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2024 AART REGISTRY REAL EXAM WITH 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)/ ARRT - AMERICAN
REGISTRY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNO LOGISTS REAL
LATEST EXAM 2024 (NEW!!)
The most common cause of x-ray tube failure is
A: a cracked anode
B: a pitted anode
C: vaporized tungsten on glass envelope
D: insufficient heat production - ANSWER-C: vaporized tungsten on glass envelope
If a radiograph were made of an average-size knee using automatic exposure control (AEC) and all three photocells were selected, the resulting radiograph would demonstrate
A: excessive receptor exposure
B: insufficient receptor exposure
C: poor detail
D: adequate exposure - ANSWER-B: insufficient receptor exposure
Which of the following statements regarding SNR is most accurate?
A: SNR increases as mAs increases
B: Low SNR is desirable
C: Low SNR improves resolution
D: SNR increases as kV decreases - ANSWER-A: SNR increases as mAs increases
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In which of the following examinations would an IR front with very low absorption properties be especially desirable?
A: Extremity radiography
B: Abdominal radiography
C: Mammography
D: Angiography - ANSWER-C: Mammography
The regular measurement and evaluation of radiographic equipment components and their performance is most accurately termed as
A: postprocessing
B: quality assurance
C: quality control
D: quality congruence - ANSWER-C: quality control
A radiograph of a C-spine can be improved by
A: The MSP should be 45* to the plane of the IR
B: The MSP should be 90* to the plane of the IR
C: The chin should be elevated slightly
D: The head should be flexed slightly - ANSWER-C: The chin should be elevated slightly
Which of the following cell types is the LEAST radiosensitive?
A: Myelocytes
B: Myocytes
C: Megakaryocytes
D: Erythroblasts - ANSWER-B: Myocytes 2 / 4
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Characteristic(s) of a 16:1 grid include
1. it absorbs more useful radiation than an 8:1 grid
2. it has more centering latitude than an 8:1 grid
3. it is used with higher kilovoltage exposures than an 8:1 grid
A: 1 only
B: 1 & 3 only
C: 2 & 3 only
D: 1, 2, & 3 - ANSWER-B: 1 & 3 only
1. it absorbs more useful radiation than an 8:1 grid
2. it has more centering latitude than an 8:1 grid
An exposure was made at 40-inch SID using 5 mAs and 105 kVp, using an 8:1
grid. Another image of the same part is made using a 12:1 grid and 90 kV. Which
of the following exposure times will be MOST APPROPRIATE, using 400 mA, to maintain the original receptor exposure?
A: 0.01 s
B: 0.03 s
C: 0.1 s
D: 0.3 s - ANSWER-B: 0.03 s
All the following statements regarding three-phase current are true, EXCEPT
A: three-phase current is constant-potential direct current
B: three-phase equipment produces more x-rays per milliampere second than
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C: three-phase equipment produces higher average-energy x-rays than single-phase equipment
D: the three-phase waveform has less ripple than the single-phase waveform -
ANSWER-A: three-phase current is constant-potential direct current
The pyloric canal and duodenal bulb are BEST demonstrated during an upper GI series in which of the following positions?
A: RAO
B: Left lateral
C: Recumbent PA
D: Recumbent AP - ANSWER-A: RAO
What is the anatomic structure (#3) that sticks out the sides of a vertebra is
A: Spinous process
B: Transverse process
C: Pedicle
D: Intervertebral foramen - ANSWER-B: Transverse process
With the patient positioned on their stomach with the knee bent at a 40-45* angle, how should the CR be directed to BEST demonstrate the intercondyloid fossa?
A: Perpendicular to the popliteal depression
B: 40* caudad to the popliteal depression
C: Perpendicular to the long axis of the femur
D: 40* cephalad to the popliteal depression - ANSWER-B: 40* caudad to the popliteal depression
Which acronym is used to help rescuers remember the correct CPR step sequence?
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