ARRT TEST PREP, LIMITED X-RAY CORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

ARRT TEST PREP, LIMITED X-RAY CORE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
MainTpropertyTofTx-radiationTthatTmakesTitTpotentiallyThazardousTisTitsTabilityTto?T-TANSWERTIonizeT

DescribeTtheTdamageTpotentialTofTionization?T-
TANSWERTChainTreactionTinTtheThumanTbodyTthatTmayTeventuallyTcauseTbiologicTdamage.TX-

raysTareTfromTtheTElectricTMagneticTSpectrumTorTradiationTenergyTandTisTconsideredTharmfulTinThighTenerg
yTranges.



WhatTisTtheTmostTlikelyTpotentialThazardTworkingTwithTdiagnosticTradiology?T-TANSWERTCarcinogenesisT-
TStochastic/Non-ThresholdTEffect




.1TRemT=T?TSeivertT-TANSWERT1TSievert



0.1TGrayT=T?TRadT-TANSWERT10TRad



1TGrayT=T?TRadT-TANSWERT100TRad



WhatTisTAplasticTAnemia?TWhenTdoseTitToccur?T-TANSWERTAllTtypesTofTbloodTcells:TRedT&TWhite

25TRads



ATdecreaseTinTbloodTcountTisTtheTearliestTresponseTseenTtoTdoseTradiation.TItTcanToccurTatTdoseaseTasTlowTa
s?T-TANSWERT25TRadsTorT.25TGray



WhatTisTCataractogenesis?T-TANSWERTProcessTofTCataractTFormation



CataractogenesisToccursTafterTacuteTorTchronicTexposuresTofThowTmanyTRads?T-TANSWERT200TRads,T2TGray



SkinTEyrythemiaT(SkinTRedning)ToccursTabove?T-TANSWERTAboveT200TRad,T2TGray

,TemporaryTSterilityToccursTinTtheTadultTmaleTatTacuteTdosesTofThowTmanyTRads?T-
TANSWERT250TRads,T2.5TGray




PregnantTradiographerTshould?T(3)T-TANSWERTAlwaysTpracticeTTDS

HasTlegalTrightTforTre-assignmentTofTduty

NeverTconfuseTcollarTbadgeTwithTwaistTbadge



MonthlyTdosimetryTreportsTisTbasedTonTwhat?T-TANSWERTOCCUPATIONALTexposuresTonly.



MonthlyTDosimeterTreportsTdoesTNOTTinclude?T-TANSWERTNaturalTorTBackgroundTRadiation



WhatTisTtheTrecommendedTmonthlyTdose-equivalentTlimitTforTtheTfetusTinTtheTthirdTtrimester?T-
TANSWERT0.5TmSv



.05TRem

NRCPT116



RadiationTworkersTcumulativeTdose-equivalentTlimitTisTdeterminedTby?T-TANSWERTAgeTxT10TmSvT

AgeTxT1TRem

NCRPT110



WhatTisTtheTOccupationalTradiationTdoseTequivalentTlimitTforTstochasticTeffectsTtoTtheTwholeTbody?T-
TANSWERT50TmSvT(5TRem)




WhenTusingTaTC-ArmTmobileTunit,TtheTintensificationTtowerTshouldTbe?T-
TANSWERTAsTcloseTasTpossibleTtoTtheTpatientTtoTreduceTpatientTdoseTandTunnecessaryTmagnification.




RadiationTexposureTinTairT=T?T-TANSWERTRoentgensT-TIonizationTinTairTdoseTmeasurement.



ElectricalTcurrentTbeingTgeneratedTbyTaTchargeTcreatedTinTairTthruTionizationTbyTx/gammaTradiationTisTcalle
dTa?T-TANSWERTIonTChamber

,TheTquantityTofTradiationTexposureTmeasuredTbyTanTionizationTchamberTwouldTbe?T-
TANSWERTCoulomb/Kilogram




TheTC/KgTorTRTisTusuallyTtheTunitTmeasuredTin?T-TANSWERTAirTdose



ListTtheT3TmeasurementsTthatTareTmoreTappropriateTforTmeasuringTabsorbedTdosesTforTradiationTorToccup
ationalTdose?T-TANSWERTGrayT(1)T-TRadT(100)T

SeivertT(1)T-TRemT(100)

CurieT-TBacquerel



WhatTtypeTofTchangesTareTusedTtoTmeasureToccupationalTdose?T(3)T-TANSWERTScintillation

Biological

Chemical



ExampleTofTpersonnelTmonitorTthatTmeasuresTradiationTthruTchemicalTchangeTreaction?T-
TANSWERTFilmTBadgeT-TOperateToffTGurney-MottTtheory.




ExplainTtheTGurney-MottTTheory...?T-TANSWERTDescribesThowTanTx-
rayTphotonTchangesTsilverThalideTintoTatomicTsilverTinTtheTfilmTemulsion--aTdefiniteTchemicalTchange.



HowTlongTcanTaTfilmTbadgeTbeTworn?T-TANSWERTNoTmoreTthanTaTmonth



WhyTshouldn'tTfilmTbadgesTbeTwornTgreaterTthanTaTmonth?T-
TANSWERTExtremeTsensitivityTtoTenvironmentalTconditions.




TLD'sToperateTthru?T-TANSWERTLuminescenceT(NOTchemicalTrx'sToccur)



PocketTdosimetersTcanTonlyTworkTfor?T-TANSWERT1TdayTandTmustTbeTresetTeveryday.

UpperTreadingTlimitTofT200-300Trads

, PocketTdosimeterTuses?T-TANSWERTElectricalTcurrentTasTaTmeasurementTofTcharge.



TheTtypeTofTpersonnelTmonitorTthatTcouldTbeTwornTtheTlongestTisTthe?T-TANSWERTOSD



OpticalTstimulatedTdetectorTcanTbeTwornTupTto?T-TANSWERT3TmonthsTandTbeTsensitiveTtoT2TmR



LeakageTradiationTshouldTNOTTexceedThowTmuchTmRTatT1TmeterTfromTtheTscource?T-
TANSWERT100TmRTperThr



0.1TRadTperThr

NCRPT102



AccordingTtoTBushong,TtabletopTintensityTshouldTNOTTexceedTwhat?T-
TANSWERT2.1TmRTperTminTforTeachTmAToperatingTatT80TkVp.




UnderTnormalTmodesTofToperation,TfluoroscopicTproceduresTshouldTNOTTexceed?T-
TANSWERT10TRenkensTperTmin.




WhatTdoesTGSDTstandTfor?T-TANSWERTGeneticTSignificantTDose



WhatTisTGSD?T-
TANSWERTAverageTgonadalTdoseTreceivedTbyTanTexposedTpopulation.TItTisTusedTtoTestimateTtheTgeneticTim

pactTofTmedicalTradiationTdoseTonTtheTentireTpopulation.



BeamTlimitingTdevicesTwill?T(3)T-TANSWERTImproveTimageTquality

ReduceTpatientTdose

ReduceTscatterTradiation



TheTpurposeTofTreducingTaddedTfiltrationTisTtoTreduceTradiationTdoseTto?T-TANSWERTPatientsTskin