Duplicate Rad Procedures Chp. 1

Which type of compensating filter is recommended for an AP projection of the shoulder?

A minimum of 3 projections (at 90 degrees from each other) are required for a fx case.

Which is not a position?

All of these are primary principles of personal radiation protection except:

A device used to control the size of the radiation field is a:

What is the name of the dense fibrous membrane that covers bone?

A position in which the head is lower than the feet is:

Which of the following is not a body habitus?

Which type of sheild is ideal when the affected tissue is part of a sterile field?

The radiographer has the responsibility of talking with Pt to obtain pertinent clinical info.

The terms radiograph and image receptor refer to the same thing.

Which of the following body systems helps to regulate body temperature?

A body position in which the patient is lying on their back with the head elevated is called:

The 3 structural classifications of joints are synovial, cartilaginous, and:

A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the:

An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes the:

The amount of blackness on a processed radiograph is called:

Which one of the following will reduce the amount of scatter radiation striking the IR?

The Frankfort horizontal plane is also referred to as the midcoronal plane.

A low-kilovoltage technique (50 kV) produces a long-scale contrast image.

Examples of "flat" bones are the:

Recorded detail or spatial resolution is optimal with a long OID and a short SID.

Which of the following is classified as a sellar joint?

The term recumbent refers to a position in which the patient is:

Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer?

A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed:

X-rays were discovered in:

Controls the energy of the x-ray beam

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

Law enacted under the Depart. of Health and Human Services to protect PTs privacy and rights:

Specific body positions are described by the body part and side which is closest to the IR

According to ARRT Code of Ethics, a rad. tech. may discuss a patient's medical history anywhere

Which plane is parallel to the IR when the patient is placed in the lateral position?

Which of the following joints displays a "hinge" type of movement?

What types of tissue covers internal and external surfaces of the body?

Which type of compensation filter is recommended for an axiolateral hip projection?

The structural term for a freely moveable joint is:

What is the primary center for bone growth?

A min. of 2 projections(90 degrees apart) is required when joints are in the region of interest

Controls the quantity or number of electrons boiled off of the filament

Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste?

What is the annual whole-body effective dose for a technologist?

The vertical place that divides the body into right and left halves describes the:

The raidographic term for projection is defined as:

The effective dose for a pregnant technologist per month is:

The term ambulatory means:

Maximum permissible whole body dose radiation in 1 yr for workers over age 18, non-pregnant is:

Controls the duration of the exposure

The term ethics refers to:

Which of the following bones is classified as a long bone?

A Pt is standing with their right side against the IR. The position of the Pt is:

What is the SI unit of radiation measurement for absorbed dose?

A lateromedial projection is where the lateral aspect of the part is closest to the IR.

How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton?

Which of the following is an example of an axial projection?

What is the primary purpose of x-ray tube filtration?

The opposite term for supination is:

Tangential and axial projections are the same type of projection.

Which of the following systems of the human body includes all ductless glands of the body?

What type of tissue covers the ends of the long bones?

Which term describes the back or posterior aspect of the hand?

The primary controlling factor for radiographic contrast is:

Which of the following radiographic procedures requires only a single AP projection be taken?

What is the name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons?

What type of tissue binds together and supports the various structures of the body?

What is the cumulative lifetime effective dose for a 25-year-old technologist?

Which of the following terms describes the sole of the foot?

A decubitus position is one in which the Pt is placed in a _____ position.

X-rays were discovered by: