Radiographer exam questions and answers updated 2026

Radiographer exam questions and
answers updated 2026
whatAisAtheAMOSTAresistantAtoApenetrationAofAionizingAradiation?A-AAnswerAlead


WhatAfactorsAinfluenceAtheApotentialAdangerAofAionizingAradiation?A-
AAnswerAqualityAofAexposure,AdurationAofAexposure,AandAtypeAofAtissueAexposed


whatAfactorsAMOSTAaffectsAtheApenetratingApowerAofAanAx-ray?A-AAnswerAkilovoltageA(kVp)


IfAallAknownAradiationAsafetyAprecautionsAareAexercised,AanAoperatorAwhoAisApregnantAcan
AsafelyAexposeAradiographsAduringAtheAoperator'sA-AAnswerAentireApregnancy


inAdentalAradiography,AitAisAnecessaryAtoAhaveAaAfilterAtoA-
AAnswerAeliminateAtheAlessApenetratingAx-raysAfromAprimaryAbeam


IfAaAdentalAauxiliary'sAradiationAbadgeAreportAindicatesAexposureAtoAsmallAamountsAofArad
iation,AwhatAshouldAbeAdoneAfirst?A-AAnswerAevaluateAtheAx-
rayAequipmentAandAtheAauxiliary'sAtechnique


whatAisAaAmajorAadvantageAinAusingAtheAhighestAspeedAfilmAandAhigherAkilovoltage?A-
AAnswerAreducesAradiationAtoApatient


x-radiationAwasAdiscoveredAby?A-AAnswerAWilhemARoentgen


TheAinnerAcoreAofAanAatomAisAtermedAthe...A-AAnswerAnucleus


whatAtypeAofAradiationAisAgivenAoffAwhenAtheAprimaryAbeamAcomesAintoAcontactAwithAtheA
bonesAofAtheAskullAandAtheAteeth,AorAanyAotherAmaterialsAinAtheAmouthAandAbouncesAoffAi
nAmanyAdirections?A-AAnswerAscatter


maximumApermissibleAwholeAbodyAexposureA(MPD)AperAyearAforAthoseApeopleA-
AAnswerA5Arads


dentalApersonnelAshouldAstriveAforAanAoccupationalAdoesAof:A-AAnswerAzero

, exposureAtoAradiationAoccuringAallAatAoneAtimeAsuchAasAinAaAnuclearAexposureAisAclassified
Aas:A-AAnswerAacuteAexposure


ToApreventAradiationAexposureAtoAtheAreproductiveAcells,AtheAleadAapronAmustAbeAplacedAo
nAwhichApatients?A-AAnswerAALLApatients


dentalAx-rayAexposureAcanAbeAmonitoredAbyAwearing:A-
AAnswerAdosimetryAringsAorAbadgesAandAfilmAbadges


unlessAyouAareAbehindAaAleadAbarrierAwhileAexposuringAradiographs,AyouAshouldAneverAsta
ndAcloserAthanA_____AfromAtheAprimaryAbeamA-AAnswerA6Afeet


evenAthoughAdentalAx-
rayAmachinesAmayAvaryAinAsizeAandAapperance,AtheyAallAhaveAa(n)A:A-
AAnswerAtubehead,AextensionAarm,AcontrolApanel


dentalAx-rayAequipmentAmustAbeAmonitoredAforA_______AradiationA-AAnswerAleakage


theAleadAcollimatorAplacedAinAtheAdentalAx-rayAtubeheadA-
AAnswerAlimitsAtheAsizeAofAtheAx-rayAbeamAasAitAleavesAtheAtubehead


whatAgroupAofAradiationAdoAdentalAx-raysAbelong?A-AAnswerAelectromagnetic


theAdentalAassistantAutilizesAcorrectAx-rayAtechniqueAinAorderAtoA-
AAnswerAavoidAretakesAonApatientAandAproduceAdiagnosticAradiographs


theAorganAorAtissueAmostAsensitiveAtoAionizingAradiationAisA-AAnswerAreproductiveAorgans


theAnameAofAtheAprocessAforAtheAharmfulAeffectsAofAx-raysAisA:A-AAnswerAionization


theAfilterAinAtheAx-rayAmachineAisAmadeAfromA:A-AAnswerAAluminum


theAcollimatorAisAmadeAfrom:A-AAnswerAlead