Supervisor and Operator Rad Exam
Questions and Answers
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iioccur iiminutes iito iihours iiafter iiexposure iito iiionizing iiradiation?
1.) iifunctional iidamage ii& iimorphological iichanges
2.) iiAppearance iiof iiatypical iicells
3.) iiCataract iiformation ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1 ii& ii2
If iithe iioperator iistands iibehind iia iiportable iishield, iiwhich iimay iiallow iiscattered
iiradiation iito iipass iiaround iiit's iiedges; iitotal iiradiation iidose iireduction iiwould iibe
iiapproximately: ii
a.) ii50%
b.) ii75%
c.) ii92%
d.) ii99% ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-99%
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iiSHORT iiTERM iistepwise iieffects iiof iiradiation iiexposure?
1.) iilife-span iishortening
2.) iiprimary iiradiochemical iireactions
3.) iifunctional iidamage iiof iicells
A.) ii1 iiand ii2
b.) ii1 iiand ii3
c.) ii2 iiand ii3
d.) ii1, ii2, iiand ii3 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-C. ii2 iiand ii3
Limited iipermit iiX-ray iitechnicians iiare iiexcluded iifrom: ii
A.) iitaking iiplain iiradiographs iiof iithe iiextremities
B.) iioperating iiportable iior iimobile iiX-ray iiequipment
C.) iitaking iiplain iiradiographs iiof iithe iichest
d.) iiall iiof iithe iiabove ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-B.) iioperating iiportable iior iimobile iiX-ray
iiequipment
An iiexample iiof iia iiradiographic iistudy iiusing iinatural iishielding iito iidecrease iiradiation
iito iithe iiovaries iiis:
,A.) iiAP iiT/S ii
b.) iiAP iipelvis
c.) iilateral iifemur
d.) iiPA iilumbar iispine ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiPA iiLumbar iiSpine
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iipart iiof iithe iix-ray iitube iianode?
1.) iipositive iielectrode
2.) iinegative iielectrode
3.) iitarget ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1 iiand ii3.
Which iielectron iiinteraction iiwith iithe iianode iicauses iix-ray iibeam iito iibe
iipolygenergetic?
A.) iicharacteristic
b.) iiCompton
c.) iipair iiproduction
d.) iiBremsstrahlung ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiBremsstrahlung
What iihappens iito iithe iinominal iifocal iispot iisize iias iithe iix-ray iitube iitarget ii(anode)
iidecreases?
A.) iidecreases
B.) iistays iithe iisame
c.) iiincreases
d.) iiinverts ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a.) iidecreases
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiwill iireduce iipatient iiradiation iidose?
a.) iiincreased iithickness iiof iithe iialum. iitabletop
b.) iiuse iimore iiradio-absorbent iicassette iifronts
c.) iiuse iiKEVLAR iicassette iifronts
d.) iiincrease iigrid iiratio ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-?? iiLook iiup iisee iipage?
What iiaccounts iifor iimost iiof iithe iirepeated iiradiographs ii(retakes/repeats) iitoday?
a.) iiincorrect iifilm iistorage
b.) iiincorrect iiselection iiof iiPRIMARY iiFACTORS
c.) iilack iiof iicollimation
d.) iiincorrect iifilm iiprocessing ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iiincorrect iiselection iiof iiPRIMARY
iiFACTORS
0.5 iimm iilead iiequivalent iigonad iishields iiplaced iiover iithe iiovaries/testes iireduce
iiradiation iidose iito iithe iigonads iiapproximately ii______%
a.) ii55%
,b.) ii80%
c.) ii92%
d.) ii100% ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-c.) ii92% ii(verify)
Under iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiconditions iimuch iigonads iibe iishielded? ii
1.) iithe iipatient iiis iiof iireproductive iiage
2.) iithe iishield iiwill iinot iiinterfere iiwith iithe iidiagnosis
3.) iithe iigonads iilie iiwithin ii5 iicm iiof iithe iiprimary iibeam ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe
iiAbove
verify ii5 iicm..
To iireduce iithe iiradiation iidose iito iipatients, iiit iiis iinecessary iito iiformulate iiyour
iiradiographic iitechnique iichart iiso iithat iithe iikVP iiis ii__________ iiand iithe iimAs iiis
ii____________.
a.) iihigh, iihigh
b.) iilow, iilow
c.) iihigh, iilow
d.) iilow, iihigh ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-C.) iihigh iikVp, iilow iimAs
Approximately, iiwhat ii% iiof iicases iiwill iirequire iiminor iiadjustments iito iia iiradiographic
iitechnique iichart?
A.) ii5
B.) ii10-25
c.) ii25-50
D.) ii75 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-B. ii10-25
How iishould iiexposure iifactors iibe iiadjusted iifor iia iipatient iiwith iiemphysema?
a.) iikeep iikVP iithe iisame, iidouble iimAs
b.) iikeep iikVP iithe iisame, iihalve iithe iimAs
c.) iiincrease iikVp, iikeep iisame iimAs
d.) iino iichange iiis iinecessary ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iikeep iikVP iithe iisame, iihalve iithe
iimAs
An iiemphysematous iipatient iiwill iineed___________ iiexposure iithan/an iias iipatient iiwith
iipneumonia. ii
a.) ii50% iimore
b.) ii100% iimore
c.) iithe iisame
d.) iiless ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiless
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iitypes iiof iifog?
