ARRT PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

ARRT PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ForA2theA2cervicothoracicA2regionA2lateralA2projectionA2(swimmer'sA2technique),A2theA2rec
ommendedA2positionA2ofA2theA2humeralA2headA2closestA2toA2theA2IRA2isA2moveA2-A2Ans--
anteriorly

WhatA2twoA2bonesA2areA2unitedA2toA2formA2theA2sternoclavicularA2joint?A2-A2Ans--.A2
ClavicleA2andA2sternum

AA2radiographicA2contrastA2mediumA2thatA2absorbsA2moreA2radiationA2thanA2theA2organA2i
nA2whichA2itA2isA2placedA2isA2termedA2a(n)A2-A2Ans--PositiveA2agent

WhichA2radiographicA2projectionA2ofA2theA2shoulderA2jointA2willA2demonstrateA2theA2glenoi
dA2cavityA2inA2profile?A2-A2Ans--APA2obliqueA2(GrasheyA2method)

WhatA2isA2theA2primaryA2factorA2affectingA2theA2brightnessA2ofA2theA2fluoroscopicA2image?
A2-A2Ans--DensityA2ofA2theA2anatomicA2part


WhichA2part(s)A2ofA2theA2humerusA2shouldA2beA2palpatedA2andA2correctlyA2placedA2toA2en
sureA2thatA2theA2humerusA2isA2correctlyA2positionedA2forA2APA2projections?A2-A2Ans--
Epicondyles

UnderexposedA2radiographsA2producedA2whileA2usingA2anA2AECA2deviceA2mightA2resultA2f
rom:A2-A2Ans--HavingA2anA2insufficientA2backupA2timeA2setA2forA2aA2veryA2largeA2patient

AA2commonA2groupA2ofA2drugsA2thatA2areA2usedA2toA2promoteA2defecationA2areA2termed:A2
-A2Ans--Cathartics

HowA2muchA2isA2theA2patientA2rotatedA2fromA2theA2horizontalA2positionA2toA2visualizeA2theA
2zygapophysealA2jointsA2ofA2theA2thoracicA2vertebrae?A2-A2Ans--70A2degrees


WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2radiographicA2proceduresA2requiresA2anA2imageA2demonstrati
ngA2aA2longA2scaleA2ofA2contrast?A2-A2Ans--Chest

SelectA2theA2correctA2sequenceA2ofA2energyA2conversionsA2whenA2anA2indirectA2flatA2pane
lA2detectorA2isA2used:A2-A2Ans--X-rayA2toA2lightA2toA2electrons

TheA2ovariesA2areA2leastA2sensitiveA2toA2radiationA2atA2whichA2age?A2-A2Ans--20-
30A2yearsA2ofA2age

WhatA2isA2theA2activeA2componentA2ofA2theA2TLD?A2-A2Ans--lithiumA2fluoride

,AA2rightA2lateralA2decubitusA2radiographA2isA2takenA2ofA2aA2patientA2withA2theA2gridA2place
dA2behindA2theA2patient.A2ThisA2isA2anA2exampleA2ofA2a(n):A2-A2Ans--APA2Projection

DuringA2cystography,A2whenA2ureteralA2refluxA2isA2suspected,A2itA2isA2oftenA2necessaryA2t
oA2includeA2aA2__________A2radiograph.A2-A2Ans--Voiding

WhatA2isA2theA2milliampereA2settingA2ifA2theA2desiredA2milliamperage-
secondsA2areA240A2andA2ifA2theA2timeA2isA2settingA2isA250A2milliseconds?A2-A2Ans--
800A2mA

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2(are)A2possibleA2long-
termA2somaticA2effectsA2ofA2radiationA2exposure?A2
1.A2NauseaA2&A2vomiting
2.CarcinogenesisA2
3.A2LeukemiaA2-A2Ans--2A2&A23A2only

DirectA2actionA2mayA2occurA2afterA2exposureA2toA2anyA2typeA2ofA2radiation,A2butA2itA2isA2m
uchA2moreA2likelyA2toA2happenA2afterA2exposureA2to:A2-A2Ans--high-
LETA2radiationA2suchA2asA2alphaA2particles

WhichA2deviceA2inA2theA2typicalA2x-rayA2circuitA2isA2adjustedA2toA2selectA2theA2kilovoltage?
A2-A2Ans--Autotransformer


IfA2allA2ofA2theA2otherA2factorsA2remainA2theA2same,A2whatA2effectA2doesA2excessiveA2filtrat
ionA2haveA2onA2aA2radiographicA2image?A2-A2Ans--ReducedA2contrast

