Category: Safety-29 What is the effect on RBE as LET increases?
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Category: Image Production-19 If a tabletop knee requires a…
Category: Image Production-19 If a tabletop knee requires a technique of 3 mAs and 74 kVp when a 400 speed imaging system is used, what new technique should be used to produce a similar optical density if a 50 screen speed system is used?
Category: Safety-35 A cell loses its ability to procreate b…
Category: Safety-35 A cell loses its ability to procreate but continues to metabolize and synthesize nucleic acids after exposure to ionizing radiation. This is referred to as:
Category: Image Production-4 To maintain image clarity in a…
Category: Image Production-4 To maintain image clarity in an image intensifier system, the path of electron flow from the photocathode to the output phosphor is controlled by the:
Category: Image Production-1 The voltage ripple associated…
Category: Image Production-1 The voltage ripple associated with a three-phase, 6-pulse rectified generator is about:
Category: Procedures-52 Which projection/s of the wrist req…
Category: Procedures-52 Which projection/s of the wrist require a central ray that is directed perpendicular to the scaphoid? PA projection, radial deviation PA axial projection, Stecher method PA projection, ulnar deviation
Category: Safety-20 Which of the following statements perta…
Category: Safety-20 Which of the following statements pertain to a pregnant radiographer? The pregnancy must be declared for the health care facility to officially recognize the pregnancy. A fetal dosimeter will be issued that is to be worn at the level of the waist. When a lead apron is worn, the fetal dosimeter should be worn at the waist level outside of the apron. Specialty maternity protective aprons may be worn that are 0.25 mm Pb equivalent with an extra 1.0 mm Pb equivalent that runs transversely across the width of the apron for added safety.
Category: Pilot-2 If the exposure factors of mA, time, and…
Category: Pilot-2 If the exposure factors of mA, time, and kVp remain the same, a change in which of the other listed factors would affect the dose received by the patient?
Category: Patient Care-24 When a sterile gown is worn durin…
Category: Patient Care-24 When a sterile gown is worn during an operative procedure, the portion of the gown considered to be sterile is the: front above the waist back above the waist front below the waist
Category: Safety-46 In regards to an x-ray emission spectru…
Category: Safety-46 In regards to an x-ray emission spectrum, a decrease in mA will result in which of the following?