UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A primary advantage to digital fluoro is - CORRECT ANSWER - Postprocessing
manipulation of the image
mA linearity - CORRECT ANSWER - +/- 10%
The photon tissue interaction that results from very low energy x-ray - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coherent ( below 10 kev)
Which of the following kinds of infection transmission occur secondary to touching - CORRECT
ANSWER - contact transmission
Which of the following is NOT effective in reducing exposure to the patient during diagnostic
examination - CORRECT ANSWER - Decreasing KVP
As KVP increases, there is an increase production of - CORRECT ANSWER - Short
wavelength
What percentage of human exposure is natural background radiation - CORRECT
ANSWER - 50%
A compound smallest component is the - CORRECT ANSWER - Molecule
The number of chromosomes in the cell after mitosis is - CORRECT ANSWER - 46
, The abdominal structure that is not an accessory digestive organ is the. - CORRECT
ANSWER - spleen ( Lymphatic system)
A digital image may be printed on to film using a - CORRECT ANSWER - laser camera
Patient must be given careful instructions regarding fluid intake, so the barium does not cause a -
CORRECT ANSWER - Impaction
When an AEC is used where is the ionization chamber? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Between the IR and the patient
As mas increased receptor exposure - CORRECT ANSWER - Increases in the same
amount
In the event of respiratory arrest, the radiographer must be aware of the location of a -
CORRECT ANSWER - Tracheotomy tray
The blood count is depressed, following a whole body does equivalent of at least how many
Sieverts - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.25 Sv
Examination should be scheduled and perform in the following order - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) endoscopy study
2) urinary system
3) CT
4) lower G.I. series
5) upper G.I. series
Which of the following is an all glass container that holds a single dose of injectable medicine -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ampule... ( A (vial) may contain more than one dose)