Mammography Module 1 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Mammo is the only ____________ in the United States -
correct answer ✅Federally regulated radiographic procedure
6 tissues the breast is made up of -
correct answer ✅1. Milk producing glands (lobules)
2. Ducts that carry milk from the glands to the nipple
3. Fatty tissue
4. Connective tissue
5. Blood vessels
6. Lymph vessels
Most common location for breast cancer -
correct answer ✅Along the lining of the ducts
When breast cancer spreads from the breast to other parts of the
body, spreads via the? -
correct answer ✅Lymph vessels
Screening mammography = -
correct answer ✅Breast imaging for asymptomatic women
,Mammography Module 1 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
American Cancer Society recommends screening mammos starting
at which age? -
correct answer ✅45
Breast tissue can vary from? -
correct answer ✅Fatty to dense + fibrous
Why is AEC used in mammo? -
correct answer ✅Technique cannot be selected by looking at
patient/ measuring anatomy
First mammography equipment -
correct answer ✅1978 Phillips mammo unit, with reciprocating
grid
First time grids were used in mammo
Type of generator used -
correct answer ✅High frequency generator
(Consistent level of power)
, Mammography Module 1 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
High frequency generators produce x-rays that are? (3) -
correct answer ✅More consistent, more homogeneous, can be
controlled precisely
Kvp ranges in mammo -
correct answer ✅20 to 40
Kvp of 20 to 40 produces what kind of x-ray beam? (4) -
correct answer ✅Softer, low energy, produces less scatter, higher
contrast in image
Disadvantage of low kvp settings -
correct answer ✅Increased dose to patients
X-ray beam made up of 3 types of x-rays: -
correct answer ✅1. Lower energy x-rays (absorbed by skin)
2. Higher energy x-rays (strike image receptor without interacting
with patient)
3. Diagnostic x-rays (absorbed when strike and pass through tissue)
Questions and Answers 2026
Mammo is the only ____________ in the United States -
correct answer ✅Federally regulated radiographic procedure
6 tissues the breast is made up of -
correct answer ✅1. Milk producing glands (lobules)
2. Ducts that carry milk from the glands to the nipple
3. Fatty tissue
4. Connective tissue
5. Blood vessels
6. Lymph vessels
Most common location for breast cancer -
correct answer ✅Along the lining of the ducts
When breast cancer spreads from the breast to other parts of the
body, spreads via the? -
correct answer ✅Lymph vessels
Screening mammography = -
correct answer ✅Breast imaging for asymptomatic women
,Mammography Module 1 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
American Cancer Society recommends screening mammos starting
at which age? -
correct answer ✅45
Breast tissue can vary from? -
correct answer ✅Fatty to dense + fibrous
Why is AEC used in mammo? -
correct answer ✅Technique cannot be selected by looking at
patient/ measuring anatomy
First mammography equipment -
correct answer ✅1978 Phillips mammo unit, with reciprocating
grid
First time grids were used in mammo
Type of generator used -
correct answer ✅High frequency generator
(Consistent level of power)
, Mammography Module 1 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
High frequency generators produce x-rays that are? (3) -
correct answer ✅More consistent, more homogeneous, can be
controlled precisely
Kvp ranges in mammo -
correct answer ✅20 to 40
Kvp of 20 to 40 produces what kind of x-ray beam? (4) -
correct answer ✅Softer, low energy, produces less scatter, higher
contrast in image
Disadvantage of low kvp settings -
correct answer ✅Increased dose to patients
X-ray beam made up of 3 types of x-rays: -
correct answer ✅1. Lower energy x-rays (absorbed by skin)
2. Higher energy x-rays (strike image receptor without interacting
with patient)
3. Diagnostic x-rays (absorbed when strike and pass through tissue)
