RAD 105 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔Decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural
changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
sims - ✔✔lying on the left side with one leg drawn up
Trendelenburg - ✔✔head lower than feet
fowlers - ✔✔head higher than feet Wilhelm C. Röentgen
November 8, 1895 - ✔✔who discovered x ray? when?
ionization - ✔✔The process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus
requiring a net charge.
radiologist - ✔✔The medical physician who specializes in the use of x-rays and other
forms of both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of
disease.
Radiologic Technologist (RT) - ✔✔general term applied to an individual who performs
radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology
radiography - ✔✔what does the R in RT stand for?
MRI and ultrasound - ✔✔the only 2 modalities that use non ionizing radiation
Accreditation - ✔✔Voluntary peer review process through which an agency grants
recognition to an institution for a program of study that meets specified criteria.
JCERT (joint review committee on education in radiologic technology) - ✔✔who
accredits our rad tech program
Certification - ✔✔Voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an
individual on demonstration, usually by examination, of specialized professional skills.
ARRT - ✔✔administers RT exam to certify us
yes, Ohio department of health - ✔✔is it mandatory to have state licensing in ohio? who
does it?
no - ✔✔is it mandatory to have state licensing in michigan?
American Society of Radiologic Technologists - ✔✔ASRT
, Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists - ✔✔OSRT
RSNA - ✔✔Radiological Society of North America
AAPM - ✔✔American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American College of Radiology - ✔✔ACR
joint review committee on education in radiologic technology - ✔✔JRCERT
stress - ✔✔the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called
stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
flight or fight response - ✔✔Biological reaction to alarming stressors that musters the
body's resources (for example, blood flow and respiration) to resist or flee a threat.
identify the problem
investigate the problem
formulate possible solutions
select and enact the best solution - ✔✔steps to critical thinking
diagnostic yield - ✔✔The amount of clinically useful information on a diagnostic image
Diagnostic Efficacy - ✔✔The accuracy of diagnostic information on a medical image
negative - ✔✔charge of the cathode
positive - ✔✔charge of the anode
generator control - ✔✔interface between the radiographer and the electronics of the x
ray machine
Automatic Exposure Control, sensors on chest unit - ✔✔what does AEC stand for? what
is it?
peak kilovoltage - ✔✔kVp
Miliampere Seconds - ✔✔mA
film screen
computed radiography(CR) & IR (PSP) must also have a reader - ✔✔cassette based
systems
RATED A+
orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔Decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural
changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
sims - ✔✔lying on the left side with one leg drawn up
Trendelenburg - ✔✔head lower than feet
fowlers - ✔✔head higher than feet Wilhelm C. Röentgen
November 8, 1895 - ✔✔who discovered x ray? when?
ionization - ✔✔The process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus
requiring a net charge.
radiologist - ✔✔The medical physician who specializes in the use of x-rays and other
forms of both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of
disease.
Radiologic Technologist (RT) - ✔✔general term applied to an individual who performs
radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology
radiography - ✔✔what does the R in RT stand for?
MRI and ultrasound - ✔✔the only 2 modalities that use non ionizing radiation
Accreditation - ✔✔Voluntary peer review process through which an agency grants
recognition to an institution for a program of study that meets specified criteria.
JCERT (joint review committee on education in radiologic technology) - ✔✔who
accredits our rad tech program
Certification - ✔✔Voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an
individual on demonstration, usually by examination, of specialized professional skills.
ARRT - ✔✔administers RT exam to certify us
yes, Ohio department of health - ✔✔is it mandatory to have state licensing in ohio? who
does it?
no - ✔✔is it mandatory to have state licensing in michigan?
American Society of Radiologic Technologists - ✔✔ASRT
, Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists - ✔✔OSRT
RSNA - ✔✔Radiological Society of North America
AAPM - ✔✔American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American College of Radiology - ✔✔ACR
joint review committee on education in radiologic technology - ✔✔JRCERT
stress - ✔✔the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called
stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
flight or fight response - ✔✔Biological reaction to alarming stressors that musters the
body's resources (for example, blood flow and respiration) to resist or flee a threat.
identify the problem
investigate the problem
formulate possible solutions
select and enact the best solution - ✔✔steps to critical thinking
diagnostic yield - ✔✔The amount of clinically useful information on a diagnostic image
Diagnostic Efficacy - ✔✔The accuracy of diagnostic information on a medical image
negative - ✔✔charge of the cathode
positive - ✔✔charge of the anode
generator control - ✔✔interface between the radiographer and the electronics of the x
ray machine
Automatic Exposure Control, sensors on chest unit - ✔✔what does AEC stand for? what
is it?
peak kilovoltage - ✔✔kVp
Miliampere Seconds - ✔✔mA
film screen
computed radiography(CR) & IR (PSP) must also have a reader - ✔✔cassette based
systems
