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The Radiology exam covers the following subjects: patient care; safety; image production and procedures.
 

Radiology Tech Practice Test
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1. A patient comes into the ER and has a skull x-ray taken. Which bone is fractured in this skull x-ray?
2. According to the NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements), what is the minimum lead requirement for lead aprons?
3. A female patient comes in for an x-ray procedure with the Diagnoses of GERD. What does GERD stand for?
4. A female patient comes in with fertility problems. The doctor orders a hysterosalpingogram. When is the best time to perform this procedure?
5. What is the proper way to view a radiograph?
6. A patient comes in for a radiologic exam and requires an intravenous injection of contrast. What is the normal range for creatinine?
7. What is a chemical substance that kills pathogenic bacteria?
8. The best time to use the log rolling method to move a patient is when the patient may have:
9. What is best way to only change the density on an x-ray image?
10. What condition does this patient have?<
11. What is the best way to alter the quality of an x-ray beam?
12. When a patient is having a barium enema, what are the instructions after the examination?
13. What is the function of the housing around an x-ray tube?
14. Which of the following is considered a geometric factor that causes unequal magnification of different portions of the same object?
15. A unit of measuring radiation is REM. What does REM stand for?
16. A patient comes in complaining of abdominal pain and the doctor orders an x-ray of the abdomen. Afterwards, you compare it to the last image the patient had taken and you see this x-ray. What is the name of this x-ray position?
17. In what year did Thomas Edison invent fluoroscopy?
18. Of the total radiation exposure of the general public, what percentage comes from medical and dental radiation?
19. Which of the following is not part of a quality assurance program?
20. A system used to view radiographs is called PACS. What does PACS stands for?
21. Which bone is broken in this oblique of the hand?
22. What is a principle of radioprotection stating that whenever ionizing radiation has to be applied to humans it should be as far below the dose limits as practical?
23. A patient is having a CAT scan of the head. After injecting contrast, the patient complains of nausea and having problems breathing. What type of shock is the patient experiencing?
24. When parts of the body are being imaged, what restricts the useful x- ray beams from causing unnecessary exposure?
25. What is it when the stomach protrudes through cardiac orifice through tear of the diaphragm?

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