GXMO PRACTICE Exam with complete solutions latest version.

GXMO PRACTICE Exam with complete
solutions latest version




X-rays .were .discovered .by... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Roentgen .in .1895 .in
.Germany


The .Joint .Review .Committee .on .Education .in .Radiologic .Technology .(JRCERT)
.is .the... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-organization .that .accredits .schools .for .radiologic
.technologists


The .largest .professional .organization .for .radiologic .technologists .is .the... .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-ASRT


The .x-ray .room .has .an .area .that .protects .the .limited .operator .from .scatter
.radiation .and .is .called... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .control .booth


Mechanism .on .the .x-ray .tube .that .provides .a .stop .in .a .specific .location .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-detent


The .image .that .has .been .exposed .on .the .IR .but .has .not .yet .been .processed .is
.called .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-latent .image


The .absorption .of .x-rays .by .matter .is .called .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-attenuation

The .IR .system .consists .of.. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cassette .and .phosphor .plate

A .type .of .filmless .system .that .produces .digital .images .is .called .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-computed .radiography .(CR)


The .source .of .x-rays .is .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-x-ray .tube

Unwanted .image .exposure .that .is .caused .by .scatter .x-rays .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-radiation .fog


Surrounds .the .x-ray .tube .and .is .lined .with .lead .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-tube
.housing


Opening .where .the .x-rays .exit .the .tube .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-tube .port

X-rays .exit .the .tube .port .via .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .tube .window

, What .is .the .name .of .the .radiation .that .exits .the .patient? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
remnant .radiation

The .x-ray .beam .that .leaves .the .tube .is .called .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-primary
.radiation


Primary .x-ray .beams .that .leave .the .body .and .travel .in .all .directions .is .called .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-scatter .radiation


When .a .neutral .atom .gains .or .loses .an .electron, .the .atom .is .said .to .be... .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-ionized


X-rays .consist .of .what .type .of .energy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-electromagnetic
.energy


X-rays .with .greater .energy .have .what .size .wavelengths .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
shorter

The .smallest .possible .unit .of .electromagnetic .energy .is .the .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-photon


The .common .unit .of .measure .for .the .potential .difference .across .an .x-ray .tube
.is .the .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-ohm


The .purpose .of .a .transformer .is .to .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-increase .or .decrease
.voltage


When .an .atom .gains .or .loses .an .electron .it .is .called .an .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
ion

One .of .the .most .important .elements .in .radiography .that .is .used .to .create .x-
rays .is .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-tungsten

Roentgen .discovered .x-rays .while .working .with .a .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-crookes
.tube


Free .electrons .for .x-ray .production .come .from .the .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
filament

The .creation .of .the .space .charge .in .the .x-ray .tube .produces .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-thermionic .emission


The .majority .of .photons .in .the .x-ray .beam .are .created .by .which .process? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Bremsstrahlung .interactions


More .than .99% .of .the .energy .of .the .electron .stream .is .converted .to .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-heat