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2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
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When were x-rays discovered? - ANSWER✔✔-November 8, 1895 in Germany
What are the 3 Cardinal Principals of radiation protection? - ANSWER✔✔-Maximize
distance, maximize shielding, minimize time
What is Erythema? - ANSWER✔✔-Reddening of the skin
What is Anemia? - ANSWER✔✔-Decrease of oxygen in blood, low blood count
What is Leukopenia? - ANSWER✔✔-Low WBC count
What is epilation? - ANSWER✔✔-Loss of hair
What is collimation? - ANSWER✔✔-Limits the size/area of the x-ray beam
What is a proton? - ANSWER✔✔-Positively charged, in nucleus of atom
What is a neutron? - ANSWER✔✔-No electrical charge, in nucleus of atom
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,What is a electron? - ANSWER✔✔-Negatively charged, in orbital shell around nucleus
of an atom
What is an ion? - ANSWER✔✔-A charged particle
What is ionization? - ANSWER✔✔-Process of an electron leaving its orbit around a
neutral atom
What does isotropic mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Equal in all directions
What happens when x-rays are absorbed by body tissue? - ANSWER✔✔-Causes
ionization of atoms and molecules
What is radioplaque? - ANSWER✔✔-DOES NOT go through
What is radiolucent? - ANSWER✔✔-Sees through
A special mechanism that stops tube movement at a specific location is? - ANSWER✔✔-
Detent
What device receives the energy of the x-ray beam and forms the image of the body
part? - ANSWER✔✔-Image Receptor
What type of cassette containing film receives x-ray beam? - ANSWER✔✔-Film based
What is a latent image? - ANSWER✔✔-A hidden image
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, What type of cassette containing a phosphor plate receives the x-ray beam? -
ANSWER✔✔-Computed Radiography
In CR, the phosphor plate will be scanned by a? - ANSWER✔✔-Laser
What does the collimator do? - ANSWER✔✔-Limits the size of the radiation field
What does kVp control? - ANSWER✔✔-The penetrating ability of the x-rays
What does mAs control? - ANSWER✔✔-The quantity of x-rays produced
What is attenuation? - ANSWER✔✔-Absorption of the x-ray beam within the patients
body
What material absorbs a high percentage of radiation? - ANSWER✔✔-Lead
What is the anode? - ANSWER✔✔-Positive charged, contains the target and is heated to
produce thermionic emission of electrons
What is the cathode? - ANSWER✔✔-Negative charged, contains the small/large
filaments within a focusing cup
99% of the energy of the electrons striking the target is converted into? - ANSWER✔✔-
Heat
What rotates during exposure? - ANSWER✔✔-Anode
What does the small filament do? - ANSWER✔✔-Provides greater image detail
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2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) A+ GRADED | ALREADY PASSED!!
When were x-rays discovered? - ANSWER✔✔-November 8, 1895 in Germany
What are the 3 Cardinal Principals of radiation protection? - ANSWER✔✔-Maximize
distance, maximize shielding, minimize time
What is Erythema? - ANSWER✔✔-Reddening of the skin
What is Anemia? - ANSWER✔✔-Decrease of oxygen in blood, low blood count
What is Leukopenia? - ANSWER✔✔-Low WBC count
What is epilation? - ANSWER✔✔-Loss of hair
What is collimation? - ANSWER✔✔-Limits the size/area of the x-ray beam
What is a proton? - ANSWER✔✔-Positively charged, in nucleus of atom
What is a neutron? - ANSWER✔✔-No electrical charge, in nucleus of atom
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,What is a electron? - ANSWER✔✔-Negatively charged, in orbital shell around nucleus
of an atom
What is an ion? - ANSWER✔✔-A charged particle
What is ionization? - ANSWER✔✔-Process of an electron leaving its orbit around a
neutral atom
What does isotropic mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Equal in all directions
What happens when x-rays are absorbed by body tissue? - ANSWER✔✔-Causes
ionization of atoms and molecules
What is radioplaque? - ANSWER✔✔-DOES NOT go through
What is radiolucent? - ANSWER✔✔-Sees through
A special mechanism that stops tube movement at a specific location is? - ANSWER✔✔-
Detent
What device receives the energy of the x-ray beam and forms the image of the body
part? - ANSWER✔✔-Image Receptor
What type of cassette containing film receives x-ray beam? - ANSWER✔✔-Film based
What is a latent image? - ANSWER✔✔-A hidden image
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, What type of cassette containing a phosphor plate receives the x-ray beam? -
ANSWER✔✔-Computed Radiography
In CR, the phosphor plate will be scanned by a? - ANSWER✔✔-Laser
What does the collimator do? - ANSWER✔✔-Limits the size of the radiation field
What does kVp control? - ANSWER✔✔-The penetrating ability of the x-rays
What does mAs control? - ANSWER✔✔-The quantity of x-rays produced
What is attenuation? - ANSWER✔✔-Absorption of the x-ray beam within the patients
body
What material absorbs a high percentage of radiation? - ANSWER✔✔-Lead
What is the anode? - ANSWER✔✔-Positive charged, contains the target and is heated to
produce thermionic emission of electrons
What is the cathode? - ANSWER✔✔-Negative charged, contains the small/large
filaments within a focusing cup
99% of the energy of the electrons striking the target is converted into? - ANSWER✔✔-
Heat
What rotates during exposure? - ANSWER✔✔-Anode
What does the small filament do? - ANSWER✔✔-Provides greater image detail
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