RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND EXPOSURE
CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 10 ACTUAL TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Which of the following processes occur during the x-ray beam
interaction with tissue?
1. Absorption
2. Photon transmission
3. Scattering
Answer: 1, 2, & 3
◉ The ability of an x-ray photon to remove an atom's electron is a
characteristic known as _______.
Answer: Ionization
◉ The x-ray interaction responsible for absorption is ______.
Answer: photoelectric
◉ The x-ray interaction responsible for scattering is _____.
Answer: Compton
, ◉ Remnant radiation is composed of which of the following?
1. transmitted radiation
2. absorbed radiation
3. scattered radiation
Answer: 1 & 3
◉ What interaction causes unwanted exposure to the image, known
as fog?
Answer: Compton
◉ Which of the following factors would affect beam attenuation?
1. Tissue atomic number
2. beam quality
3. fog
Answer: 1 & 2
◉ The high brightness areas of radiographic image are created by
_____.
Answer: Absorbed radiation
CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 10 ACTUAL TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Which of the following processes occur during the x-ray beam
interaction with tissue?
1. Absorption
2. Photon transmission
3. Scattering
Answer: 1, 2, & 3
◉ The ability of an x-ray photon to remove an atom's electron is a
characteristic known as _______.
Answer: Ionization
◉ The x-ray interaction responsible for absorption is ______.
Answer: photoelectric
◉ The x-ray interaction responsible for scattering is _____.
Answer: Compton
, ◉ Remnant radiation is composed of which of the following?
1. transmitted radiation
2. absorbed radiation
3. scattered radiation
Answer: 1 & 3
◉ What interaction causes unwanted exposure to the image, known
as fog?
Answer: Compton
◉ Which of the following factors would affect beam attenuation?
1. Tissue atomic number
2. beam quality
3. fog
Answer: 1 & 2
◉ The high brightness areas of radiographic image are created by
_____.
Answer: Absorbed radiation
