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Which of the following was the primary reason that the ASRT was formed?
Education
Unionization
Testing and certification
Representation
2
Which type of dosimeter uses a lithium fluoride crystal?
Pocket dosimeter
TLD
Film badge
OSL
3
What factor controls radiographic quantity?
mAs
KvP
4
An x-ray of the abdomen may be referred to as a(n):
CAD
KUB
CXR
IVP
5
Which one of the following is the primary source used by patients to obtain information about physicians and hospitals?
Physician reference
Newspapers
Friends and family
Advertising
6
When choosing a hospital for care, who is primarily making the selection?
Patient and family
Third-party payer
Patient and physician together
Patient's physician
7
What is the systematic study of right and wrong
Ethics
Empathy
Sympathy
8
Grids don't absorb scatter radiation
False
True
9
An x-ray of a joint is a(n):
Venogram
Angiogram
Arteriogram
Arthrogram
10
What factor controls radiographic quality?
mAs
Kvp
11
What imaging modality uses sound waves to image?
MRI
CT
Nuclear medicine
Sonography
12
What are the two non-ionizing forms of radiography?
CT & MRI
MRI & Sonography
CT & Sonography
Sonography & mammography
13
What is the SI unit of measure for absorbed dose?
Gray
Sievert
Becquerel
Coulomb/kilogram
14
Patient information may be given without the patient's consent to:
The patient's employer
The insurance company
Medicare
None of the above
15
PET is the blend of CT and nuclear medicine
False
True
16
Who is considered the father of medicine?
Edison
Roentgen
Hippocrates
Aristotle
17
What is the #1 injury in radiology?
Back injury
Shin splints
Carpel tunnel
Arthritis
18
A radiographic examination of the salivary glands is called a(n):
Cystogram
Sialogram
Myelogram
Hysterosalpingogram
19
Whose death made people realize the dangers of x-rays?
Clarence Dally
Roentgen
Marie Curie
Henri Becquerel
20
The photon interaction responsible for contrast on radiographic images is:
Pair production
Compton's scatter
Photoelectric effect
Photodisintegration
21
X-rays, gamma rays, and visible light belong to the:
Chart of nuclides
Electromagnetic spectrum
Energy distribution spectrum
Periodic table
22
Where should a pregnant radiographer wear a fetal dosimeter
At the collar outside the lead apron
At her waist
At her waist, under the lead apron
On her finger
23
Why is lead considered a suitable way to protect from x-rays?
High density
Inexpensive
All of the answers are correct
High atomic #
24
What are the anode and cathode made out of
Polyester
Lead
Aluminum
Tungsten
25
A national organization primarily for radiologic technology educators is the:
ACERT
AHRA
ASRT
RSNA
26
What does SID stand for?
Standard image distance
Source to image receptor distance
Solo imaging distance
Short into distant
27
Which is the image before processing
manifest image
latter image
latent image
maluable image
28
The organization that sets limits for radiation exposure in the US is the:
JRCRET
NCRP
ARRT
FDA
29
Laws are framed and shaped by which of the following?
Community values
Conditions of economic need
Individual motives and practices
Population variables
30
What is it called when a patient can walk in
Walker
Ambulatory
Ambulance
Ambulact
31
The roentgen is a unit of measure for radiation in:
Occupational worker
Tissue
Radioactive material
Air
32
What is the most common claim with healthcare workers?
Felony
Tort law
Misdemeanor
Assault
33
What are the two main parts of the x-ray tube?
Anode and cathode
Cathode and electrode
Collimator and glass bulb
Glass bulb and cathode
34
What is telecommunications, digital imaging, and total management of radiologic services
PACS
Quality circles
Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
Total quality management (TQM)
35
A national organization primarily for radiologic technology managers is the:
ASRT
AHRA
RSNA
AEIRS
36
Which special modality uses radioactive isotopes?
Nuclear medicine
CT
Mammography
MRI
37
Critical thinking is being content with the first solution to a problem
True
False
38
What does the acronym RAD stand for?
Relative absorbed disintegration
Radiation absorbed dose
Radiation added dose
Relative absorbed dose
39
Moment of truth...
... when the radiographer asks you a question
... can turn the patients day around for the better
... is when you decide to be honest with patient or not
40
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the Acute Radiation Syndrome?
Manifest
Prodromal
Latent
Prophase
41
What type of shielding is attached to the x-ray tube?
