GXMO STATE BOARD EXAM
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What is the imaging modality that provides real-time viewing of x-ray images in motion?
A. computed Tomography (CT)
B. nuclear Medicine (NM)
C. positron emission tomography (PET)
D. fluoroscopy - ANSWER-D. Fluoroscopy
Which of the following imaging modalities does not use ionizing radiation to produce the
image?
A. computed tomography
B. fluoroscopy
C. mammography
D. sonography - ANSWER-D. Sonography
X-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit via the:
A. tube housing
B. patient
C. tube port
D. image receptor system - ANSWER-C. Tube Port
The portion of the x-ray room that is protected from scatter radiation and is safe during
exposures is called the:
A. transformer
B. control Booth
C. grid Cabinet
D. tube Stand - ANSWER-B. Control Booth
A line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray
tube is called the:
A. radiation field
B. primary X-ray beam
C. x-ray tube
D. central Ray - ANSWER-D. central ray
,A film that has been exposed but has not yet been processed has a pattern of exposure
that is called the:
A. latent image
B. visible image
C. remnant radiation
D. radiation field - ANSWER-A. latent image
Tissues with greater mass, such as bone, will absorb _____ radiation, as compared with
less dense tissues, such as fat.
A. more
B. less
C. equal amounts of - ANSWER-A. more
What is the typical usage of a 24 x 24 cm IR?
A. mammography
B. fluoroscopic spots
C. general examinations
D. upright spine - ANSWER-B. fluoroscopic spots
Computed radiography (CR) is sometimes called a :
A. "filmless" system
B. "cassetteless" system
C. "imageless" system
D. "radiationless" system - ANSWER-A. "filmless" system
Where is the image obtained in computed radiography (CR)?
A. on a film
B. in a phosphor material
C. on a laser disk
D. in a microprocessor - ANSWER-B. in a phosphor material
The absorption of x-rays by matter is called:
A. scatter
B. attenuation
C. fog
D. remnant radiation - ANSWER-B. attenuation
Which of the following statements regarding scatter radiation is true?
A. Scatter radiation is another term for remnant radiation.
, B. Scatter radiation is created within the tube with primary beam.
C. Scatter radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
D. Scatter radiation travels in one direction and is easy to control. - ANSWER-C. Scatter
radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
The pattern of _____ radiation creates the image on the film.
A. scatter
B. fog
C. remnant
D. primary - ANSWER-C. remnant
The image receptor (IR) usually consists of the:
A. x-ray tube and the tube stand
B. cassette and the film
C. control console and the transformer
D. tube locks and the detent - ANSWER-B. cassette and the film
Which of the following common IR sizes are used for general examinations?
1. 18 x 24 cm
2. 24 x 30 cm
3. 35 x 43 cm
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER-C. 2 and 3 only
Computed radiography (CR) eliminates the need for:
A. proper positioning
B. proper collimation
C. cassettes
D. darkrooms - ANSWER-D. darkrooms
A mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specific location is called a:
A. collimator
B. control console
C. transformer
D. detent - ANSWER-D. detent
The boxlike device attached under the tube housing that allows the limited operator to
vary the size of the radiation field is called a:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
What is the imaging modality that provides real-time viewing of x-ray images in motion?
A. computed Tomography (CT)
B. nuclear Medicine (NM)
C. positron emission tomography (PET)
D. fluoroscopy - ANSWER-D. Fluoroscopy
Which of the following imaging modalities does not use ionizing radiation to produce the
image?
A. computed tomography
B. fluoroscopy
C. mammography
D. sonography - ANSWER-D. Sonography
X-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit via the:
A. tube housing
B. patient
C. tube port
D. image receptor system - ANSWER-C. Tube Port
The portion of the x-ray room that is protected from scatter radiation and is safe during
exposures is called the:
A. transformer
B. control Booth
C. grid Cabinet
D. tube Stand - ANSWER-B. Control Booth
A line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray
tube is called the:
A. radiation field
B. primary X-ray beam
C. x-ray tube
D. central Ray - ANSWER-D. central ray
,A film that has been exposed but has not yet been processed has a pattern of exposure
that is called the:
A. latent image
B. visible image
C. remnant radiation
D. radiation field - ANSWER-A. latent image
Tissues with greater mass, such as bone, will absorb _____ radiation, as compared with
less dense tissues, such as fat.
A. more
B. less
C. equal amounts of - ANSWER-A. more
What is the typical usage of a 24 x 24 cm IR?
A. mammography
B. fluoroscopic spots
C. general examinations
D. upright spine - ANSWER-B. fluoroscopic spots
Computed radiography (CR) is sometimes called a :
A. "filmless" system
B. "cassetteless" system
C. "imageless" system
D. "radiationless" system - ANSWER-A. "filmless" system
Where is the image obtained in computed radiography (CR)?
A. on a film
B. in a phosphor material
C. on a laser disk
D. in a microprocessor - ANSWER-B. in a phosphor material
The absorption of x-rays by matter is called:
A. scatter
B. attenuation
C. fog
D. remnant radiation - ANSWER-B. attenuation
Which of the following statements regarding scatter radiation is true?
A. Scatter radiation is another term for remnant radiation.
, B. Scatter radiation is created within the tube with primary beam.
C. Scatter radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
D. Scatter radiation travels in one direction and is easy to control. - ANSWER-C. Scatter
radiation has less energy than the primary beam.
The pattern of _____ radiation creates the image on the film.
A. scatter
B. fog
C. remnant
D. primary - ANSWER-C. remnant
The image receptor (IR) usually consists of the:
A. x-ray tube and the tube stand
B. cassette and the film
C. control console and the transformer
D. tube locks and the detent - ANSWER-B. cassette and the film
Which of the following common IR sizes are used for general examinations?
1. 18 x 24 cm
2. 24 x 30 cm
3. 35 x 43 cm
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER-C. 2 and 3 only
Computed radiography (CR) eliminates the need for:
A. proper positioning
B. proper collimation
C. cassettes
D. darkrooms - ANSWER-D. darkrooms
A mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specific location is called a:
A. collimator
B. control console
C. transformer
D. detent - ANSWER-D. detent
The boxlike device attached under the tube housing that allows the limited operator to
vary the size of the radiation field is called a:
