- line
should be as close as possible to parallel with the image receptor for accurate extension
-AML
-GML
-IOML
-OML
sacrum - answerthe auricular surface of the ilium articulates with the
-ischium
-pubis
-sacrum
-femoral head
-excess fluid in the blood - answerwhat is hypervolemia
-excess fluid in the blood
-excessive cleansing of the colon
-excessive loss of body water
-excess sodium in the blood
24 inches - answera barium enema bag usually is hung no higher than --- above a
patient's rectum
-12 inches
-24 inches
-36 inches
-48 inches
optic foramen - answerthe optic nerve passes into the orbit through the
-superior orbital fissure
-inferior orbital fissure
-optic groove
-optic foramen
stator - answerthe --- is the potion of the rotating anode xray tube that does not move
-stator
-rotor
-stem
-target
-the radiographer should insert the Cather tip into the patient's stoma - answerwhich of
the following is FALSE regarding a colostomy study of the large intestine
, -bowel preparation includes irrigation of the stoma on the night before and the morning
of the exam
-the radiographer should insert the Cather tip into the patient's stoma
-the same barium sulfate formula is used for routine contrast enema studies
-sterile technique is not required to perform the exam
actual focal spot - answerprojectile electrons are focused on the --- for xray production
to take place
-anode heel
-effective focal spot
-actual focal spot
-target angle
2.5 - answerthe HVL for a 90 kVp beam is --- mm of aluminum equivalent
-1.3
-1.5
-2.3
-2.5
30 - answerthe cineradiography frame rate with the highest dose would be --- frames
per second
-3.5
-7.5
-15
-30
-left posterior oblique and supine - answerwhich 2 positions place the patient in such a
way barium sulfate can be seen in the funds region of the stomach for a double-contrast
upper GI examination
-lateral and prone
-left posterior oblique and supine
-right anterior oblique and prone
-left anterior oblique and prone
-patient was not rotated enough - answerwhen evaluating an oblique image of the L-
spine, the radiographer notices that the eye of the scottie dog is projected on the
anterior aspect of the vertebral body. this indicates that the
-patient was not rotated enough
-central ray was not angled enough
-patient was rotated too much
-central ray was angled too much
0.9 - answerwhich one of the following DQE measurements identifies an image receptor
with the greatest efficiency
-1.2
-0.9
IOML - answer for a submentovertical projection of the zygomatic arches, the --- line
should be as close as possible to parallel with the image receptor for accurate extension
-AML
-GML
-IOML
-OML
sacrum - answerthe auricular surface of the ilium articulates with the
-ischium
-pubis
-sacrum
-femoral head
-excess fluid in the blood - answerwhat is hypervolemia
-excess fluid in the blood
-excessive cleansing of the colon
-excessive loss of body water
-excess sodium in the blood
24 inches - answera barium enema bag usually is hung no higher than --- above a
patient's rectum
-12 inches
-24 inches
-36 inches
-48 inches
optic foramen - answerthe optic nerve passes into the orbit through the
-superior orbital fissure
-inferior orbital fissure
-optic groove
-optic foramen
stator - answerthe --- is the potion of the rotating anode xray tube that does not move
-stator
-rotor
-stem
-target
-the radiographer should insert the Cather tip into the patient's stoma - answerwhich of
the following is FALSE regarding a colostomy study of the large intestine
, -bowel preparation includes irrigation of the stoma on the night before and the morning
of the exam
-the radiographer should insert the Cather tip into the patient's stoma
-the same barium sulfate formula is used for routine contrast enema studies
-sterile technique is not required to perform the exam
actual focal spot - answerprojectile electrons are focused on the --- for xray production
to take place
-anode heel
-effective focal spot
-actual focal spot
-target angle
2.5 - answerthe HVL for a 90 kVp beam is --- mm of aluminum equivalent
-1.3
-1.5
-2.3
-2.5
30 - answerthe cineradiography frame rate with the highest dose would be --- frames
per second
-3.5
-7.5
-15
-30
-left posterior oblique and supine - answerwhich 2 positions place the patient in such a
way barium sulfate can be seen in the funds region of the stomach for a double-contrast
upper GI examination
-lateral and prone
-left posterior oblique and supine
-right anterior oblique and prone
-left anterior oblique and prone
-patient was not rotated enough - answerwhen evaluating an oblique image of the L-
spine, the radiographer notices that the eye of the scottie dog is projected on the
anterior aspect of the vertebral body. this indicates that the
-patient was not rotated enough
-central ray was not angled enough
-patient was rotated too much
-central ray was angled too much
0.9 - answerwhich one of the following DQE measurements identifies an image receptor
with the greatest efficiency
-1.2
-0.9
