GXMO STATE BOARD EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
What imaging modality provides real-time viewing of X-ray images in motion?
A. Computed Tomography (CT)
B. Nuclear Medicine (NM)
C. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
D. Fluoroscopy
✔✔ Answer: D. Fluoroscopy
Which imaging modality does NOT use ionizing radiation to create images?
A. Computed Tomography (CT)
B. Fluoroscopy
C. Mammography
D. Sonography
✔✔ Answer: D. Sonography
X-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit via the:
A. tube housing
B. patient
C. tube port
D. image receptor system -ANSWER ✔✔C. Tube Port
The portion of the x-ray room that is protected from scatter radiation and is safe
during exposures is called the:
A. transformer
,B. control Booth
C. grid Cabinet
D. tube Stand -ANSWER ✔✔B. Control Booth
A line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-
ray tube is called the:
A. radiation field
B. primary X-ray beam
C. x-ray tube
D. central Ray -ANSWER ✔✔D. central ray
A film that has been exposed but has not yet been processed has a pattern of
exposure that is called the:
A. latent image
B. visible image
C. remnant radiation
D. radiation field -ANSWER ✔✔A. latent image
Tissues with greater mass, such as bone, will absorb _____ radiation, as compared
with less dense tissues, such as fat.
A. more
B. less
C. equal amounts of -ANSWER ✔✔A. more
,The absorption of x-rays by matter is called:
A. scatter
B. attenuation
C. fog
D. remnant radiation -ANSWER ✔✔B. attenuation
Which of the following statements regarding scatter radiation is true?
A. Scatter radiation is another term for remnant radiation.
B. Scatter radiation is created within the tube with primary beam.
C. Scatter radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
D. Scatter radiation travels in one direction and is easy to control. -ANSWER
✔✔C. Scatter radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
The pattern of _____ radiation creates the image on the film.
A. scatter
B. fog
C. remnant
D. primary -ANSWER ✔✔C. remnant
The image receptor (IR) usually consists of the:
, A. x-ray tube and the tube stand
B. cassette and the film
C. control console and the transformer
D. tube locks and the detent -ANSWER ✔✔B. cassette and the film
Which of the following common IR sizes are used for general examinations?
1. 18 x 24 cm
2. 24 x 30 cm
3. 35 x 43 cm
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER ✔✔C. 2 and 3 only
What is the typical usage of a 24 x 24 cm IR?
A. mammography
B. fluoroscopic spots
C. general examinations
D. upright spine -ANSWER ✔✔B. fluoroscopic spots
Computed radiography (CR) is sometimes called a :
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
What imaging modality provides real-time viewing of X-ray images in motion?
A. Computed Tomography (CT)
B. Nuclear Medicine (NM)
C. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
D. Fluoroscopy
✔✔ Answer: D. Fluoroscopy
Which imaging modality does NOT use ionizing radiation to create images?
A. Computed Tomography (CT)
B. Fluoroscopy
C. Mammography
D. Sonography
✔✔ Answer: D. Sonography
X-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit via the:
A. tube housing
B. patient
C. tube port
D. image receptor system -ANSWER ✔✔C. Tube Port
The portion of the x-ray room that is protected from scatter radiation and is safe
during exposures is called the:
A. transformer
,B. control Booth
C. grid Cabinet
D. tube Stand -ANSWER ✔✔B. Control Booth
A line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-
ray tube is called the:
A. radiation field
B. primary X-ray beam
C. x-ray tube
D. central Ray -ANSWER ✔✔D. central ray
A film that has been exposed but has not yet been processed has a pattern of
exposure that is called the:
A. latent image
B. visible image
C. remnant radiation
D. radiation field -ANSWER ✔✔A. latent image
Tissues with greater mass, such as bone, will absorb _____ radiation, as compared
with less dense tissues, such as fat.
A. more
B. less
C. equal amounts of -ANSWER ✔✔A. more
,The absorption of x-rays by matter is called:
A. scatter
B. attenuation
C. fog
D. remnant radiation -ANSWER ✔✔B. attenuation
Which of the following statements regarding scatter radiation is true?
A. Scatter radiation is another term for remnant radiation.
B. Scatter radiation is created within the tube with primary beam.
C. Scatter radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
D. Scatter radiation travels in one direction and is easy to control. -ANSWER
✔✔C. Scatter radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
The pattern of _____ radiation creates the image on the film.
A. scatter
B. fog
C. remnant
D. primary -ANSWER ✔✔C. remnant
The image receptor (IR) usually consists of the:
, A. x-ray tube and the tube stand
B. cassette and the film
C. control console and the transformer
D. tube locks and the detent -ANSWER ✔✔B. cassette and the film
Which of the following common IR sizes are used for general examinations?
1. 18 x 24 cm
2. 24 x 30 cm
3. 35 x 43 cm
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER ✔✔C. 2 and 3 only
What is the typical usage of a 24 x 24 cm IR?
A. mammography
B. fluoroscopic spots
C. general examinations
D. upright spine -ANSWER ✔✔B. fluoroscopic spots
Computed radiography (CR) is sometimes called a :