, a.) iidevelopment ii(chemical) iifog
b.) iiscatter iifog
c.) iisafelight iifog
d.) iiall iiare iitypes iiof iifog ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiall iiare iitypes iiof iifog
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iian iiX-ray iiequipment iiand iiaccessory iifailure?
A.) iiuse iiof iiincorrect iitechnical iifactors
b.) iiimproper iifilm iistorage
c.) iiimproper iiuse iiof iiaccessories iisuch iias iigrids, iicassettes
d.) iifailure iito iicommunicate iiclearly iito iithe iipatient ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iiimproper
iifilm iistorage
19.) iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiprocessing iierrors iicauses iifilms iito iilook iimilky iiand iislowly
iidarken iiover iitime?
a.) iioxidized iior iidepleted iideveloper iisolution
b.) iiweak iifixer iisolution
c.) iicold iior iinon-circulating iiwash iiwater
d.) iiabove iinormal iideveloper iisolution iitemperature ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iiweak iifixer
iisolution
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iithe iiresult iiof iiweak iifixer iisolution?
1.) iimilky iiappearance iito iifilm
2.) iifilm iidarkens iiover iitime iior iiwhen iire-run iithrough iiprocessor
3.) iifilm iiturns iiyellow iiover iitime
a.) ii1 ii& ii2
b.) ii1 ii& ii3
c.) ii2 ii& ii3
d.) ii1, ii2, ii& ii3 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a.) ii1 ii& ii2
There iiis iian iiinteraction iithat iitakes iiplace iiwhen iiX-rays iihit iithe iiintensifying iiscreens. ii
A iilarge iinumber iior iivisible iilight ii_________(a)_______ iicause iithe iifilm iito iidarken
iiduring iidevelopment. ii
When iiusing iifilm iiALONE iiwithout iithe iiINTENSIFYING iiSCREENS, iimore iiX-rays
ii(______(b.)_____________) iiare iigenerated iiresulting iiin iia ii_______(c.)_________ iiin
iipatient iiradiation iidose. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a.) iiphotons
b.) ii20-50 iix's iitypically
c.) iiincrease
Intensification iiFactor iidefined:
Questions and Answers
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iioccur iiminutes iito iihours iiafter iiexposure iito iiionizing iiradiation?
1.) iifunctional iidamage ii& iimorphological iichanges
2.) iiAppearance iiof iiatypical iicells
3.) iiCataract iiformation ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1 ii& ii2
If iithe iioperator iistands iibehind iia iiportable iishield, iiwhich iimay iiallow iiscattered
iiradiation iito iipass iiaround iiit's iiedges; iitotal iiradiation iidose iireduction iiwould iibe
iiapproximately: ii
a.) ii50%
b.) ii75%
c.) ii92%
d.) ii99% ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-99%
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iiSHORT iiTERM iistepwise iieffects iiof iiradiation iiexposure?
1.) iilife-span iishortening
2.) iiprimary iiradiochemical iireactions
3.) iifunctional iidamage iiof iicells
A.) ii1 iiand ii2
b.) ii1 iiand ii3
c.) ii2 iiand ii3
d.) ii1, ii2, iiand ii3 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-C. ii2 iiand ii3
Limited iipermit iiX-ray iitechnicians iiare iiexcluded iifrom: ii
A.) iitaking iiplain iiradiographs iiof iithe iiextremities
B.) iioperating iiportable iior iimobile iiX-ray iiequipment
C.) iitaking iiplain iiradiographs iiof iithe iichest
d.) iiall iiof iithe iiabove ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-B.) iioperating iiportable iior iimobile iiX-ray
iiequipment
An iiexample iiof iia iiradiographic iistudy iiusing iinatural iishielding iito iidecrease iiradiation
iito iithe iiovaries iiis:
,A.) iiAP iiT/S ii
b.) iiAP iipelvis
c.) iilateral iifemur
d.) iiPA iilumbar iispine ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiPA iiLumbar iiSpine
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iipart iiof iithe iix-ray iitube iianode?
1.) iipositive iielectrode
2.) iinegative iielectrode
3.) iitarget ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1 iiand ii3.
Which iielectron iiinteraction iiwith iithe iianode iicauses iix-ray iibeam iito iibe
iipolygenergetic?
A.) iicharacteristic
b.) iiCompton
c.) iipair iiproduction
d.) iiBremsstrahlung ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiBremsstrahlung
What iihappens iito iithe iinominal iifocal iispot iisize iias iithe iix-ray iitube iitarget ii(anode)
iidecreases?
