Category: Pilot-13What determines the quantity of fluorescent light emitted from a fluorescent screen?Thickness of the phosphor layerType of phosphor usedkV range used for exposure

Category: Patient Care-26What is caused by loss of a large amount of blood or plasma?

Category: Patient Care-14A severe and life-threatening response to an injection of contrast medium is called:

Category: Patient Care-25A sphygmomanometer is used to:

Category: Image Production-41When the x-ray beam is not properly aligned with the grid strips, the _____ is changed.

Category: Image Production-6If you were using an automatic exposure control (AEC) device to make an exposure, which of these would be adjusted to ensure a proper optical density from patient to patient?Set timeSet ionization chamberSet density compensation

Category: Image Production-15An exposure was made using 12 mAs and 60 kVp and resulted in an acceptable density. If the kVp was changed to 69 to obtain longer-scale contrast, what new mAs should be used?

Category: Procedures-24To demonstrate the zygoapophyseal joints of the lumbar vertebrae with an AP projection, the patient rotation is:

Category: Safety-36The random interaction of x-rays with matter produces a variety of structural changes in biologic tissue, including:A single-strand break in one chromosomeMore than one break in the same chromosomeStickiness, or clumping together, of chromosomes

Category: Patient Care-27Which of the following are true when radiography is performed on a trauma patient?Work quickly and efficientlyPatient may be left alone if unconsciousSpinal cord injury may be ruled out if patient is not on backboard or wearing a cervical collarObserve for changes in wound dressing while performing radiographyDocument, in writing, changes in patient condition