Student Quiz Bowl 2024

The image-forming radiation that passes through the patient and strikes the detector is the:

For a plantodorsal projection of the calcaneus, the correct tube angle is

An outer-shell electron is ejected and the atom is ionized in what interaction?

How much should the leg be flexed for a lateral projection of the knee?

All of the following are primary exposure technique factors, except

The relationship between object-to-image-receptor distance (OID) and spatial resolution is

All of the following should be explained to the patient before a procedure, except

Who is considered the father of radiology?

Which structure on the scapula extends MOST anteriorly?

Almost all of the kinetic energy of the incident electrons is converted to:

Image brightness on a display monitor is adjusted by?

The gray scale of a digital system is determined by what?

The preferred location of a central venous line tip is the

Increasing the mAs will _______ the radiation reaching the image receptor

Exposure to the technologist is lowest during mobile C-arm fluoroscopy if the x-ray tube is placed:

Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel is called:

Where is the focusing cup located?

For a PA projection of the hand, the central ray is directed to the:

What term describes drugs used to relieve pain without loss of consciousness?

Which of the following factors controls the quantity of x-ray produced?

What is the minimum source-to-skin distance for fixed fluoroscopes?

Staphylococci and bacilli are classified as what type of organism?

What is legally defined as the threat of touching?

The most frequently fractured carpal bone is the:

Which fluoroscopic mode results in the least dose to the patient?

Which of the following diastolic pressure readings might indicate hypertension?

Tachycardia is:

For the Waters method, the orbitomeatal line is placed at what angle to the IR?

Which of the following would improve contrast resolution?

All of the following are aspects of nonverbal communication, except:

The primary purpose of filtration is to filter out the ______________ of the primary beam.

A patient history should obtain both subjective and objective data. An example of subjective data is the patient:

Where would a person acquire a nosocomial infection?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five rights related to drug administration?

The numerical measure of exposure received on the image receptor is displayed on the image and is called the:

The condition where the body of L5 slips forward on top of S1 is known as:

How many ribs should be visible above the diaphragm on a PA chest radiograph?

To improve communication with an elderly patient during an imaging examination:

Hypoxia is:

To improve communication with a young child during an imaging examination

Where would an ET tube be located?

Which factor influences the average energy of photons reaching the image receptor?

The high-voltage generator can provide power to the x-ray tube in all of the following ways, except

The radiographic grid is located

What is the Fowler position?

In computed radiography, the latent image is acquired in the ___________ of the imaging plate.

What is legally defined as the threat of touching?

What degree of obliquity is used for oblique axillary ribs?

What is the most radiosensitive area of the eye?

Which of the following is a very serious inflammation of the brain?

What is the soft, semi-gelatinous inner part of the intervertebral disk?

Where is the central ray directed for a lateral cervical spine?

The flow rate of oxygen therapy is often measured in

The iliac crest corresponds with which level of the lumbar spine?

A patient with a ________ body habitus would require the highest exposure factors.

Which of the following modes of transmission typically utilizes an arthropod to enter and exit a host?

Repeat exposures due to motion in pediatric patients can be minimized by using:

The total reduction in the intensity of the x-ray beam as it passes through the body is

Blood and body fluid recommendations are issued by the:

What does nitroglycerin do to blood vessels?

Ethics is defined as:

Which of the following is not one of the 4 groups of pathogen?

What CR angle is required for an AP of the sacrum?

What is a malignant tumor of connective tissue called?

When positioning an AP Fuchs view of the dens for C-spine, which line should be perpendicular to the detector?

The common hepatic duct and the cystic duct join together to form the

When the size of an object is misrepresented on a medical image, it is the result of

If the lateral decubitus position is used to demonstrate fluid in the pleural cavity, what side must the patient lie on?

Where is the trachea located in relation to the esophagus?

What effect do grids have on image contrast?

Most of the x-rays produced at the target are:

What is the level of the xiphoid process?

All of the following factors affect the amount of radiation reaching the image receptor, except:

What is the formula for Ohm's law?

Despite lower mA in general fluoro compared to radiographic exams, fluoro delivers a higher patient dose due to

Regarding the visibility components of an image, which component should be minimized?

To increase receptor exposure by 100%, you must adjust the kVp by how much?

Exposure to technologists and radiologists is measured in:

What is the total gestational dose limit for the embryo and fetus for a pregnant technologist?

The heel effect is caused by:

What effect does filtration have on the quantity and quality of the x-ray beam?

Which shoulder position provides a true AP projection of the humerus in the anatomic position?

The relationship between milliamperage and exposure time (mAs) and the quantity of x-rays produced is

What is it called when part of the stomach slips through the diaphragm into the thorax?

In fluoroscopy, which of the following reduces patient dose by maintaining an image on the screen when the beam is off?

Which of the following factors controls the penetrating ability of the x-ray beam?

The spleen is located in what quadrant of the abdomen?

Which of the following terms best describes blackening out the white collimation borders?

The relationship of x-ray quantity and distance is described by the