ASRT #5 Questions and All Correct
Answers 2026 Updated.
Increased spatial resolution - Answer The selection of a small focal spot size helps to:
Increased quantity of bremsstrahlung photons - Answer Increasing the kVp from 60-68 will
result in:
Voiding cystourethrogram - Answer A(n) ________ is most helpful in demonstrating
suspected vesicoureteral reflux.
Coherent - Answer __________ scattering is another term for classical scattering.
Cathode - Answer The negative side of the x-ray tube is known as the:
Decreasing; shorter - Answer Decreasing the kVp will _________ receptor exposure and
produce a _______ scale of contrast.
1. nasogastric tube
2. Swan-Ganz catheter
3. IV Port (Port-A-Cath) - Answer Which of the following image artifacts will appear as an area
of increased brightness?
1. nasogastric tube
2. Swan-Ganz catheter
3. IV Port (Port-A-Cath)
10 seconds - Answer OF the following, a whole-body radiation exposure of 2 Gy over a period
of _______ would be MOST hazardous to an individual
Cd/m2 - Answer Which of the following is the unit of measure for display monitor
luminance?
Parallel - Answer For an AP projection of the humerus, it is necessary to have the coronal
plane passing through the humeral epicondyles aligned __________ to the image receptor.
indirect contact - Answer The _________ mode of transmission spreads pathogens through
contaminated objects such as a patient's belongings.
, Electrostatic lenses - Answer To maintain image clarity in an image-intensifier system, the
path of electron flow from the photocathode to the output phosphor is controlled by the:
An assisted standing pivot transfer - Answer A 70-year-old man is scheduled for pelvic
radiography. He is in a wheelchair and the patient tells the technologists that he can move from
the wheelchair to the table with the radiographer's assistance. This type of transfer is called:
Arcing - Answer As an x-ray tube ages, the inside can become coated with tungsten, which
can cause _____ in the tube.
1.. They should not be susceptible to environmental conditions
3. The device must reflect human tissue absorption characteristics - Answer Which of the
following attributes do personnel monitoring devices include?
1. They should not be susceptible to environmental conditions
2. Devices are designed to record only small exposures
3. The device must reflect human tissue absorption characteristics
2 Cracking of the anode
3. Rotor-bearing damage - Answer Delivery of large exposures to a cold anode or the use of
many long exposures causing excessive heat to the anode can cause:
1. Increase tube output
2 Cracking of the anode
3. Rotor-bearing damage
SMV - Answer Which of the following skull positions will demonstrate the cranial base,
sphenoidal sinuses, atlas, and odontoid process?
A hat or cap, shoe covers, and a mask - Answer To enter an operating room during a
procedure, a technologist MUST be wearing "scrubs" (shirt and pants acquired in the surgical
suite) and:
Ghost artifact - Answer Environmental background radiation can contribute to a:
has a bifid tip - Answer A typical cervical vertebra will have a spinous process that:
Ionization chamber - Answer Modern automatic exposure control (AEC) sensors are of the
__________ type
Answers 2026 Updated.
Increased spatial resolution - Answer The selection of a small focal spot size helps to:
Increased quantity of bremsstrahlung photons - Answer Increasing the kVp from 60-68 will
result in:
Voiding cystourethrogram - Answer A(n) ________ is most helpful in demonstrating
suspected vesicoureteral reflux.
Coherent - Answer __________ scattering is another term for classical scattering.
Cathode - Answer The negative side of the x-ray tube is known as the:
Decreasing; shorter - Answer Decreasing the kVp will _________ receptor exposure and
produce a _______ scale of contrast.
1. nasogastric tube
2. Swan-Ganz catheter
3. IV Port (Port-A-Cath) - Answer Which of the following image artifacts will appear as an area
of increased brightness?
1. nasogastric tube
2. Swan-Ganz catheter
3. IV Port (Port-A-Cath)
10 seconds - Answer OF the following, a whole-body radiation exposure of 2 Gy over a period
of _______ would be MOST hazardous to an individual
Cd/m2 - Answer Which of the following is the unit of measure for display monitor
luminance?
Parallel - Answer For an AP projection of the humerus, it is necessary to have the coronal
plane passing through the humeral epicondyles aligned __________ to the image receptor.
indirect contact - Answer The _________ mode of transmission spreads pathogens through
contaminated objects such as a patient's belongings.
, Electrostatic lenses - Answer To maintain image clarity in an image-intensifier system, the
path of electron flow from the photocathode to the output phosphor is controlled by the:
An assisted standing pivot transfer - Answer A 70-year-old man is scheduled for pelvic
radiography. He is in a wheelchair and the patient tells the technologists that he can move from
the wheelchair to the table with the radiographer's assistance. This type of transfer is called:
Arcing - Answer As an x-ray tube ages, the inside can become coated with tungsten, which
can cause _____ in the tube.
1.. They should not be susceptible to environmental conditions
3. The device must reflect human tissue absorption characteristics - Answer Which of the
following attributes do personnel monitoring devices include?
1. They should not be susceptible to environmental conditions
2. Devices are designed to record only small exposures
3. The device must reflect human tissue absorption characteristics
2 Cracking of the anode
3. Rotor-bearing damage - Answer Delivery of large exposures to a cold anode or the use of
many long exposures causing excessive heat to the anode can cause:
1. Increase tube output
2 Cracking of the anode
3. Rotor-bearing damage
SMV - Answer Which of the following skull positions will demonstrate the cranial base,
sphenoidal sinuses, atlas, and odontoid process?
A hat or cap, shoe covers, and a mask - Answer To enter an operating room during a
procedure, a technologist MUST be wearing "scrubs" (shirt and pants acquired in the surgical
suite) and:
Ghost artifact - Answer Environmental background radiation can contribute to a:
has a bifid tip - Answer A typical cervical vertebra will have a spinous process that:
Ionization chamber - Answer Modern automatic exposure control (AEC) sensors are of the
__________ type