A.) iidecreases
B.) iistays iithe iisame
c.) iiincreases
d.) iiinverts ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a.) iidecreases
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiwill iireduce iipatient iiradiation iidose?
a.) iiincreased iithickness iiof iithe iialum. iitabletop
b.) iiuse iimore iiradio-absorbent iicassette iifronts
c.) iiuse iiKEVLAR iicassette iifronts
d.) iiincrease iigrid iiratio ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-?? iiLook iiup iisee iipage?
What iiaccounts iifor iimost iiof iithe iirepeated iiradiographs ii(retakes/repeats) iitoday?
a.) iiincorrect iifilm iistorage
b.) iiincorrect iiselection iiof iiPRIMARY iiFACTORS
c.) iilack iiof iicollimation
d.) iiincorrect iifilm iiprocessing ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iiincorrect iiselection iiof iiPRIMARY
iiFACTORS
0.5 iimm iilead iiequivalent iigonad iishields iiplaced iiover iithe iiovaries/testes iireduce
iiradiation iidose iito iithe iigonads iiapproximately ii______%
a.) ii55%
,b.) ii80%
c.) ii92%
d.) ii100% ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-c.) ii92% ii(verify)
Under iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiconditions iimuch iigonads iibe iishielded? ii
1.) iithe iipatient iiis iiof iireproductive iiage
2.) iithe iishield iiwill iinot iiinterfere iiwith iithe iidiagnosis
3.) iithe iigonads iilie iiwithin ii5 iicm iiof iithe iiprimary iibeam ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe
iiAbove
verify ii5 iicm..
To iireduce iithe iiradiation iidose iito iipatients, iiit iiis iinecessary iito iiformulate iiyour
iiradiographic iitechnique iichart iiso iithat iithe iikVP iiis ii__________ iiand iithe iimAs iiis
ii____________.
a.) iihigh, iihigh
b.) iilow, iilow
c.) iihigh, iilow
d.) iilow, iihigh ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-C.) iihigh iikVp, iilow iimAs
Approximately, iiwhat ii% iiof iicases iiwill iirequire iiminor iiadjustments iito iia iiradiographic
iitechnique iichart?
A.) ii5
B.) ii10-25
c.) ii25-50
D.) ii75 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-B. ii10-25
How iishould iiexposure iifactors iibe iiadjusted iifor iia iipatient iiwith iiemphysema?
a.) iikeep iikVP iithe iisame, iidouble iimAs
b.) iikeep iikVP iithe iisame, iihalve iithe iimAs
c.) iiincrease iikVp, iikeep iisame iimAs
d.) iino iichange iiis iinecessary ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iikeep iikVP iithe iisame, iihalve iithe
iimAs
An iiemphysematous iipatient iiwill iineed___________ iiexposure iithan/an iias iipatient iiwith
iipneumonia. ii
a.) ii50% iimore
b.) ii100% iimore
c.) iithe iisame
d.) iiless ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiless
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iitypes iiof iifog?
, a.) iidevelopment ii(chemical) iifog
b.) iiscatter iifog
c.) iisafelight iifog
d.) iiall iiare iitypes iiof iifog ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-d.) iiall iiare iitypes iiof iifog
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iian iiX-ray iiequipment iiand iiaccessory iifailure?
A.) iiuse iiof iiincorrect iitechnical iifactors
b.) iiimproper iifilm iistorage
c.) iiimproper iiuse iiof iiaccessories iisuch iias iigrids, iicassettes
d.) iifailure iito iicommunicate iiclearly iito iithe iipatient ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iiimproper
iifilm iistorage
19.) iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiprocessing iierrors iicauses iifilms iito iilook iimilky iiand iislowly
iidarken iiover iitime?
a.) iioxidized iior iidepleted iideveloper iisolution
b.) iiweak iifixer iisolution
c.) iicold iior iinon-circulating iiwash iiwater
d.) iiabove iinormal iideveloper iisolution iitemperature ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-b.) iiweak iifixer
iisolution
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iithe iiresult iiof iiweak iifixer iisolution?
1.) iimilky iiappearance iito iifilm
2.) iifilm iidarkens iiover iitime iior iiwhen iire-run iithrough iiprocessor
3.) iifilm iiturns iiyellow iiover iitime
a.) ii1 ii& ii2
b.) ii1 ii& ii3
c.) ii2 ii& ii3
d.) ii1, ii2, ii& ii3 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a.) ii1 ii& ii2
There iiis iian iiinteraction iithat iitakes iiplace iiwhen iiX-rays iihit iithe iiintensifying iiscreens. ii
A iilarge iinumber iior iivisible iilight ii_________(a)_______ iicause iithe iifilm iito iidarken
iiduring iidevelopment. ii
When iiusing iifilm iiALONE iiwithout iithe iiINTENSIFYING iiSCREENS, iimore iiX-rays
ii(______(b.)_____________) iiare iigenerated iiresulting iiin iia ii_______(c.)_________ iiin
iipatient iiradiation iidose. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a.) iiphotons
b.) ii20-50 iix's iitypically
c.) iiincrease
Intensification iiFactor iidefined:
