CLUSTER 1

RADIOLOGIC PHYSICS, EQUIPEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE

1. What is the new mAs is the existing factor of 10 mAs is to be changed to 300 mA
and 0.01s?
 3
2. What is the meaning of lead equivalence of the Lead apron?
 Equal to stopping power of the lead for x-ray
3. Which property of viewing box is the PRIORITY for quality control test?
 Uniform light output intensity
4. Which has the ovaries as their reproductive organs?
 Woman
5. The energy produced by the characteristics x-ray is the characteristic of:
 Electronic binding energy
6. Which will be the BEST first aid treatment for the processing chemical splash in
the eye
 Wash thoroughly
7. Which is NOT a characteristic of the diagnostic x-ray beam?
 Mono energetic
8. What happens to the x-ray intensity if the distance from a point source is tripled?
 Reduce to one ninth
9. Which biological effect will exhibit a threshold type of the radiation dose response
relationship?
 Lifespan shortening
10. Which is/are the basis of the radiation protection guidelines?
I.
Stochastic effects
II.
Deterministic effects
III.
Linear non-threshold dose response relationship
IV.
Non-linear threshold dose relationship dose response relationship
 I,II,III,IV
11. Which is NOT true regarding exposure time when taking radiographs?
 Is increased if mA is increased
12. What is the TRUE voltage across the kVp meter if it reads 120 kVp and the
transformer turns ratio is
500?
 240 V
13. Which is NOT produced during ionization of matter?
 Neutron
14. Which is NOT an x-ray grid specification?
 Automatic interlock
15. Changes to DNA rather than the chromosomes are called
 Point Mutation
16. What type of x-ray unit will give the LEAST amount of voltage ripple?
 3 phase, 12 pulses
17. Which is NOT a particulate type of radiation?
 Gamma
18. Which is most probably the reason why tungsten is used as an x-ray target?
 High Melting point19. Which will be the MOST likely to be attracted to an anode?
 Electron
20. Which atom has the LEAST composition in the human body?
 Nitrogen
21. Which technical factor will most likely contribute to radiographic contast?
 kVP
22. Which law states that the radio sensitivity of tissues depends on their maturity and
metabolism?
 Bergonie and tribondeau
23. The acceptable kVp test accuracy is + and – 5 only. If the test result is acceptable,
what was the set kVp
used if the actual kVp measured was 100 kVp?
I.
95
II.
105
III.
100
 I,II,III
24. If the distance from an x-ray source is halved, the radiation intensity increase by
the factor of
 4
25. What is the MOST likely tube current(mA) used in fluoroscopy?
 3
26. Who must hold the patient during diagnostic x-ray procedure?
 Companion of patient
27. What is circuitry is characterized by the mAs varying continuously during the
exposure?
 Falling load
28. a sensitometer
 is a device used for measuring densities of films
29. Which is NOT considered a month the factors that can determine shielding
thickness?
 typed of x-ray examination
30. What device controls the replenishment system of the film processor?
 Float valve
31. The nucleus does NOT contains this ___
 Lipids
32. Which will NOT affect x-ray quality?
 mAs
33. What will MOST closely describe on how radiation will interact with a target
molecule?
 Indirectly
34. Given a 50 kVp x-ray photon, the 100 kVp photon has a ____.
 Higher frequency
35. Which refers to the optical base density
 Base plus fog
36. Which does not apply to diagnostic x-ray?
 Reflection
37. What will be the dose reduction in percent for a radiographer who will be standing
2m away from the
patient instead of 1m only?
 20
38. There is a 10 percent reject film out of 2000 films in the department. However, 2
percent of this reject is
caused by darkroom related errors. How many films are caused by darkroom related
errors?
 439. Which is found in the positive electrode side of the x-ray tube?
 Anode
40. Which material characteristics can readily transmit all incident x-ray.
 Radioparent
41. Which is TRUE for normal radiographic set up?
 Longer FFD reduces magnification
42. Which is characterized by the non-uniformity of x-ray intensity production of an
x-ray tube along the
central ray?
 Anode heel effect
43. Which is the BEST method to use for reducing radiation doses in a radiographic
procedure?
 Distance
44. Which is NOT a radiation damage model of human chromosome?
 Normal aberration
45. Which of the following items are included in the ICRP system of dose limitation?
I.
Justification
II.
Optimization
III.
Dose limitation
 I, II and III
46. If SID is doubled, radiographic density is ______.
 Reduced by one fourth
47. In the equation, E=Hf, the H_____
 Is the planks constant
48. If the secondary coil has 500 more turns than the primary coil, what will be the
relationship of the
secondary volatege to the primary voltage?
