RADT 400 - Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
The use of x-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - radiography.
Particular care must be taken when using radiation for medical imaging. This is the result of
radiation's ability to create ________ in human tissue and possible biochemical changes. -
CORRECT ANSWER - ionizations
Radiologic sciences continues to be one of the most exciting professions in medicine. An
imaging modality that uses no ionizing radiation and the energy of radio waves and magnetic
fields: - CORRECT ANSWER - MRI
A physician who specializes in the interpretation of medical images is known as a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - radioligist
As students gain competency in medical imaging procedures, three phases in the clinical setting
are planned by clinical faculty. These three phases in the correct learning sequence are: -
CORRECT ANSWER - observation, assistance, performance
As a radiography student you will be expected to demonstrate clinical competency in various
procedures as part of your clinical rotations. The required number of mandatory competencies is
currently: - CORRECT ANSWER - 36
Students learning that occurs in a classroom setting is referred to as _____ learning. - CORRECT
ANSWER - didactic
Owing to the changing procatices of medicine, many radiologic procedures that were
commonplace many years ago are now performed in smaller numbers. When such is the case,
students may perfor selecte competencies in a: - CORRECT ANSWER - simulation
environment
, A female radiography student is considered pregnant whenn she: - CORRECT ANSWER -
voluntarily declares her pregnancy in writing to program officials.
A document that guides a hospital as to its purpose and role in the community it serves is called
a: - CORRECT ANSWER - mission statement.
A typical organized structure of a hospital will have the hospital's chief executive officer (CEO)
or president reporting to the: - CORRECT ANSWER - board of directors.
A formal documet that outlines the departmental structure of a hospital by showing lines of
authority, reporting structures, and the interrelationships of departments is a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER - organizational chart.
All of the physicians practicing medicine within a hospital comprise the hospital's: - CORRECT
ANSWER - medical staff
In large hospitals the person responsible for the operations of radiologic services is typically the
administrative director of radiology. This individual must have strong managerial and other
skills, including:
1. leadership skills
2. finance and budgeting skills
3. medical image interpretation skills
4. strategic planning skills
5. nursing skills, including pharmacology
6. customer service skills
7. communications and public relations skills - CORRECT ANSWER - 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7
only
In addition to the traditional hospital setting for health care, it is quire common to offer medical
imaging services in a whide variety of medical settings. These sites could include:
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
The use of x-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - radiography.
Particular care must be taken when using radiation for medical imaging. This is the result of
radiation's ability to create ________ in human tissue and possible biochemical changes. -
CORRECT ANSWER - ionizations
Radiologic sciences continues to be one of the most exciting professions in medicine. An
imaging modality that uses no ionizing radiation and the energy of radio waves and magnetic
fields: - CORRECT ANSWER - MRI
A physician who specializes in the interpretation of medical images is known as a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - radioligist
As students gain competency in medical imaging procedures, three phases in the clinical setting
are planned by clinical faculty. These three phases in the correct learning sequence are: -
CORRECT ANSWER - observation, assistance, performance
As a radiography student you will be expected to demonstrate clinical competency in various
procedures as part of your clinical rotations. The required number of mandatory competencies is
currently: - CORRECT ANSWER - 36
Students learning that occurs in a classroom setting is referred to as _____ learning. - CORRECT
ANSWER - didactic
Owing to the changing procatices of medicine, many radiologic procedures that were
commonplace many years ago are now performed in smaller numbers. When such is the case,
students may perfor selecte competencies in a: - CORRECT ANSWER - simulation
environment
, A female radiography student is considered pregnant whenn she: - CORRECT ANSWER -
voluntarily declares her pregnancy in writing to program officials.
A document that guides a hospital as to its purpose and role in the community it serves is called
a: - CORRECT ANSWER - mission statement.
A typical organized structure of a hospital will have the hospital's chief executive officer (CEO)
or president reporting to the: - CORRECT ANSWER - board of directors.
A formal documet that outlines the departmental structure of a hospital by showing lines of
authority, reporting structures, and the interrelationships of departments is a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER - organizational chart.
All of the physicians practicing medicine within a hospital comprise the hospital's: - CORRECT
ANSWER - medical staff
In large hospitals the person responsible for the operations of radiologic services is typically the
administrative director of radiology. This individual must have strong managerial and other
skills, including:
1. leadership skills
2. finance and budgeting skills
3. medical image interpretation skills
4. strategic planning skills
5. nursing skills, including pharmacology
6. customer service skills
7. communications and public relations skills - CORRECT ANSWER - 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7
only
In addition to the traditional hospital setting for health care, it is quire common to offer medical
imaging services in a whide variety of medical settings. These sites could include:
