Complete Test Bank
Radiographic Imaging and Exposure 7th Edition
by Terri L. Fauber
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Radiation and Its Discovery
Chapter 02: The X-ray Beam
Chapter 03: Image Formation and Radiographic Quality
Chapter 04: Digital Imaging
Chapter 05: Film-Screen Imaging
Chapter 06: Exposure Technique Factors
Chapter 07: Scatter Control
Chapter 08: Exposure Technique Selection
Chapter 09: Image Evaluation
Chapter 10: Dynamic Imaging: Fluoroscopy
Radiographic Imaging and Exposure 6th Edition Fauber
Test Bank
Chapter 01: Radiation and Its Discovery
Fauber: Radiographic Imaging and Exposure, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When were X-rays discovered?
a. October 8, 1985
b. November 8, 1895
c. January 23, 1896
d. August 15, 1902
CORRECT ANSWER: B
X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on November 8, 1895.
, REFFERENCE: p.1
2. What type of tube was Roentgen working with in his lab when X-rays were discovered? a.
Crookes tube
b. Fluorescent tube
c. High-vacuum tube
d. Wurzburg tube
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Roentgen was working with a low-vacuum tube known as a Crookes tube.
REFFERENCE: p.2
3. Which of the following terms could be defined as the instantaneous production of light only
during an interaction between a type of energy and some element or compound? a.
Phosphorescence
b. Afterglow
c. Glowing
d. Fluorescence
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Fluorescence is the instantaneous emission of light from a material due to the interaction with
some type of energy.
REFFERENCE: p.2
4. Barium platinocyanide was the:
a. type of dark paper Roentgen used to darken his laboratory.
b. material Roentgen used to produce the first radiograph of his wife’s hand.
c. metal used to produce the low-vacuum tube.
d. fluorescent material that glowed when the tube was energized.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
A piece of paper coated with barium platinocyanide glowed each time Roentgen energized his
tube.
REFFERENCE: p.2
5. The first radiograph produced by Roentgen, of his wife’s hand, required an exposure time of: a.
15 s.
b. 150 s.
c. 15 min.
d. 150 min.
ANS: C
It took a 15-min exposure time to produce the first radiograph.
REFFERENCE: p.3
6. The letter x in x-ray is the symbol for:
a. electricity.
b. the unknown.
, c. penetrating.
d. discovery.
ANS: B
The letter x represents the mathematical symbol of the unknown.
REFFERENCE: p.3
7. The first Nobel Prize for physics was received in 1901 by:
a. Marie Curie.
b. William Crookes.
c. Wilhelm Roentgen.
d. Albert Einstein.
ANS: C
Wilhelm Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize for physics in 1901.
REFFERENCE: p.4
8. X-rays were at one time called:
a. Becquerel rays.
b. Roentgen rays.
c. Z-rays.
d. none of the above.
ANS: B
X-rays were at one time called Roentgen rays.
REFFERENCE: p.4
9. Erythema, an early sign of biologic damage due to x-ray exposure, is:
a. reddening of the skin.
b. a malignant tumor.
c. a chromosomal change.
d. one of the most serious effects of x-ray exposure.
ANS: A
Erythema is reddening and burning of the skin, an early and less serious effect of exposure to
large doses of x-radiation.
REFFERENCE: p.5
10. X-rays have which of the following properties?
a. Electrical
b. Magnetic
c. Chemical
d. A and B
e. A and C
CORRECT ANSWER: D
X-rays, a type of electromagnetic radiation, have both electrical and magnetic properties.
, REFFERENCE: p.5
11. The distance between two successive crests of a sine wave is known as: a.
an angstrom.
b. frequency.
c. the Greek letter nu.
d. wavelength
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a sine wave is the measure of its
wavelength.
REFFERENCE: p.6
12. X-rays used in radiography have wavelengths that are measured in: a.
angstroms.
b. millimeters.
c. centimeters.
d. hertz.
CORRECT ANSWER: A
X-rays in the range used in radiography have wavelengths that are so short that they are
measured in angstroms.
REFFERENCE: p.6
13. The frequency of a wave is the number of waves passing a given point per given unit of time.
Frequency is measured in: a.
angstroms.
b. hertz.
c. inches.
d. eV.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The unit of frequency is hertz. The frequency of X-rays in the radiography range varies from
about 3 1019 to 3 1018 Hz.
REFFERENCE: p.6
14. Which of the following is a correct description of the relationship between the wavelength and
frequency of the x-ray photon?
a. Wavelength and frequency are directly proportional.
b. Wavelength and frequency are inversely related by the square root of lambda.
c. Frequency and wavelength are inversely related.
d. Wavelength and frequency have no relationship to each other.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Wavelength and frequency are inversely related; as one increases, the other decreases.
REFFERENCE: p.6
15. A is a small, discrete bundle of energy.
Radiographic Imaging and Exposure 7th Edition
by Terri L. Fauber
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Radiation and Its Discovery
Chapter 02: The X-ray Beam
Chapter 03: Image Formation and Radiographic Quality
Chapter 04: Digital Imaging
Chapter 05: Film-Screen Imaging
Chapter 06: Exposure Technique Factors
Chapter 07: Scatter Control
Chapter 08: Exposure Technique Selection
Chapter 09: Image Evaluation
Chapter 10: Dynamic Imaging: Fluoroscopy
Radiographic Imaging and Exposure 6th Edition Fauber
Test Bank
Chapter 01: Radiation and Its Discovery
Fauber: Radiographic Imaging and Exposure, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When were X-rays discovered?
a. October 8, 1985
b. November 8, 1895
c. January 23, 1896
d. August 15, 1902
CORRECT ANSWER: B
X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on November 8, 1895.
, REFFERENCE: p.1
2. What type of tube was Roentgen working with in his lab when X-rays were discovered? a.
Crookes tube
b. Fluorescent tube
c. High-vacuum tube
d. Wurzburg tube
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Roentgen was working with a low-vacuum tube known as a Crookes tube.
REFFERENCE: p.2
3. Which of the following terms could be defined as the instantaneous production of light only
during an interaction between a type of energy and some element or compound? a.
Phosphorescence
b. Afterglow
c. Glowing
d. Fluorescence
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Fluorescence is the instantaneous emission of light from a material due to the interaction with
some type of energy.
REFFERENCE: p.2
4. Barium platinocyanide was the:
a. type of dark paper Roentgen used to darken his laboratory.
b. material Roentgen used to produce the first radiograph of his wife’s hand.
c. metal used to produce the low-vacuum tube.
d. fluorescent material that glowed when the tube was energized.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
A piece of paper coated with barium platinocyanide glowed each time Roentgen energized his
tube.
REFFERENCE: p.2
5. The first radiograph produced by Roentgen, of his wife’s hand, required an exposure time of: a.
15 s.
b. 150 s.
c. 15 min.
d. 150 min.
ANS: C
It took a 15-min exposure time to produce the first radiograph.
REFFERENCE: p.3
6. The letter x in x-ray is the symbol for:
a. electricity.
b. the unknown.
, c. penetrating.
d. discovery.
ANS: B
The letter x represents the mathematical symbol of the unknown.
REFFERENCE: p.3
7. The first Nobel Prize for physics was received in 1901 by:
a. Marie Curie.
b. William Crookes.
c. Wilhelm Roentgen.
d. Albert Einstein.
ANS: C
Wilhelm Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize for physics in 1901.
REFFERENCE: p.4
8. X-rays were at one time called:
a. Becquerel rays.
b. Roentgen rays.
c. Z-rays.
d. none of the above.
ANS: B
X-rays were at one time called Roentgen rays.
REFFERENCE: p.4
9. Erythema, an early sign of biologic damage due to x-ray exposure, is:
a. reddening of the skin.
b. a malignant tumor.
c. a chromosomal change.
d. one of the most serious effects of x-ray exposure.
ANS: A
Erythema is reddening and burning of the skin, an early and less serious effect of exposure to
large doses of x-radiation.
REFFERENCE: p.5
10. X-rays have which of the following properties?
a. Electrical
b. Magnetic
c. Chemical
d. A and B
e. A and C
CORRECT ANSWER: D
X-rays, a type of electromagnetic radiation, have both electrical and magnetic properties.
, REFFERENCE: p.5
11. The distance between two successive crests of a sine wave is known as: a.
an angstrom.
b. frequency.
c. the Greek letter nu.
d. wavelength
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a sine wave is the measure of its
wavelength.
REFFERENCE: p.6
12. X-rays used in radiography have wavelengths that are measured in: a.
angstroms.
b. millimeters.
c. centimeters.
d. hertz.
CORRECT ANSWER: A
X-rays in the range used in radiography have wavelengths that are so short that they are
measured in angstroms.
REFFERENCE: p.6
13. The frequency of a wave is the number of waves passing a given point per given unit of time.
Frequency is measured in: a.
angstroms.
b. hertz.
c. inches.
d. eV.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The unit of frequency is hertz. The frequency of X-rays in the radiography range varies from
about 3 1019 to 3 1018 Hz.
REFFERENCE: p.6
14. Which of the following is a correct description of the relationship between the wavelength and
frequency of the x-ray photon?
a. Wavelength and frequency are directly proportional.
b. Wavelength and frequency are inversely related by the square root of lambda.
c. Frequency and wavelength are inversely related.
d. Wavelength and frequency have no relationship to each other.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Wavelength and frequency are inversely related; as one increases, the other decreases.
REFFERENCE: p.6
15. A is a small, discrete bundle of energy.