 500:1
49. What is the maximum voltage that crosses the x-ray tube during a complete
wavelength?
 kVp
50. a dual filament cathode is capable of giving
 small and large focus
51. a chest x-ray examination will likely use
 1 mm focus
52. If the distance (SID) from an x-ray point source is doubled, what will happen to
the x-ray output at the
same SID?
 One fourth
53. How many mGy is 10 Gy?
 10,000
54. Which is the MOST likely reason that grids are not used in ward chest
radiography?
 Grid alignment is difficult
55. This is NOT a known type of energy losses in transformer.
 Friction losses
56. A spinning top test is used to:
 Check the accuracy of the timer
57. An mAs control is used in
 Single knob adjustment of time and mA58. Which of these is the MOST
radiosensitive?
 Bone marrow
59. How is the testing for constancy of radiation output for x-ray unit done?
 Make 3 exposures keeping the kVp and mAs the same but varying the mA and
time
60. Who must assist and hold the patient during the conduct of a radiographic
procedure?
 Companion of patient
61. What is the unit of radiographic workload?
 mA min/wk
62. Which is considered the MOST abundant macromolecule in the human body?
 Protein
63. Which type of emission is NOT likely to follow the inverse square law?
 Skylight
64. How many diodes do you find in a full wave rectified x-ray unit?
 4
65. Death occurs in the G.I syndrome because of ____.
 Damage lining of intestine
66. Which electromagnetic radiation is in the diagnostic x-ray region?
 65 KeV
67. Which of this cancer induced by radiation appears to have a threshold ?
 Skin cancer
68. Which can NOT be determined by a H and D curve of a processor control chart?
 Recorded detail
69. Which is NOT included in the acute radiation syndrome?
 Latent
70. Which is LEAST likely to be categorized as an x-ray detector?
 Photo multiplier tube
71. Which factor is LEAST likely to affect the screen film imaging system?
 Cassette dimensions
72. A Fluoroscope operates at 95 kVp, 2 mA. What is the power consumption?
 190 W
73. Which is the BEST method to use for reducing radiation doses in a fluoroscopic x-
ray procedure for the
radiologic technologist?
 Distance
74. What will you do if the lid has been accidentally left open in a box if unexposed
films in white light?
 Process three films and inspect
75. Which will have the longest wavelength?
 Microwave
76. The filament transformer is _______.
 A step down transformer
77. Which of the following must be followed when film is loaded for mammography?
 The film should be on the x-ray tube of the radiographic intensity screen
78. What will be the radiologic technologist FIRST do if a patient was found out to be
pregnant AFTER the
x-ray procedure was done?
 Ask the patient how many weeks or stage of pregnancy she thinks of her
pregnancy79. Which will NOT increase film fog?
 Use of rare earth screen
80. The output of x-ray unit is 8R/mA – minute. What will be the patient exposure in
R if the radiographer
uses 2 mA for 3 minutes of fluoroscopy?
 48
81. Which is NOT one of the major systems of an automatic processor?
 Electrical system
82. What type of graph shows the allowable exposure factors mA, kVp and time
combination for an x-ray
tube?
 Radiographic
83. Which is a method for electrification?
 Induction
84. For electromagnetic radiation, which increases with increasing photon energy?
 Frequency
85. How much percentage of cells survived if 100 cells died after irradiation if 10,000
cell population?
 100
86. Electrons passing through matter lose energy primarily by producing this.
 Bremmstrahlung
87. Which test will be the first thing to do when starting a quality control program for
an x-ray machine?
 Output constancy
88. How many total numbers of films were analyzed if the number of rejected films is
50 and the film
analysis showed a 5 value?
 550
89. Which is an example of stochastic effect of radiation?
 Lifespan shortening
90. How is the optimum development time determined?
 Ask the manufacturer of the film
91. Which is NOT needed to produce x-ray?
 Filter
92. Which atom has the least composition in body?
 Nitrogen
93. What do you call the transformer where the voltage of the secondary winding is
higher than the voltage
of primary?
 Step up
94. In the equation E=mc*2, c refers to _____.
 Speed of light
95. What material is NOT used as the output phosphor of the image intensifier?
 TLD
96. What is the tolerance limit of x-ray beam exposure linearity test?
 10
97. What is the estimated annual dose in in mSv of a radiologic technologist who is
working I a fluoroscopic
room for 8 hrs a day in 5 days a week for 200 working days a year basis if his
workplace monitoring for
doses showed 20 dose microsievert per hour reading 32
98. Which has the highest photon energy?
 X-ray
99. Which tissue has the highest radiosensitivity?
 Gonad
100.
Which is NOT true regarding x-ray tube rating?
 Old and new x-ray tubes are expected to have same tube ratings