Fluoro Prep 7 Exam Questions And
Answers
(Safety) (Easy Difficulty)
Which of the following affects the amount of scattered radiation
during an x-ray exam?
(select all that apply)
a) Patient entrance skin exposure (ESE) (chosen)
b) Lead apron thickness
c) Exposure time (chosen)
d) Kilovoltage (kVp) -
correct answer ✅a) Patient entrance skin exposure (ESE);
c) Exposure time; and
d) Kilovoltage (kVp)
-Scattered radiation is directly proportional to the patient radiation
exposure (ESE), kilovoltage (kVp) setting, area exposed, thickness of
body part being exposed, and exposure time.
(Safety) (Medium Difficulty)
,Fluoro Prep 7 Exam Questions And
Answers
What is the purpose of lead apron hangers?
a) Makes it easier to put the apron on
b) Prevents excessive load on apron shoulders, which can cause
damage to the apron
c) Prevents apron cracking
d) All of the above -
correct answer ✅d) All of the above
-Hangers for protective aprons should be used because they
prevent excessive strain on the apron shoulders, which helps
prevent cracking, and they make putting the apron on much easier.
(Image Production)
What is the primary cause of size distortion?
a) Geometric factors
b) Object to image distance
c) Focal distance
, Fluoro Prep 7 Exam Questions And
Answers
d) Minification -
correct answer ✅b) Object to image distance
-As the patient moves farther away from the image intensifier the
size of the image on the screen increases. This is because the x-ray
beam spreads out as it travels from the x-ray tube to the image
intensifier, falsely increasing the image size.
(Image Production)
(Easy Difficulty)
Minification gain x flux gain
Increase in image brightness =
a) Kilovoltage
b) Magnification mode
c) Total brightness gain
d) Conversion efficiency -
correct answer ✅c) Total brightness gain
Answers
(Safety) (Easy Difficulty)
Which of the following affects the amount of scattered radiation
during an x-ray exam?
(select all that apply)
a) Patient entrance skin exposure (ESE) (chosen)
b) Lead apron thickness
c) Exposure time (chosen)
d) Kilovoltage (kVp) -
correct answer ✅a) Patient entrance skin exposure (ESE);
c) Exposure time; and
d) Kilovoltage (kVp)
-Scattered radiation is directly proportional to the patient radiation
exposure (ESE), kilovoltage (kVp) setting, area exposed, thickness of
body part being exposed, and exposure time.
(Safety) (Medium Difficulty)
,Fluoro Prep 7 Exam Questions And
Answers
What is the purpose of lead apron hangers?
a) Makes it easier to put the apron on
b) Prevents excessive load on apron shoulders, which can cause
damage to the apron
c) Prevents apron cracking
d) All of the above -
correct answer ✅d) All of the above
-Hangers for protective aprons should be used because they
prevent excessive strain on the apron shoulders, which helps
prevent cracking, and they make putting the apron on much easier.
(Image Production)
What is the primary cause of size distortion?
a) Geometric factors
b) Object to image distance
c) Focal distance
, Fluoro Prep 7 Exam Questions And
Answers
d) Minification -
correct answer ✅b) Object to image distance
-As the patient moves farther away from the image intensifier the
size of the image on the screen increases. This is because the x-ray
beam spreads out as it travels from the x-ray tube to the image
intensifier, falsely increasing the image size.
(Image Production)
(Easy Difficulty)
Minification gain x flux gain
Increase in image brightness =
a) Kilovoltage
b) Magnification mode
c) Total brightness gain
d) Conversion efficiency -
correct answer ✅c) Total brightness gain
