ARRT PRACTICE EXAM – CORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

ARRT PRACTICE EXAM – CORE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhichIofItheIfollowingIstatementsIareIcorrectIregardingItheIlinkIbetweenIradiationIdoseIandIgeneticIeffects?

1.ITheIlinkIhasIbeenIdemonstratedIinIhumanIstudies.

2.ITheIlinkIhasIbeenIdemonstratedIinIanimalIstudies.

3.IIncreasedIriskItoIhumansIcannotIbeIpredictedIwithIrespectItoIanIindividual.I-IANSWERI2IandI3Ionly



WhichIofItheIfollowingIchangesIinIkabobIwillIresultIinItheIgreatestIreductionIofIpatientIdoseIwhenImAsIisIadju
stedItoIcompensateIforItheIchange?

A.IDecreaseIkVpIbyI30%

B.IDecreaseIkVpIbyI15%

C.IIncreaseIkVpIbyI15%

D.IIncreaseIkVpIbyI30%I-IANSWERID.IIncreaseIkVpIbyI30%



WhichIofItheIfollowingIIRIsystemIspeedsIwillIresultIinItheIlowestIpatientIdose?I-IANSWERIB.IFaster-
speedIIRIsystem



WhatIisItheIprimaryIpurposeIofIusingIgonadIshieldsIduringIradiography?I-
IANSWERIReduceItheIlikelihoodIofIgeneticIeffects




WhichIofItheIfollowingIareItypesIofIgonadIshields?

1.IAperture

2.IContact

3.IShadowI-IANSWERI2IandI3Ionly



WhenIshouldIgonadIshieldingIbeIused?I-IANSWERIWhenItheIgonadsIareIwithinI5IcmIofItheIradiationIfield.

, TheIgreatestIcauseIofIunnecessaryIradiationItoIpatientsIthatIcanIbeIcontrolledIbyItheIlimitedIoperatorIis:I-
IANSWERIrepeatIexposures




TheIlimitedIoperatorIcanIreduceIrepeatIexposuresIby:I-IANSWERIclearlyIinstructingIpatients



HowIdoesIx-rayIbeamIrestrictionIminimizeIpatientIexposure?I-
IANSWERIItIlimitsItheIradiationIfieldItoItheIareaIofIinterest.




WhatIisIaIdeviceIthatIallowsItheIlimitedIoperatorItoIvaryItheIsizeIofItheIradiationIfield?I-IANSWERICollimator



HowIdoesIfiltrationIreduceIpatientIexposure?I-IANSWERIRemovesIlonger-wavelengthIphotons



WhatIisItheINCRPIrecommendationIforItheIamountIofItotalIfiltration?I-IANSWERI2.5ImmIALIequiv



WhatIareItheIthreeIprincipalImethodsIusedItoIprotectIlimitedIoperatorsIfromIunnecessaryIradiationIexposur
e?I-IANSWERITime,Idistance,Ishielding



WhichIofItheIfollowingIisInotIaItypeIofIpersonalIradiationIshielding?

A.IApron

B.IGlove

C.IThyroidIshield

D.IShadowI-IANSWERIShadow



PersonnelIshieldingImustIbeIwornIonItheIrareIoccasionIduringIwhichItheIlimitedIoperatorImayIneedItoIremai
nIinItheIradiographicIroomIduringIanIexposureItoIassistItheIpatientIinImaintainingItheIproperIposition.IWhatIi
sItheIsourceIofItheIgreatestIradiationIhazardIunderIthisIcircumstance?I-
IANSWERIScatteredIradiationIfromItheIpatient




WhatIisItheItermIforIradiationIthatIescapesIfromItheIx-rayItubeIhousing?I-IANSWERILeakageIradiation