GXMO State Board exam Latest Update 2025- 2026 Actual Exam 100 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor A device for removing long wavelength radiation from the primary x-ray beam is a:
- collimator
- rheostat
- rectifier
D. filter - CORRECT ANSWER: D. filter
A device to protect the film from being fogged by scatter radiation is called a(n):
- collimator
- detent
- grid
D. IR - CORRECT ANSWER: C. grid
A device used to measure the current flowing in a series circuit is a(n):
- voltmeter
- ammeter
- transformer
D. rectifier - CORRECT ANSWER: B. ammeter
A film that has been exposed but has not yet been processed has a pattern of exposure
that is called the: 1 / 3
- latent image
- visible image
- remnant radiation
D. radiation field - CORRECT ANSWER: A. latent image
A larger actual focal spot yields:
- greater image sharpness
- greater tube heat capacity
- lower patient dose
- more characteristic radiation - CORRECT ANSWER: B. greater tube heat capacity
A line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray
tube is called the:
- radiation field
- primary X-ray beam
- x-ray tube
D. central Ray - CORRECT ANSWER: D. central ray
A mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specific location is called a:
- collimator
- control console
- transformer
D. detent - CORRECT ANSWER: D. detent 2 / 3
A photon is a minute quantity of:
- electromagnetic energy
- electric energy
- nuclear energy
D. matter - CORRECT ANSWER: A. electromagnetic energy
A smaller effective focal spot yields:
- greater tube heat capacity
- lower patient dose
- more characteristic radiation
D. greater image sharpness - CORRECT ANSWER: D. greater image sharpness
A steeper target angle provides:
- more heat capacity
- lower patient dose
- less anode heel effect
- smaller effective focal spot - CORRECT ANSWER: D. smaller effective focal spot
A tilting table will allow the head end to be lowered at least 15 degrees into the:
- Trendelenburg position
- Sims position
- Fowler position
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