Radiologic Technologist HESI
Practice QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
ANSWERS
space charge - correct answer ✔✔Thermionic emission at the filament creates a _____.
True - correct answer ✔✔True or False:
Even if the HIS, RIS, and PACS are all down, as long as you have a working modality, you can still
produce images and continue to provide imaging services to patients.
Intensifying screens - correct answer ✔✔This device discovered by Michael Pupin released a
large number of light photons with just a few x-ray photons thus reducing the dose of x-rays to
the patient.
Linearity - correct answer ✔✔Measuring the relationship between the output intensities of
adjacent mA stations is a test of _____.
National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) - correct answer
✔✔Which organization recommended limiting the amount of x-ray exposure to radiation
workers and the general public?
William Rollins - correct answer ✔✔This radiology pioneer wrote about the importance of
filtration and collimation.
absorb low-energy x-rays - correct answer ✔✔Filtration is used to _____.
,the father - correct answer ✔✔Out of the people listed below, who is the best person to assist
with holding a child during an x-ray exam?
during the first trimester - correct answer ✔✔When is it not recommended that a pregnant
patient receive a radiographic procedure of the abdomen?
patient's date of birth - correct answer ✔✔An order for an x-ray exam must include, at
minimum, all of the following except:
Joint Review Committee on the Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) - correct answer
✔✔Which group enforces the accreditation of this Radiologic Technology program?
bone density - correct answer ✔✔This modality determines a person's risk for future fractures.
interpret images and report results - correct answer ✔✔Which is not one of the clinical
performance standards found within radiography?term-10
Enter patient data directly into the modality and match it up to the RIS and PACS when the
system is back up. - correct answer ✔✔If your modality cannot download a patient worklist,
what's the best way to continue on with performing exams and patient care?
Radiology Information System - correct answer ✔✔What does RIS stand for?
HL7 - correct answer ✔✔What computer language is usedterm-13 between the HIS and RIS?
Wilhelm Roentgen - correct answer ✔✔who discovered the x-ray
, computed tomography - correct answer ✔✔This modality is fast and extremely sensitive to
various tissue density making it the most versatile imaging modality used for all kinds of
pathology.
William Coolidge - correct answer ✔✔His hot cathode ray tube design led the way to how x-rays
tubes are made today.
the useful beam - correct answer ✔✔Primary radiation is _____.
November 8th, 1895 - correct answer ✔✔On what date was the x-ray discovered?
computed tomography - correct answer ✔✔With narrow detectors and fast helical scanning,
this modality is able to produce excellent images of a patient's lung tissue.
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - correct answer ✔✔The organization that
created the registry exam that must be passed in order to practice radiography is:
Picture Archive and Communication System - correct answer ✔✔What does PACS stand for?
physical therapist - correct answer ✔✔Anyone in the following professions can order an x-ray
except..
True - correct answer ✔✔True or False:
Starting and maintaining intravenous access as prescribed by a licensed independent
practitioner is within a radiographer's scope of practice.
Time, distance, shielding - correct answer ✔✔Radiation protection basics are:
Practice QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
ANSWERS
space charge - correct answer ✔✔Thermionic emission at the filament creates a _____.
True - correct answer ✔✔True or False:
Even if the HIS, RIS, and PACS are all down, as long as you have a working modality, you can still
produce images and continue to provide imaging services to patients.
Intensifying screens - correct answer ✔✔This device discovered by Michael Pupin released a
large number of light photons with just a few x-ray photons thus reducing the dose of x-rays to
the patient.
Linearity - correct answer ✔✔Measuring the relationship between the output intensities of
adjacent mA stations is a test of _____.
National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) - correct answer
✔✔Which organization recommended limiting the amount of x-ray exposure to radiation
workers and the general public?
William Rollins - correct answer ✔✔This radiology pioneer wrote about the importance of
filtration and collimation.
absorb low-energy x-rays - correct answer ✔✔Filtration is used to _____.
,the father - correct answer ✔✔Out of the people listed below, who is the best person to assist
with holding a child during an x-ray exam?
during the first trimester - correct answer ✔✔When is it not recommended that a pregnant
patient receive a radiographic procedure of the abdomen?
patient's date of birth - correct answer ✔✔An order for an x-ray exam must include, at
minimum, all of the following except:
Joint Review Committee on the Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) - correct answer
✔✔Which group enforces the accreditation of this Radiologic Technology program?
bone density - correct answer ✔✔This modality determines a person's risk for future fractures.
interpret images and report results - correct answer ✔✔Which is not one of the clinical
performance standards found within radiography?term-10
Enter patient data directly into the modality and match it up to the RIS and PACS when the
system is back up. - correct answer ✔✔If your modality cannot download a patient worklist,
what's the best way to continue on with performing exams and patient care?
Radiology Information System - correct answer ✔✔What does RIS stand for?
HL7 - correct answer ✔✔What computer language is usedterm-13 between the HIS and RIS?
Wilhelm Roentgen - correct answer ✔✔who discovered the x-ray
, computed tomography - correct answer ✔✔This modality is fast and extremely sensitive to
various tissue density making it the most versatile imaging modality used for all kinds of
pathology.
William Coolidge - correct answer ✔✔His hot cathode ray tube design led the way to how x-rays
tubes are made today.
the useful beam - correct answer ✔✔Primary radiation is _____.
November 8th, 1895 - correct answer ✔✔On what date was the x-ray discovered?
computed tomography - correct answer ✔✔With narrow detectors and fast helical scanning,
this modality is able to produce excellent images of a patient's lung tissue.
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - correct answer ✔✔The organization that
created the registry exam that must be passed in order to practice radiography is:
Picture Archive and Communication System - correct answer ✔✔What does PACS stand for?
physical therapist - correct answer ✔✔Anyone in the following professions can order an x-ray
except..
True - correct answer ✔✔True or False:
Starting and maintaining intravenous access as prescribed by a licensed independent
practitioner is within a radiographer's scope of practice.
Time, distance, shielding - correct answer ✔✔Radiation protection basics are:
