GXMO questions with verified answers
___________________ for limited operators of x-ray equipment vary
greatly from state to state Ans✓✓✓ Credentials
A general term applied to a person who receives training to perform a
limited variety of x-ray examinations. The term "limited x-ray machine
operator" (LXMO) is the formal term given to such an individual.
Ans✓✓✓ Limited Radiographer/ Limited Operator
A radiologic technologist who has completed and passed the
certification examination in radiography given by the American Registry
of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Ans✓✓✓ Radiographer
According to Ohio Code 3701-72-02, What additional restricitions are in
place for an applicant for a license ? Ans✓✓✓ If an applicant has ever
been convicted of a felony, a certified copy of the conviction and
indictment must be submitted with the license application for
department review.
According to Ohio Code 3701-72-02, What is the minimum age an
applicant for a license shall be? Ans✓✓✓ At least eighteen years of age
and shall be of good moral character
An individual, other than a licensed practitioner or radiographer, who
performs standard, diagnostic radiologic procedures; whose
performance of radiologic procedures is limited to specific body sites;
, and who does not, to any significant degree, determine the site or
dosage of radiation to which a patient is exposed. Ans✓✓✓ General x-
ray machine operator or limited scope operator (LSO)
Guidance and instruction provided to a general x-ray machine operator
by a licensed practitioner who is present at the location, and in such
immediate proximity so that the licensed practitioner can provide
timely consultation and direction when the operator is performing
radiologic procedures. Ans✓✓✓ Direct Supervision
It is illegal in Ohio to operate x-ray generating equipment on humans
without a Ans✓✓✓ License
Process to apply for ODH-GxMO? Step 1 Ans✓✓✓ Complete a GXMO
didactic educational program accredited by the Ohio Department of
Health (ODH), or be a student enrolled in a radiologic technology
program of study.
Process to apply for ODH-GxMO? Step 2 Ans✓✓✓ After completing an
accredited GXMO didactic educational program or enrollment in a
radiologic technology program of study, the program director will
supply you with a GXMO examination registration packet. The original
examination registration form must be submitted to RadEd by the exam
registration deadline on the form. The cost of the examination is $140.
Upon completion of the examination, RadEd will send an official
examination score certificate. The examination may be repeated as
many times as necessary within one year of successful completion of a
___________________ for limited operators of x-ray equipment vary
greatly from state to state Ans✓✓✓ Credentials
A general term applied to a person who receives training to perform a
limited variety of x-ray examinations. The term "limited x-ray machine
operator" (LXMO) is the formal term given to such an individual.
Ans✓✓✓ Limited Radiographer/ Limited Operator
A radiologic technologist who has completed and passed the
certification examination in radiography given by the American Registry
of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Ans✓✓✓ Radiographer
According to Ohio Code 3701-72-02, What additional restricitions are in
place for an applicant for a license ? Ans✓✓✓ If an applicant has ever
been convicted of a felony, a certified copy of the conviction and
indictment must be submitted with the license application for
department review.
According to Ohio Code 3701-72-02, What is the minimum age an
applicant for a license shall be? Ans✓✓✓ At least eighteen years of age
and shall be of good moral character
An individual, other than a licensed practitioner or radiographer, who
performs standard, diagnostic radiologic procedures; whose
performance of radiologic procedures is limited to specific body sites;
, and who does not, to any significant degree, determine the site or
dosage of radiation to which a patient is exposed. Ans✓✓✓ General x-
ray machine operator or limited scope operator (LSO)
Guidance and instruction provided to a general x-ray machine operator
by a licensed practitioner who is present at the location, and in such
immediate proximity so that the licensed practitioner can provide
timely consultation and direction when the operator is performing
radiologic procedures. Ans✓✓✓ Direct Supervision
It is illegal in Ohio to operate x-ray generating equipment on humans
without a Ans✓✓✓ License
Process to apply for ODH-GxMO? Step 1 Ans✓✓✓ Complete a GXMO
didactic educational program accredited by the Ohio Department of
Health (ODH), or be a student enrolled in a radiologic technology
program of study.
Process to apply for ODH-GxMO? Step 2 Ans✓✓✓ After completing an
accredited GXMO didactic educational program or enrollment in a
radiologic technology program of study, the program director will
supply you with a GXMO examination registration packet. The original
examination registration form must be submitted to RadEd by the exam
registration deadline on the form. The cost of the examination is $140.
Upon completion of the examination, RadEd will send an official
examination score certificate. The examination may be repeated as
many times as necessary within one year of successful completion of a
