Rad quiz

What does ALARA mean?

• As Low As Reasonably Achievable

• As Little As Reasonably Achievable

• As Low As Reasonably Acceptable

• As little As Reasonably Acceptable

How many different types of X-ray support designs are there?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 8

Regarding the previous question about X-ray tube support designs, what are the two different designs?

• Floor mounted tube stands and ceiling suspended tube crane systems

• Floor mounted and upright wall mounted holders

• Ceiling suspended tube crane systems and OTC

• None of the above

Most X-ray tube heads have a set of handles located between the X-ray tube and the blank

What is trendelenburg tilt?

• Patient is placed on X-ray table in a decubitus position.

• Patient is placed on X-ray table in a supine position.

• A table tilt angle in which the patients head and thorax are lower than his or her legs.

• Patient is prone on the X-ray table.

What is an Anode?

• Negative electrode of the X-ray table

• Positive electrode of the X-ray table

• Electrical component that possesses polarity with a negative and positive terminal.

• Device that produces X-rays.

What is a cathode?

• Positive electrode of the X-ray table.

• All radiation exiting the patient during exposure and ultimately striking receptor.

• Negative electrode of the X-ray table.

• A perpendicular relationship between the X-ray beam central ray (CR) and image receptor.

The component of the radiographic system that produces radiation is the

• Collimator

• High tension transformer

• X-ray tube

• Goniometer