GXMO PRACTICE TEST Questions Solved
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By how much does the mAs need to be changed to see a visible shift in density -
Answer 30%
The international system of units (SI) for measuring the absorbed dose in the patient
is the - Answer gray (-t) (Gy-t)
The SI measurement for radiation exposure in the air is - Answer gray-a (Gy-a)
The SI unit used to report equivalent dose is - Answer Sievert Sv
Short-term effects of radiation are typically observed within - Answer 3 months
The annual effective dose for a nonpregnant worker is - Answer 50 mSv 5 rem
What will decrease the patient dose on the console - Answer using a higher kVp
A pregnant workers monthly equivalent dose - Answer .5 mSv
, A 33 year old worker would have a cumulative effective dose of - Answer 330 mSv
When the dose to the patient is clarified by the type and energy of the radiation, it
is called - Answer equivalent dose
The greatest percentage of long term effects of radiation occur - Answer at between
10 and 15 years
X-rays were discovered by... - Answer Roentgen in 1895 in Germany
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) is the...
- Answer organization that accredits schools for radiologic technologists
The largest professional organization for radiologic technologists is the... - Answer ASRT
The x-ray room has an area that protects the limited operator from scatter radiation
and is called... - Answer the control booth
Mechanism on the x-ray tube that provides a stop in a specific location - Answer detent
The image that has been exposed on the IR but has not yet been processed is called
- Answer latent image
The absorption of x-rays by matter is called - Answer attenuation
The IR system consists of.. - Answer cassette and phosphor plate
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