Final Exam: Intro to Radiography Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Final Exam: Intro to Radiography
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheAfilmArecordAproducedAtoAvisualizeAtheAinternalAstructuresAofAtheAbodyAisAcalled?A-
AAnswerAAAradiograph.


AnyAprocessAbyAwhichAaAneutralAatomAgainsAorAlosesAanAelectronAisAcalledA-
AAnswerAionization


InAradiology,AwhichAdisciplineAusesAhigh-energyAradiationAtoAtreatAcancer?A-
AAnswerARadiationATherapy


WhatAisAintroducedAintoAtheAvesselsAtoAallowAvisualizationAwithAx-rays?A-
AAnswerAaAcontrastAmedium


WhatAisAmammography?A-
AAnswerAradiographyAofAtheAbreastA(toAlookAforAearlyAsignsAofAbreastAcancer)


WhatAisACTAimaging?A-
AAnswerArecordingAofAaApredeterminedAplaneAinAtheAbodyAusingAanAx-
rayAbeamAthatAisAmeasured,Arecorded,AthenAprocessedAonAcomputer


WhatAisAMRIAimaging?A-
AAnswerAusingAaAmagneticAfieldAandAradioAfrequenciesAtoAcreateAsectionalAimagesAofAtheAb
ody


WhatAisAtheAkeyAdifferenceAbetweenAhowACTAandAMRIAobtainAimagesAofAtheAhumanAbody?
A-AAnswerACT'sAuseAaAx-
rayAbeanAwhichAcausesAionization,AwhereAMRI'sAusesAaAmagneticAfieldAandAradioAfrequenci
esAwhichAdoAnotAionize


WhoAdiscoveredAX-rays?A-AAnswerAWilhelmAConradARoentgen


WhenAwereAx-raysAdiscovered?A-AAnswerANovemberA8th,A1895

,WhatAtypeAofAimagesAareAgeneratedAduringAaACTAandAMRIAexam?A-
AAnswerADiagnosticAimages


WhatAdoesAAHRAAstandAforAandAwhoAtypicallyAmakesAupAtheirAmembership?A-AAnswerA-
AmericanAHealthcareARadiologyAAdministration
-approx.A4000Amembers/journalists


WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAtheAARRTAregistry?A-
AAnswerAAmericanARegistryAofARadiologicATechnologists
-EncouragingAtheAstudyAandAelevatingAtheAstandardsAofAradiologicAtechnology
-ExaminingAandAcertifyingAeligibleAcandidates
-PeriodicallyApublishingAaAlistingAofAregistrants


WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAtheAACR?A-AAnswerAAmericanACollegeAofARadiology
A-AdvanceAtheAscienceAofAradiology
-ImproveAserviceAtoAtheApatient
-StudyAtheAsocioeconomicAaspectsAofAtheAproactiveAofAradiology
-
EncourageAcontinuingAeducationAforAradiologistsAandApersonsApracticingAinAalliedAprofession
alAfields.


WhatAmodalitiesAdoesAtheAARRTAcertify?A-AAnswerA-radiogrpahy
-nuclearAmedicine
-radiationAtherapy
-cardiovascularAinterventionalAtechnology
-mammography
-CT/MRI
-dosimetry


WhatAdoesAtheAR.AT.A(R)Arepresent?A-AAnswerARegisteredATechnologist-ARadiographer


HowAmanyACEAunitsAmustAregisteredAtechnologistsAobtainAeveryA2Ayears?A-AAnswerA24

, WhatAbehaviorsAdoesAtheApsychomotorAdomainAinclude?A-
AAnswerAincludesAbehaviorsAinvolvingAphysicalAactions,AneuromuscularAmanipulations,AandAc
oordination


WhatAbehaviorsAdoesAtheAcognitiveAdomainAinclude?A-
AAnswerAincludesAvariousAlevelsAofAthought,AsuchAasAknowledge,Aunderstanding,AreasonAan
dAjudgement


WhatAbehaviorsAdoesAtheAaffectiveAdomainAinclude?A-
AAnswerAincludesAbehaviorsAguidedAbyAfeelingsAandAemotions


WhatAisAtheAbeamAofAradiationAthatAexitsAtheAtubeAcalled?A-AAnswerAprimaryAradiation


WhatAisAtheAbeamAofAradiationAthatAexitsAtheApatientAcalled?A-AAnswerAremnantAradiation


WhatAisAtheAnon-diagnosticAradiationAexitingAtheApatientAcalled?A-AAnswerAscatterAradiation


TheAprocessAofAalteringAtheAbeanAofAradiationAaAitApassesAthroughAtheApatientAisAtermedA
what?A-AAnswerAattenuation


DefineARadiopaqueAandAgiveAanAexampleAofAaARadiopaqueAobject?A-AAnswerA-
meansAsomethingAisAopaque,AorAharderAtoAseeAunderAradiation
Example:AhumanAskeleton


DefineAradiolucentAandAgiveAanAexampleAofAaAradiolucentAobject?A-AAnswerA-
aren'tAopaque,AdoAnotAblockAradiationAfromApassingAthroughA
Example:Amuscle,Askin


WhatAisASID?A-AAnswerAsourceAimageAdistance-AdistanceAbetweenAtheAsourceAofAx-
raysAandAtheAimageAreceptor;AtheAgreaterAtheASIDAtheAbetterAtheAdetailsAshow


WhatAisAOID?A-AAnswerAobjectAtoAimageAdistance-
AwhenAtheAobjectAisAmovedAcloserAtoAtheAimageAreceptor,ApenumbrasAdecreaseAandAimageA
sharpnessAincreases;AtheAsmallerAtheAOIDAtheAbetterAtheAdetailsAshow