OHIO GXMO STUDY GUIDE REVIEW EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
Who discovered x-rays? - (ANSWER)Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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 does ALARA stand for? - (ANSWER)As Low As Reasonably Achievable
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
What is a electron? - (ANSWER)Negatively charged, in orbital shell around nucleus of an atom
What is an ion? - (ANSWER)A charged particle
,OHIO GXMO STUDY GUIDE REVIEW EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
What is ionization? - (ANSWER)Process of an electron leaving its orbit around a neutral atom
What is an ion pair? - (ANSWER)An electron and a positive charged atom
What does isotropic mean? - (ANSWER)Equal in all directions
What is energy? - (ANSWER)The ability to do work
What is mass? - (ANSWER)The quantity of matter
What is matter? - (ANSWER)Anything that occupies space and has mass
What travels at 186,000 miles/second? - (ANSWER)All electromagnetic radiation
Does electromagnetic radiation have mass? - (ANSWER)No
What has higher energy than visible light? - (ANSWER)X-rays
What happens when x-rays are absorbed by body tissue? - (ANSWER)Causes ionization of atoms and
molecules
Ionization can result in what type of damage? - (ANSWER)Biological Damage
What is radioplaque? - (ANSWER)DOES NOT go through
, OHIO GXMO STUDY GUIDE REVIEW EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
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
A cassette containing film receives the x-ray beam. The film now contains a latent image and will become
visible after being processed in a? - (ANSWER)Dark room
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
An electronic plate receives the x-ray beam and produces and electronic signal that is sent directly to a
computer for processing and digital image formation? - (ANSWER)Direct/Digital
What prevents scatter radiation from reaching the IR? - (ANSWER)Grid
What includes a tray to hold the IR? - (ANSWER)Bucky
What does the collimator do? - (ANSWER)Limits the size of the radiation field
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
Who discovered x-rays? - (ANSWER)Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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 does ALARA stand for? - (ANSWER)As Low As Reasonably Achievable
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
What is a electron? - (ANSWER)Negatively charged, in orbital shell around nucleus of an atom
What is an ion? - (ANSWER)A charged particle
,OHIO GXMO STUDY GUIDE REVIEW EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
What is ionization? - (ANSWER)Process of an electron leaving its orbit around a neutral atom
What is an ion pair? - (ANSWER)An electron and a positive charged atom
What does isotropic mean? - (ANSWER)Equal in all directions
What is energy? - (ANSWER)The ability to do work
What is mass? - (ANSWER)The quantity of matter
What is matter? - (ANSWER)Anything that occupies space and has mass
What travels at 186,000 miles/second? - (ANSWER)All electromagnetic radiation
Does electromagnetic radiation have mass? - (ANSWER)No
What has higher energy than visible light? - (ANSWER)X-rays
What happens when x-rays are absorbed by body tissue? - (ANSWER)Causes ionization of atoms and
molecules
Ionization can result in what type of damage? - (ANSWER)Biological Damage
What is radioplaque? - (ANSWER)DOES NOT go through
, OHIO GXMO STUDY GUIDE REVIEW EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
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
A cassette containing film receives the x-ray beam. The film now contains a latent image and will become
visible after being processed in a? - (ANSWER)Dark room
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
An electronic plate receives the x-ray beam and produces and electronic signal that is sent directly to a
computer for processing and digital image formation? - (ANSWER)Direct/Digital
What prevents scatter radiation from reaching the IR? - (ANSWER)Grid
What includes a tray to hold the IR? - (ANSWER)Bucky
What does the collimator do? - (ANSWER)Limits the size of the radiation field
