RTE 1503 Midterm Exam 2026/2027 NEWEST
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
• The term portrait describes the long dimension of the image receptor that is aligned
____ to the long axis of the anatomy.
a. transverse
b. perpendicular
c. parallel
d. diagonal -✓✓ c. parallel
• Contrast in the digital image is primarily affected by:
a. mAs.
b. predetermined algorithms.
c. matrix size.
d. kVp. -✓✓ b. predetermined algorithms.
• The ability of a digital imaging system to distinguish between similar tissues is the
definition for:
a. contrast resolution.
b. system response.
c. edge enhancement.
d. sensitivity. -✓✓ a. contrast resolution.
• What type of radiographic contrast is produced with a high kVp (>100 kVp) technique?
a. Low contrast, long scale
b. Low contrast, short scale
c. High contrast, short scale
d. High contrast, long scale -✓✓ a. Low contrast, long scale
• Which of the following factors primarily controls radiographic density in the analog
image?
a. Film-screen speed
b. Optimal immunomodulating dose (OID)
c. mAs
d. kVp -✓✓ c. mAs
• Which of the following radiographic procedures often only requires a single AP
projection be taken?
, a. Ribs
b. Finger
c. Pelvis
d. Chest -✓✓ c. pelvis
• What type of projection is created with the CR directed along or parallel to the long
axis of a structure or anatomic part?
a. Tangential
b. Transthoracic
c. Lordotic
d. Axial -✓✓ d. axial
• A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the
_____ plane.
a. oblique
b. midsagittal
c. midcoronal
d. horizontal -✓✓ c. midcoronal
• Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Scapulae
b. Carpal (wrist bones)
c. Vertebrae
d. Phalanges (toes) -✓✓ b. carpal (wrist bones)
• Tangential and axial projections are the same type of projection.
a. true
b. false -✓✓ b. false
• It is legally acceptable to annotate "right" or "left" on a digital image if the anatomic
side marker is not visible.
a. true
b. false -✓✓ b. false
• The wide dynamic range of digital imaging systems results in fewer repeat exposures,
increased efficiency, and operating cost reduction as compared with analog (film-
screen) systems.
a. true
b. false -✓✓ a. true
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
• The term portrait describes the long dimension of the image receptor that is aligned
____ to the long axis of the anatomy.
a. transverse
b. perpendicular
c. parallel
d. diagonal -✓✓ c. parallel
• Contrast in the digital image is primarily affected by:
a. mAs.
b. predetermined algorithms.
c. matrix size.
d. kVp. -✓✓ b. predetermined algorithms.
• The ability of a digital imaging system to distinguish between similar tissues is the
definition for:
a. contrast resolution.
b. system response.
c. edge enhancement.
d. sensitivity. -✓✓ a. contrast resolution.
• What type of radiographic contrast is produced with a high kVp (>100 kVp) technique?
a. Low contrast, long scale
b. Low contrast, short scale
c. High contrast, short scale
d. High contrast, long scale -✓✓ a. Low contrast, long scale
• Which of the following factors primarily controls radiographic density in the analog
image?
a. Film-screen speed
b. Optimal immunomodulating dose (OID)
c. mAs
d. kVp -✓✓ c. mAs
• Which of the following radiographic procedures often only requires a single AP
projection be taken?
, a. Ribs
b. Finger
c. Pelvis
d. Chest -✓✓ c. pelvis
• What type of projection is created with the CR directed along or parallel to the long
axis of a structure or anatomic part?
a. Tangential
b. Transthoracic
c. Lordotic
d. Axial -✓✓ d. axial
• A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the
_____ plane.
a. oblique
b. midsagittal
c. midcoronal
d. horizontal -✓✓ c. midcoronal
• Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Scapulae
b. Carpal (wrist bones)
c. Vertebrae
d. Phalanges (toes) -✓✓ b. carpal (wrist bones)
• Tangential and axial projections are the same type of projection.
a. true
b. false -✓✓ b. false
• It is legally acceptable to annotate "right" or "left" on a digital image if the anatomic
side marker is not visible.
a. true
b. false -✓✓ b. false
• The wide dynamic range of digital imaging systems results in fewer repeat exposures,
increased efficiency, and operating cost reduction as compared with analog (film-
screen) systems.
a. true
b. false -✓✓ a. true