WhatA2doesA2theA2termA2"fillA2factor"A2referA2to?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2percentageA2ofA2theA2pixelA2faceA2thatA2containsA2theA2x-rayA2detector

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2wouldA2decreaseA2theA2productionA2ofA2scatterA2radiation?A2-
A2Ans--AA2decreaseA2inA2kilovoltsA2(peak)


TheA2AmericanA2CollegeA2ofA2RadiologyA2(ACR)A2recommendsA2thatA2allA2availableA2dos
eA2dataA2fromA2fluoroscopicA2examinationsA2beA2recordedA2inA2theA2patient'sA2medicalA2re
cord.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2areA2acceptableA2methodsA2ofA2recordingA2approximate
A2dose?A2
1.A2CumulativeA2AirA2KermaA2orA2AirA2KermaA2areaA2productA2dataA2
2.A2FluoroscopicA2exposureA2timeA2andA2numberA2ofA2imagesA2acquiredA2
3.A2ExposureA2factorsA2utilizedA2forA2theA2examinationA2-A2Ans--1A2&A22

MedicalA2asepsisA2canA2beA2definedA2asA2theA2__________A2ofA2pathogenicA2microorgani
smsA2inA2theA2environment?A2-A2Ans--reductionA2inA2number

WhatA2isA2theA2nameA2ofA2theA2typeA2ofA2skullA2thatA2isA2consideredA2toA2beA2ofA2averageA2
shapeA2andA2size?A2-A2Ans--Mesocephalic

, RadioactiveA2materialsA2areA2storedA2andA2processedA2inA2theA2hospitalA2nuclearA2medici
neA2department.A2WhatA2typesA2ofA2personalA2protectiveA2equipmentA2shouldA2theA2techn
ologistA2wearA2whileA2workingA2withA2theseA2materials?A2
1.A2DisposableA2nitrileA2glovesA2
2.A2SafetyA2glassesA2
3.A2SurgicalA2maskA2
4.A2LabA2coatA2
5.A2Close-toedA2shoesA2
6.A2SleeveA2protectorsA2-A2Ans--1,A22,A24,A25,A26

WhenA2walkingA2intoA2aA2patient'sA2roomA2thatA2hasA2beenA2diagnosedA2asA2havingA2TB,A
2whatA2shouldA2youA2wear?A2-A2Ans--GlovesA2andA2aA2N95A2mask


ThisA2typeA2ofA2DRA2technologyA2usesA2siliconA2semiconductorA2chipsA2whichA2areA2tiledA
2togetherA2intoA2aA2matrixA2array.A2-A2Ans--CCD


HowA2manyA2heatA2unitsA2(HU)A2areA2generatedA2whenA2settingA2aA2techniqueA2ofA275A2k
Vp,A2400A2mA,A2250A2milliseconds,A2onA2aA23-phase,A212-pulseA2generator?A2-A2Ans--
10,575A2HU

WhenA2imagingA2aA2morbidlyA2obeseA2patient,A2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2shouldA2beA2co
nsideredA2toA2minimizeA2theA2radiationA2doseA2toA2theA2patient?A2-A2Ans--
UseA2midlineA2bodyA2landmarksA2toA2ensureA2accurateA2positioning.

ToA2betterA2visualizeA2theA2lateralA2thoracicA2spine,A2theA2patientA2shouldA2beA2instructedA
2to:A2-A2Ans--BreatheA2quietly


WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2situationsA2mayA2causeA2aA2patientA2toA2goA2throughA2theA2grie
vingA2process?A2
1)A2havingA2aA2fracturedA2clavicleA2
2)A2losingA2aA2spouseA2
3)A2beingA2diagnosedA2withA2cancerA2-A2Ans--2A2&A23

RadiographicA2contrastA2isA2injectedA2intoA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2forA2aA2lumbarA2my
elogram?A2-A2Ans--SubarachnoidA2space

WhichA2radiographicA2decubitusA2positionA2isA2preferredA2forA2demonstratingA2airA2andA2fl
uidA2levelsA2inA2theA2abdomen?A2-A2Ans--LeftA2lateralA2decubitus

WhereA2isA2theA2sternalA2angleA2located?A2-A2Ans--
AtA2theA2junctionA2ofA2manubriumA2andA2sternalA2body

IfA2aA2radiographerA2setsA2aA2techniqueA2ofA275A2kVpA2andA250A2mAsA2forA2anA2APA2projec
tionA2ofA2theA2abdomenA2butA2wasA2askedA2toA2reduceA2theA2doseA2toA2theA2patient,A2theA2
radiographerA2could:A2-A2Ans--