Ohio GXMO Study Guide Review; Practice Quiz with Answers Explained

Ohio GXMO Study Guide Review; Practice Quiz with
Answers Explained
Whozdiscoveredzx-rays?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-WilhelmzConradzRoentgen



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Whatzarezthez3zCardinalzPrincipalszofzradiationzprotection?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
Maximizezdistance,zmaximizezshielding,zminimizeztime



WhatziszErythema?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Reddeningzofzthezskin



WhatziszAnemia?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Decreasezofzoxygenzinzblood,zlowzbloodzcount



WhatziszLeukopenia?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-LowzWBCzcount



Whatziszepilation?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Losszofzhair



WhatzdoeszALARAzstandzfor?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-AszLowzAszReasonablyzAchievable



Whatziszcollimation?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Limitszthezsize/areazofzthezx-rayzbeam



Whatziszazproton?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Positivelyzcharged,zinznucleuszofzatom



Whatziszazneutron?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Nozelectricalzcharge,zinznucleuszofzatom



Whatziszazelectron?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Negativelyzcharged,zinzorbitalzshellzaroundznucleuszofzanzatom



Whatziszanzion?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Azchargedzparticle

,Whatziszionization?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Processzofzanzelectronzleavingzitszorbitzaroundzazneutralzatom



Whatziszanzionzpair?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Anzelectronzandzazpositivezchargedzatom



Whatzdoeszisotropiczmean?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Equalzinzallzdirections



Whatziszenergy?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Thezabilityztozdozwork



Whatziszmass?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Thezquantityzofzmatter



Whatziszmatter?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Anythingzthatzoccupieszspacezandzhaszmass



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Doeszelectromagneticzradiationzhavezmass?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-No



Whatzhaszhigherzenergyzthanzvisiblezlight?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-X-rays



Whatzhappenszwhenzx-rayszarezabsorbedzbyzbodyztissue?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
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zCORRECTzANSWER-ImagezReceptor




Whatztypezofzcassettezcontainingzfilmzreceiveszx-rayzbeam?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Filmzbased



Whatziszazlatentzimage?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Azhiddenzimage



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zCORRECTzANSWER-Darkzroom




Whatztypezofzcassettezcontainingzazphosphorzplatezreceiveszthezx-rayzbeam?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
ComputedzRadiography



InzCR,zthezphosphorzplatezwillzbezscannedzbyza?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Laser



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rayzbeamzandzproduceszandzelectroniczsignalzthatziszsentzdirectlyztozazcomputerzforzprocessingzandzdigitalz
imagezformation?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Direct/Digital



WhatzpreventszscatterzradiationzfromzreachingzthezIR?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Grid



WhatzincludeszaztrayztozholdzthezIR?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Bucky



Whatzdoeszthezcollimatorzdo?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Limitszthezsizezofzthezradiationzfield



Whatzdoesztransversezmean?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Movementzofzthezx-
rayztubezacrosszthezpatientzfromzleftztozright



Whatzdoeszlongitudinalzmean?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Movementzofzthezx-
rayztubezfromzthezfootzendztowardzthezheadzendzofzthezpatient