ARRT Radiography Exam Review Latest Update

ARRT Radiography Exam Review Latest Update -780 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+

________ allows visualization of all shades of gray. - CORRECT ANSWER:

Postprocessing

________ are a calculation of the total heat produced during an x-ray exposure. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Heat Units

________ blends patient care information, reporting and billing. - CORRECT ANSWER: Hospital Information System (HIS)

________ can be effective in identifying diffuse, nonfocal disease. - CORRECT

ANSWER: Highlighting

________ comprises of systems for image acquisition, display, network and storage. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)

________ contains negatively and positively charged ions. - CORRECT ANSWER:

Iodinated Ionic Contrast Media

________ controls the number of electrons passing from cathode to anode in the x-ray

tube, and the quantity of x-rays produced at the anode. - CORRECT ANSWER: mAs

________ directly effects the energy or quality of the x-rays produced. - CORRECT

ANSWER: kVp

________ do not ionize into separate negative and positive charges. - CORRECT

ANSWER: Iodinated Nonionic Contrast Media

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________ dosimeters use aluminum oxide to record dose. - CORRECT ANSWER: OSL

________ dosimeters use lithium fluoride crystals instead of film to record dose. -

CORRECT ANSWER: TLD

________ exposure latitude makes for better visualization of soft tissues and bone. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Wide

________ has a far lower incidence of contrast agent reactions because it is not

ionized. - CORRECT ANSWER: Iodinated Nonionic Contrast Media

________ in DR is pixel limited. - CORRECT ANSWER: Spacial Resolution

________ is a comprehensive collection of patient information stored in a digital format that may be shared across networks. Data may include history, medications, allergies,

test results and vital signs. - CORRECT ANSWER: Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

________ is a standard protocol used for blending PACS and various imaging

modalities. - CORRECT ANSWER: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

(DICOM)

________ is germ (sperm or ovum) cell division that halves the number of chromosomes in each cell so that the union of two germ cells produces a new cell with

46 chromosomes. - CORRECT ANSWER: Meiosis

________ is somatic cell division that comprises of four phases. When division is

complete, each new cell contains 46 chromosomes. - CORRECT ANSWER: Mitosis

________ is the distance at which focused grids may be used. - CORRECT ANSWER:

Grid Focus

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________ is the process of remote transmission and viewing of images. - CORRECT

ANSWER: Teleradiology

________ is the product of absorbed dose times the radiation weighting factor times the

tissue weighting factor. - CORRECT ANSWER: Effective Dose

________ is the unit of effective and equivalent dose. - CORRECT ANSWER: Sievert (Sv)

________ is used for ordering procedures and reporting results. - CORRECT ANSWER: Radiology Information System (RIS)

________ is used to provide consistency of radiographic quality. - CORRECT

ANSWER: Automatic Exposure Control (AEC)

________ is where digital imaging shines. - CORRECT ANSWER: Postprocessing

________ of water occurs as radiation energy is deposited into the water of a cell. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Radiolysis

________ radiology uses the numeric value of pixels to help in diagnosis. - CORRECT

ANSWER: Quantitative

________ range is the number of gray shades that an imaging system can reproduce. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Dynamic

________ resolution is more important that ________ resolution when soft tissue is

imaged. - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) Contrast

2) Spacial

________ results in a grainy or noisy image. - CORRECT ANSWER: Quantum Mottle 3 / 4

________ shock (or ________) is a reaction to foreign proteins after injections, and may

follow injection of iodinated contrast media. - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) Allergic

2) Anaphylaxis

________ shock is when blood pools in peripheral vessels. - CORRECT ANSWER:

Neurogenic

________ shock results from cardiac failure or other interference with heart function. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Cardiogenic

________ spacial frequency indicates better spacial ________. - CORRECT ANSWER:

1) Higher 2) Resolution

________ takes into account the biologic impact of the type and energy of the radiation

being used. - CORRECT ANSWER: Radiation weighting factor (Wᴿ).

________ use film that is similar to dental x-ray film. - CORRECT ANSWER: Film

Badges

- - CORRECT ANSWER: Negative

*Study guide for the ARRT exam in radiography.* - CORRECT ANSWER: *Anatomy and

positioning are not covered in this study guide.*

↑ - CORRECT ANSWER: Increased

↓ - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased

∆ - CORRECT ANSWER: Change

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