Shadow
Flat
Contact
Contour
42
The most frequently used combining vowel used in medical terms is the:
i
e
a
o
43
Substances that emit visible light when struck by radiation are called which of the following?
Phosphors
Contrast agents
Electrodes
Image receptors
44
Imaging equipment that allows for the manipulation of the image after exposure is called what?
Digital imaging
X-ray film
Intensifying screen
Image intensifier
45
The IVP is performed to visualize which of the following areas?
Colon
Urinary system
Joints
Gallbladder
46
Marie Curie worked with radium
False
True
47
Which imaging modality is most useful in studying the brain and spinal cord through visualization of soft tissue detail?
Special procedures
CT
Ultrasound
MRI
48
In a sine wave, what is the distance from peak to peak called?
Radiation
Wavelength
Valley
Frequency
49
What term refers to concentrating on one activity to the exclusion of others?
Attention
Rote memory
Memory
Perception
50
Live-action radiography describes which of the following?
Fluoroscopy
PET
MRI
CT scanning
51
Most medical terminology derives from...
Greek
Latin
Greek & Latin
Italian
52
What is DICOM
Dialect inspection and communication in medical
Digital imaging and communications in medicine
Digital intensifier and control in medicine
53
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, what is the most basic one?
Physiological needs
Psychological needs
Safety needs
Basic needs
54
What specialty is involved with the treatment of a disease rather that diagnosis?
Radiation therapy
MRI
CT
Nuclear medicine
55
What are characteristics of a non critical thinker?
Impatient
Focus on their own opinions
All of the above
Guided by feelings rather than thought
56
The ASRT was founded in:
1945
1895
1960
1920
57
What is the Doppler technique?
Evaluate the heart
Evaluate blood flow in arteries
Evaluate breathing
A way to check BP
58
Most of the image produced on radiographic film comes from which of the following?
Protons
Electrons
X-rays
Light from intensifying screens
59
The abbreviation that stands for history is:
bx
hx
DOB
rx
60
What are the 4 main body tissues in order of least dense to most dense?
air, fat, muscle, bone
air, muscle, fat, bone
muscle, fat, bone, air
bone, air, muscle, fat
61
An x-ray study of the female reproductive system is called a(n):
Myelogram
Hysterosalpingogram
Lithotripsy
Mammogram
62
A national organization for all radiologic technologists is the:
AHRA
ASRT
RSNA
ACERT
63
Preparation of the patient should include which of the following skills?
All of the above
Verbal
Tactile
Visual
64
Greater brightness means more dense
False
True
65
Beam restriction is also known as:
Collateral
Collimation
Collomate
Colliteration
66
HIPPA stands for:
Hospital Information Performance and Acceptability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Healthcare Impact Probability and Accountability Act
Health Identification Processing and Accountability Act
67
When Roentgen was experimenting with the Crookes tube, what started glowing?
A piece of paper with barium platinocyonide
The lead pencil he was working with
The lights in the room
68
Res ipsa loquitur is a Latin phrase that means:
“The thing speaks for itself.”
“A civil wrong.”
“Let the master answer.”
“A tort resulting from intentional action.”
69
A CXR is an x-ray of the:
Skull
Chest
Small bowel
Abdomen
70
mAs is always responsible for patient dose
True
False
71
Dec. 8th, 1895 is when x-rays were discovered
True
False
72
What modality would diagnose osteoporosis?
Nuclear medicine
CT
MRI
Bone densitometry
73
The term "cardi" refers to the:
Lung
Bone
Brain
Heart
74
The distinguishing difference between CT and MRI is:
Use of contrast
Magnetic field versus radiation
Digital imaging
Cross-sectional images
75
X-rays have a charge
True
False
76
What is the abbreviation for a certified radiologic technologist?
RT(R)
RAT
RT(T)
RT(C)
77
CHF is an abbreviation for:
Congestive heart failure
Coronary artery disease
Chronic ubstructive pulmonary disease
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
78
The conversion of energy that produces x-rays is a result of _____ striking the _____.
Protons; cathode
Electrons; anode
Electrons; cathode
X-rays; anode
79
What photon interaction is demonstrated in the diagram?
Coherent
Pair production
Compton Scatter
Photoelectric effect
80
What form of critical thinking is organizing your thoughts into logical steps
Creative
Abstract
Communicative
Systematic
81
What did Thomas Edison's experiment with x-rays lead to?
Radiation therapy
Nuclear medicine
Fluoroscope
Light bulbs
