Test Bank for Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures 14th Edition (2025/2026) – Complete Chapter Questions & Verified Answers for Radiologic Technology Students

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1. ThesgRadiographysgPracticesgStandardssgaresgwrittensgandsgmaintainedsgbysgthe:

a. AmericansgRegistrysgofsgRadiologicsgTechnologists.

b. AmericansgMedicalsgAssociation.

c. AmericansgSocietysgofsgRadiologicsgTechnologists.

d. JointsgCommissionsgonsgEducationsginsgRadiologicsgTechnology.

ANS:sgC

2. ThesgStandardssgofsgEthicssgforsgradiographerssgwassgwrittensgandsgissgmaintainedsgbysgthe:

a. AmericansgRegistrysgofsgRadiologicsgTechnologists.

b. AmericansgMedicalsgAssociation.

c. AmericansgSocietysgofsgRadiologicsgTechnologists.

d. JointsgCommissionsgonsgEducationsginsgRadiologicsgTechnology.

ANS:sgA

3. Radiographicsgimagessgofsgthesghands,sgwrist,sgfeet,sgandsgtoessgaresgroutinelysgdisplayedsgwithsgthesgdigits:

a. positionedsgtowardsgthesgceiling.

b. positionedsgtowardsgthesgfloor.

c. horizontalsgandsgpointedsgtosgthesgleft.

d. horizontalsgandsgpointedsgtosgthesgright.

ANS:sgA

4. Howsgoftensgshouldsgthesgradiographicsgtabletopsgbesgcleaned?

a. Onlysgwhensgvisiblysgsoiled

b. Weekly

c. Daily

d. Aftersgeverysgprocedure/patient

ANS:sgD

5. Thesgeasiestsgandsgmostsgconvenientsgmethodsgofsgpreventingsgthesgspreadsgofsgmicroorganismssgis:

a. wearingsgPPE.

b. followingsgcoughsgetiquettesgprotocols.

, c. handwashing.

d. propersghandlingsgofsgsharps.

ANS:sgC

6. Allsgaresgapparentsgabnormalitiessgthatsgcouldsgaffectsgthesgradiographicsgresultsgandsgshouldsgbesgre
cordedsgbysgthesgrhistory,sgexcept:

a. tattoossgwithsgferroussgpigments.

b. frecklessgandsgmoles.

c. swellingsgorsgmasses.

d. surfacesgscars.

ANS:sgB

7. Involuntarysgmotionsgcansgbesgcausedsgbysgwhichsgofsgthesgfollowing?

1. Peristalsis

2. Spasm

3. Breathing

a.sg1sgandsg2

b.1 andsg3

8. Howsgdosgmemberssgofsgthesgradiologicsgtechnologysgprofessionsghelpsgtosgcontrolsgpathogensgcontamination?

-PPE

-handwashing

-ensuresgsafety

-properlysghandlesgandsgcleansgpatientsgcaresgequipment

9. Listsgproceduressgthatsgrequiresgasepticsgtechniquesgwhensgperformedsginsgthesgradiologysgdepartment

Cystographysgintraveno

ussgurographysgspinalsgp

uncturesgarthrographysg

angiography

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focussgradiationsgthatsgreachessga.sgCompensatingsgfilter