RTE 1401 Exam 4 Questions and Answers | 2026
Update | 100% Correct.
What are three basic configurations of the tube stand?
Floor mount, floor ceiling mount, overhead tube assembly
The burning of the skin from an x-ray is called what?
Acute Radiodermatitis
Who was the first person to die due to x-rays?
Clarence Dally
Who invented Fluoroscopy?
Thomas Edison
What does 'wet read' mean?
Stat (x-ray needed now!)
Everything around us is either ______ or ______.
matter or energy
What 2 measurement systems are used in radiologic science?
British system and system international (aka metric)
What measurements are used for mass, length, and time in the British System?
pound, feet, seconds
What measurements are used for mass, length, and time in the System international?
, kilogram, meter, seconds
What are two states of energy?
potential and kinetic
_____ is energy in a stored state.
potential energy
______ is energy being expended.
kinetic energy
What are the special Radiologic Quantities?
Roentgen (R), Rad, Rem, Curie (Ci)
The Roengten is used to quantify what?
Radiation intensity (aka ionization of air)
What does Rad measure?
effects of radiation on humans and animals
What does Rem measure?
occupational dose
What does curie quantify?
Radioactivity (nuclear med)
Roentgen was born (_mm/dd/year)
Update | 100% Correct.
What are three basic configurations of the tube stand?
Floor mount, floor ceiling mount, overhead tube assembly
The burning of the skin from an x-ray is called what?
Acute Radiodermatitis
Who was the first person to die due to x-rays?
Clarence Dally
Who invented Fluoroscopy?
Thomas Edison
What does 'wet read' mean?
Stat (x-ray needed now!)
Everything around us is either ______ or ______.
matter or energy
What 2 measurement systems are used in radiologic science?
British system and system international (aka metric)
What measurements are used for mass, length, and time in the British System?
pound, feet, seconds
What measurements are used for mass, length, and time in the System international?
, kilogram, meter, seconds
What are two states of energy?
potential and kinetic
_____ is energy in a stored state.
potential energy
______ is energy being expended.
kinetic energy
What are the special Radiologic Quantities?
Roentgen (R), Rad, Rem, Curie (Ci)
The Roengten is used to quantify what?
Radiation intensity (aka ionization of air)
What does Rad measure?
effects of radiation on humans and animals
What does Rem measure?
occupational dose
What does curie quantify?
Radioactivity (nuclear med)
Roentgen was born (_mm/dd/year)
