LMRT Mock Board Exam Prep Questions
and Answers Graded A+
The main purpose of adding filtration to the x-ray tube is to:
A. Decrease occupational dose
B. Increase spatial resolution
C. Decrease patient dose
D. Increase image contrast Correct Answ_C. Decrease patient dose
An anteroposterior (AP) chest x-ray was obtained at a 40-inch source-to-image distance (SID),
3.5 milliampere-seconds (mAs), 110 kilovoltage peak (kVp), and a 12:1 grid. Which technical
factor change would increase image receptor exposure?
A. Decreased kVp
B. Increased SID
C. Decreased mAs
D. Decreased grid ratio Correct Answ_D. Decreased grid ratio
,Radiation safety standards require that collimators be accurate within what percentage of the
source-to-image distance (SID)?
A. 2%
B. 10%
C. 5%
D. 25% Correct Answ_A. 2%
Which of the following three signs/symptoms below that would indicate a patient is going into
shock? (Select three)
I. Increased urination
II. Pallor
III. Coughing
IV. Increased heart rate
V. Diaphoresis Correct Answ_II, IV and V
The natural curve of the thoracic spine is:
,A. Toward the dominant side
B. Kyphotic
C. Lordotic
D. Scoliotic Correct Answ_B. Kyphotic
A patient has the right to review his or her medical records and access information to ensure
everything is correct and complete under the document created by which hospital affiliation?
A. American Medical Association (AMA)
B. The Joint Commission (TJC)
C. American Hospital Association (AHA)
D. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Correct Answ_C. American
Hospital Association (AHA)
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs?
A. Right atrium
B. Right ventricle
C. Left atrium
, D. Left ventricle Correct Answ_B. Right ventricle
The interspace between the first and second sacral vertebrae (S1/S2) is located at the level of the:
A. Inferior margin of the rib cage
B. Umbilicus
C. Superior aspect of the iliac crest
D. Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) Correct Answ_D. Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
What milliampere (mA) station would be used for an exposure with 0.6 seconds and 50
milliampere-seconds (mAs)?
A. 83 mA
B. 30 mA
C. 38 mA
D. 156 mA Correct Answ_A. 83 mA
and Answers Graded A+
The main purpose of adding filtration to the x-ray tube is to:
A. Decrease occupational dose
B. Increase spatial resolution
C. Decrease patient dose
D. Increase image contrast Correct Answ_C. Decrease patient dose
An anteroposterior (AP) chest x-ray was obtained at a 40-inch source-to-image distance (SID),
3.5 milliampere-seconds (mAs), 110 kilovoltage peak (kVp), and a 12:1 grid. Which technical
factor change would increase image receptor exposure?
A. Decreased kVp
B. Increased SID
C. Decreased mAs
D. Decreased grid ratio Correct Answ_D. Decreased grid ratio
,Radiation safety standards require that collimators be accurate within what percentage of the
source-to-image distance (SID)?
A. 2%
B. 10%
C. 5%
D. 25% Correct Answ_A. 2%
Which of the following three signs/symptoms below that would indicate a patient is going into
shock? (Select three)
I. Increased urination
II. Pallor
III. Coughing
IV. Increased heart rate
V. Diaphoresis Correct Answ_II, IV and V
The natural curve of the thoracic spine is:
,A. Toward the dominant side
B. Kyphotic
C. Lordotic
D. Scoliotic Correct Answ_B. Kyphotic
A patient has the right to review his or her medical records and access information to ensure
everything is correct and complete under the document created by which hospital affiliation?
A. American Medical Association (AMA)
B. The Joint Commission (TJC)
C. American Hospital Association (AHA)
D. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Correct Answ_C. American
Hospital Association (AHA)
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs?
A. Right atrium
B. Right ventricle
C. Left atrium
, D. Left ventricle Correct Answ_B. Right ventricle
The interspace between the first and second sacral vertebrae (S1/S2) is located at the level of the:
A. Inferior margin of the rib cage
B. Umbilicus
C. Superior aspect of the iliac crest
D. Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) Correct Answ_D. Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
What milliampere (mA) station would be used for an exposure with 0.6 seconds and 50
milliampere-seconds (mAs)?
A. 83 mA
B. 30 mA
C. 38 mA
D. 156 mA Correct Answ_A. 83 mA
