ARRT Radiography QUESTIONS AND ANSWER 2024/2025 100% SOLVED

ARRT Radiography QUESTIONS AND ANSWER 2024/2025 100% SOLVED Ionizing Radiation - Answer radiation that is able to remove electrons from an atom through ionization Somatic effects - Answer refers to the effects of radiation to the body being irradiated Genetic Effects - Answer refers to effects of radiation to a germ cell's genetic code; effects the next generation Primary radiation - Answer radiation exiting the x-ray tube Remnant radiation (or Exit Radiation) - Answer x-rays the leave the patient and strike the image receptor attenuation - Answer absorption and scatter of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient heterogenous beam - Answer x-ray beam that has photons of many different energies photoelectric effect - Answer absorption of x-ray photons in the body compton effect - Answer scatter of x-ray photons in the body air kerma - Answer unit of exposure gray - Answer unit of absorbed dose gray(a) - Answer unit of radiation absorbed in air gray(t) - Answer unit of radiation absorbed in tissue sievert - Answer unit of effective dose or unit of equivalent dose becquerel - Answer unit of activity uncontrolled area - Answer general public area, like waiting room or stairways controlled area - Answer occupied by people trained in radiation safety and wear radiation badges/monitors x-ray tube leakage may not exceed what? - Answer 1mGy(a) per hour at a distance of 1 meter from the housing minimum lead equivalent for fluoro curtain - Answer 0.25mm