ARRT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
COMPLETE ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (LATEST 2024 / 2025 )
• Occurrences that can keep a radiography student from meeting ARRT certification requirements include1. being suspended from a radiography program2. being dismissed/ expelled from a radiography program3. Failing more than one course in his or her radiography program.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 2 only
D. 1,2, and 3: C. 1 and 2 only
• Violations of the ARRT Rules of Ethics include1. accepting responsibility to perform a function outside the scope of practice2. failure to obtain pertinent information for the radiologist3. failure to share newly acquired knowledge with peers
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3: A. 1 only
• Which organization has the authority to impose professional sanction on a radiographer?
A. ARRT
B. ASRT
C. JRCERT
D. TJC: A. ARRT
• A radiographer who discloses confidential information to unauthorized individuals may be found liable for
- assault
- battery
- intimidation
D. defamation: D. Defamation
• Patients' rights include the following:
- the right to refuse treatment
- the right to confidentiality
- The right to possess one's medical records
- 1 only 1 / 4
- 1 and 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3: B. 1 and 2 only
• A radiographer who performs an X-ray examination on a patient without the patient's consent, or after the patient has refused the examination, may be liable for
- assault
- battery
- slander
D. libel: B. Battery
• An individual's legal documents identifying his or her specific wishes regarding medical care to be provided in the event that he or she is unable to make or communicate decisions is called
- advance health care directive
- informed consent
- last will and testament
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3: A. 1 only
M/C: Which of the following are true for an AP coccyx projection?
- 15 degree cephalic angle.
- 10 degree caudal angle
3. center 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis: 2 and 3
What term describes the FUNCTIONAL portion of the kidney?: Nephron
• What is the source of x-radiation in the x-ray tube?: focal spot
• M/C: Ingesting barium sulfate and having multiple KUB radiographs per- formed at 15 and 30 minute intervals is used to visualize
- Duodenum
- Ileocecal Valve
- Splenic Flexure
4. Plyoric Sphincter: 1 and 2
• A patient suffering from a hypoglycemic reaction should be given:: a bolus of sugar 2 / 4
• Which bony landmark lies directly medial to the greater trochanter?: Pubic Symphysis
• High-velocity electrons (e-) that completely avoid the orbital electrons as they pass through a tungsten atom, yet come close enough to the nucleus of the atom to come under the influence of its positively charged electric field (P+), will produce what type of X-rays?
A.) Characteristic x-rays B.) Compton X-rays C.) Bremsstrahlung X-rays
D. ) Thompson X-rays: (C) Bremsstrahlung X-rays
Explanation:
Bremsstrahlung literally means "braking." When a high-velocity electron passes through a tungsten atom, avoiding the electrons, yet coming close enough to the nucleus to be affected by the positively charged electric field of the nucleus, the change of direction, or braking, causes a release of x-rays known as Bremsstrahlung.
• What is the relationship of LET and biological damage?A.) They increase in direct proportion. B.) They are inversely proportional.C.) There is no relationship.D.) There is a nonlinear non threshold relationship: (A) They increase in direct proportion.
Explanation:
The LET refers to the linear energy transfer, the amount of energy transferred by ionizing radiation per unit length of tissue traveled. LET is variable between radiation types. High- ionization radiation, including neutrons and alpha particles, cause more biological damage than radiation with a lower LET, including x-rays and gamma rays.
• Which skull position is most useful to demonstrate the sphenoid sinuses?
A.) AP axial B.) Lateral C.) Parietoacanthal D.) Caldwell
E.) Submentovertical: (E) Submentovertical
Explanation:
The submentovertical projection is used to demonstrate the cranial base for the basal foramina, the bony portion of the Eustachian tubes, and the sphenoid sinuses. The study is performed with the patient's head resting on the vertex. The CR is perpendicular to the IOML.The AP axial and PA axial or Caldwell view is used to demonstrate the occipital region of the skull and can be used to evaluate the sellar region. The parietoacanthal projection demonstrates the facial bones. The lateral projection is part of the routine skull series.
Which drug would you administer when a patient develops urticaria?: Antihistamine 3 / 4
• More windings on the primary side of the transformer will create voltage on the
secondary side.: less
• In the construction of a radiographic grid, what defines the grid ratio?: -
height of lead strips compared to the distance between them • What positioning technique could help enhance the quality of a lateral knee?: CR with a 5 degree cephalic angle • During a fluoro exposure, a patient's stomach absorbs a total of 0.012 joules of energy. The
tissues of the stomach weigh 3 kilograms. What is the absorbed dose?: 0.004 Gy
• Genetic effects are those that manifest:: in future generations of the exposed individual • General Fluoro is limited to maximum entrance skin exposure rate of:: 100 mGy/min
• How is the patient positioned for an external rotation of the shoulder?: -
abduct the patients arm • T/F: Electrons and x-rays can be focused.: False • Which device in an image receptor can collect and convert light into an electrical signal?: CCD, Photodiode • if a patient begins to have symptoms of hives after an injection of contrast for an IVP, what
should be done first?: call a radiologist
• What is the most common cause of an off-level grid error?: grid shifts due to patient movement
• The trachea bifurcates at the level of the .: Aortic notch
• If the x-ray tube is moved rapidly during a fluoro exam, the image will blur. This is the result of the following:: camera tube lag • during an x-ray exposure, electrons accelerate towards what part of the x-ray tube?: Anode
• What is the radiation weighting factor of x-rays?: 1
• M/C: The use of proper collimation serves to:
- Increase image contrast
- reduce radiation exposure to the patient
3. decrease effective focal-spot size: 1 and 2
• Inherent filtration refers to:: filtration that is part of tube design
• What effect will decreasing collimation have on patient radiation exposure-
: increases patient radiation exposure
• The severity of the hell effect can be increased by what change in SID?: -
decreasing sid
• M/C: Federal Law on radiation protection requires which of the following?
- signage for radiation areas
- maintaining personal dose records
3. publication of personal dose records: 1 and 2
• What is the largest carpal bone?: capitate
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