Limited Scope X-Ray Operator Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+

Limited Scope X-
Ray Operator
Questions with
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]

, Supine - Correct Answer: Lying on the back



Prone - Correct Answer: Lying face down



Decubitus - Correct Answer: Lying down with a horizontal x-ray beam



Recumbent - Correct Answer: Lying down in any position



Anterior Position - Correct Answer: Facing the film



Posterior position - Correct Answer: Facing the radiographic Tube



Oblique Position - Correct Answer: erect or lying down



Left Anterior Oblique (LAO) - Correct Answer: Body rotated with the left anterior closest to the film



Right Anterior Oblique (RAO) - Correct Answer: Body rotated with the right posterior portion closest to
the film



Recorded Detail - Correct Answer: sharpness of the structural lines as recorded in the radiographic
image



Density - Correct Answer: The degree of blackening or opacity of an area in a radiograph due to the
accumulation of black metallic silver following exposure and processing of a film



Contrast - Correct Answer: visible differences between any two selected areas of density levels within
the radiographic image



Film Latitude - Correct Answer: Inherent ability of the film to record a long range of density levels on the
radiograph