California Fluoroscopy State Board Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
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California Fluoroscopy State Board Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
The exposure rate modern fluoroscopy equipped with ABC but no "boost" position, the exposure as measured at the table top shall not exceed:
1. 10 rads/min
2. 2.2 rads/min
3. 5 rads/min
4. 2.5 rads/min - Answer 1. 10...
California Fluoroscopy
State Board Exam
Questions with All Correct
Answers
The exposure rate modern fluoroscopy equipped with ABC but no "boost" position, the
exposure as measured at the table top shall not exceed:
1. 10 rads/min
2. 2.2 rads/min
3. 5 rads/min
4. 2.5 rads/min - Answer ✔ 1. 10 rads/min
The ability of the human eye to perceive fine detail is called:
1. visual acuity
2. resolution
3. scotopic vision
4. photopic vision - Answer ✔ 1. visual acuity
Which of the following statements about informed consent is not true?
1. only the physician named on the form may perform the procedure
2. only parents or legal guardians may sign for a minor
3. signed forms may be filled in after the procedure is completed
4. patients must sign the form after an explanation of the procedure but before sedation
is given - Answer ✔ 3. signed forms may be filled in after the procedure is completed
If the size of the x-ray field is enlarged the:
1. image quality is improved
2. image will become brighter
3. scattered radiation reaching the output phosphor is reduced
4. none of the above - Answer ✔ 4. none of the above
On a mobile fluoroscopic unit, the spacer device that limits the source-to-patient
distance to a prescribed minimum limit is attached to the:
,1. diaphragm
2. image receptor
3. spot film camera device
4. x-ray tube on a portable c-arm fluoroscope - Answer ✔ 4. x-ray tube on a portable c-
arm fluoroscope
The reasonable effort that a health care provider uses to limit disclosure of patient
information is referred to as:
1. privacy rules
2. confidentiality
3. minimum necessary standard
4. all listed answer choices - Answer ✔ 3. minimum necessary standard
Which of the following components supply electical power to the x-ray tube?
1. x-ray generator
2. kVp meter
3. X-ray transformer
4. mA meter - Answer ✔ 1. x-ray generator
For fluoroscopes with ABC, how often must the perator check the kVp and mA
operating parameters for normalcy?
1. weekly
2. yearly
3. daily
4. monthly - Answer ✔ 1. weekly
Which of the following statements are basic regulatory provisions regarding mobile
fluoroscopy equipment?
1. image intensification may be provided
2. conventional fluoroscopic screens may be permitted under certain conditions
3. If the collimating cone or diaphragm is not in place, it shall be impossible to operate
the fluoroscope - Answer ✔ 3. If the collimating cone or diaphragm is not in place, it
shall be impossible to operate the fluoroscope
The penetrating ability of x-rays is determined by:
1. atomic number of target
2. tube current
3. potential difference
4. exposure time - Answer ✔ 3. potential difference
The period of major organogenesis is during the _ pregnancy.
1. 3rd trimester
2. first 2 weeks
3. 2nd to tenth week
4. 2nd trimester - Answer ✔ 3. 2nd to tenth week
,What is the primary purpose of the various attenuation filters located in the film badge?
1. remove low energy, x-rays, gamma rays & beta particles
2. determine whether the film exposed once or more than once
3. estimate the direction from which radiation was incident upon the film
4. permit dose measurement over wide range of energies - Answer ✔ 4. permit dose
measurement over wide range of energies
A technologist can reduce his or her exposure during fluoroscopy by moving:
1. farther away from the patient
2. behind the radiologist
3. closer to the patient's head - Answer ✔ 1. farther away from the patient
2. behind the radiologist
Which of the following are considered an occupational exposure?
1. dose received for a dental diagnoses
2. dose received in the course of employment
3. dose received during personal medical procedures
4. all listed answers - Answer ✔ 2. dose received in the course of employment
Irradiated reproductive cells may produce changes in which part of the cell:
1. genes
2. chromosomes
3. cytoplasm - Answer ✔ 1. genes
2. chromosomes
The actual expsoure are individual receives _ the amount recorded by a personnel
monitoring device.
1. may be many times over
2. has no relationship
3. is much less than
4. is always equal to - Answer ✔ 1. may be many times over
Radiation protective "curtains" are also referred to as:
1. hinged panels
2. sliding panels
3. overlapping protective drapes
4. all listed answers - Answer ✔ 4. all listed answers
Which of the following kinds of cells is the most radio sensitive?
1. epithelial cells
2. granulocytes
3. brain cells
4. white blood cells - Answer ✔ 4. white blood cells
, Examples of "stochastic effects" as related to the probability of an effect occurring,
rather than its severity are:
1. somatic effects & carcinogenesis
2. carcinogenesis & bone marrow cell depletion
3. carcinogenic & cataracts
4. non-malignant skin damage & cataracts - Answer ✔ 2. carcinogenesis & bone
marrow cell depletion
Which dose rate hypothesis states. " Any dose, no matter how small, is considered to
involve some degree of effect?"
1. threshold
2. non-threshold - Answer ✔ 2. non-threshold
No individual member of the public may receive_ in any one hour in an unrestricted
area?
1. 2 rems
2. 2 mrems
3. 0.002 rems
4. 200 rems - Answer ✔ 2. 2 mrems
3. 0.002 rems
Why is the dose reading at a single anatomic point not expressive of the total somatic
effect?
1. use of protective shielding and/or natural shielding
2. x-ray beam is restricted to anatomical area of interest
3. doses are not uniformly distributed throughout the body
4. all listed answers - Answer ✔ 4. all listed answers
Which of the following kinds of cells are the least radio sensitive?
1. muscle cells
2. erythrocytes
3. lymphocytes
4. nerve cells - Answer ✔ 1. muscle cells
According to california state law: protective lenses _ be utilized during fluoroscopy:
1. may be
2. shall
3. should - Answer ✔ 3. should
Functional damage, particularly to the CNS, which may manifest as subtle changes in
learning patterns and development, may result from radiation exposure during:
1. second trimester
2. fist two weeks
3. third trimester
4. 1st trimester - Answer ✔ 3. third trimester
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