"Inherent graininess" refers to the dispersal of the silver halide crystals
in the emulsion of the unexposed radiographic film. This inherent
graininess of the radiographic film will affect:
a) contrast.
b) sensitivity.
c) density
d) a), b) and c). Ans✓✓✓ a), b) and c)
100 millisieverts (mSv) is the same as
a) 1 rad
b) 1 rem
c) 1 mR
d) 0.01 Gy Ans✓✓✓ 1 rem
A Cobalt 60 gamma-ray source has an approximate practical thickness
limit in steel of:
a) 62 mm (2.5 in).
b) 100 mm (4.0 in).
c) 185 mm (7.0 in).
d) 275 mm (12.0 in). Ans✓✓✓ 185 mm (7.0 in)
A Cobalt-59 becomes a Cobalt-60 atom when it is placed in a nuclear
reactor where its nucleus captures:
,a) an electron.
b) a neutron.
c) a proton.
d) contamination. Ans✓✓✓ a neutron
A collection of related standards and specifications given the force of
law by government regulation is known as a:
a) Standard.
b) Code.
c) Specification.
d) Controlled copy. Ans✓✓✓ Code
A combination of atoms having a specific structure or form is called
a(an)
a) element
b) molecule
c) crystal
d) chain Ans✓✓✓ molecule
A curve relating density with logarithm of exposure is called:
a) a sensitivity curve
b) a density curve
c) an H & D curve
d) x-ray intensity curve Ans✓✓✓ An H & D curve
,A device that uses an electron gun, magnetic fields and a hollow circular
tube (doughnut) in order to accelerate electrons in a circular path and to
direct them to strike a target to give bursts of x-rays is called a:
a) Van de Graff Generator.
b) betatron.
c) resonance transformer.
d) linear accelerator. Ans✓✓✓ betatron
A discontinuity's shadow or image in a radiographic film is:
a) Of the same size as the discontinuity.
b) Enlarged and the enlargement depends on the location of the
discontinuity in the part.
c) Smaller than the size of the discontinuity.
d) A cross section view. Ans✓✓✓ Enlarged and the enlargement
depends on the location of the discontinuity in the part
A document that states in some detail the requirements of the test
method and technique is called
a) A code.
b) A specification.
c) A standard.
d) A procedure Ans✓✓✓ A specification
A film with high contrast will have:
, a) low sensitivity
b) higher speed than low contrast film
c) lower speed than low contrast film
d) small latitude Ans✓✓✓ small latitude
A general rule often employed for determining the kilvoltage to be used
when x-raying a part is:
a) the kilovoltage should be as high as other factors will permit.
b) the kilovoltage should be as low as other factors will permit.
c) the kilovoltage is always a fixed value and cannot be changed.
d) the kilovoltage is not an important variable and can be changed over a
wide range without affecting
the radiograph. Ans✓✓✓ the kilovoltage should be as low as other
factors will permit
A material used to surround or is inserted into an object during
radiography to reduce the effect of unwanted scattered radiation is
known as:
a) collimating material.
b) filtering material.
c) refracting material.
d) blocking material. Ans✓✓✓ blocking material
A microfocus x-ray tube is used in
a) projection radiography