1.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE FACTER OF CHOICE FOR THE REGULATION OF

RADIOGRAPHIC DENSIT?
A.
B.
C.
D.

mAs
kVp
DISTANCE
FILTRATION

A. mAs
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION(S) TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SCATTERED
RADIATION REACHING THE FILM?
1. GRID DEVICES
2. SMALL FOCAL SPOT
3. BEAM RESTRICTORS
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 3 ONLY
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTE TO THE RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST
PRESENT ON THE FINISHED RADIOGRAPH?
1. TISSUE DENSITY
2. PATHOLOGY
3. MUCSLE DEVELOPMENT
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2 AND 3

D. 1, 2 AND 3
4. THE QUANTITY OF X-RAY PHOTONS DELIVERED TO THE PATIENT IN A GIVEN
EXPOSURE IS PRIMARILY REAGULATED BY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

mAs
kVp
FFD
FOCAL SPOT SIZE

A. mAs
5. IN COMPARISON TO 60 kVp, 80 kVp WILL
1. PERMIT GREATER LATITUDE
2. PRODUCE LONGER SCALE CONTRAST
3. PRODUCE MORE SCATTER READIOATION
A. 1 ONLY

B. 2 ONLY
C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
D. 1, 2, AND 3
E. 1, 2, AND 3
6. THE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE VARYING DEGREE OF FILM EXPOSURE,
PARTICULARLY IN QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING IS A
A.
B.
C.
D.

SENSITOMETER
DENSITOMETER
STEP WEDGE
SPINNING TOP

B. DENSITOMETER
7. THE EXPOSURE FACTORS USED FOR A PARTICULAR NON-GRID CHEST RADIOGRAPH
WERE 300 mAs, 0.01 sec, AND 90 kVp. THE RADIOLOGIST REQUESTS AN ADDITIONAL
FILM USING AN 8:1 GRID. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF FACTORS IS
APPROPRIATE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

400
500
300
300

mA
mA
mA
mA

0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01

sec 120 kVp

sec 100 kVp
sec 90 kVp
120 kVp

E. 300 mA 0.01 sec 120 kVp

8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE AN EFFECT ON RECORDED DETAIL?
1. FOCAL SPOT SIZE
2. TYPE OF RECTIFICATION
3. FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
A. 1 ONLY
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
C. 1 AND 3 ONLY
D.1, 2, AND 3
C. 1 AND 3 ONY
9. INTENSIFYING SCREEN WITH A SPEED OF 200 WILL
1. REQUIRE 50 PERCENT LESS EXPOSURE THAN 100 SPEED SCREENS
2. INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF SCATTER RADIATION
3. ENALBE THE RADIOGRAPHER TO DECREASE THE EXPOSURE TIME
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 1 AND 3 ONLY

10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE METHODS OF LIMITING THE PRODUCTION OF

SCATTER RADIATION?
1. USING PRONE POSTION FOR ABDOMINAL EXAMS
2. USING A COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR SUPINE ABDOMENS
3. RESTRICTING THE FIEL SIZE TO THE SMALLEST PRACTICAL
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 AND 2 ONY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2 AND 3

E. 1, 2 AND 3
11. IN ORDER THAT A PHOSPHOR BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN INTENSIFYING SCREENS, IT
SHOULD HAVE WHICH FO THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS?
1. HIGH CONVERSION EFFECIENCY
2. HIGH X-RAY ABSORPTION
3. AFTERGLOW
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
3 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONY
1, 2 AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
12. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EMIT LIGHT WHEN ENERGIZED BY X-RAY PHOTONS, EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.

SILVER BROMIDE
CALCIUM TUNGSTATE
ZINC CADMIUM SULFIDE
LANTHANUM OXYBROMIDE

A. SILVER BROMIDE
13. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE THE
GREATEST RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

200
500
400
100

mA
mA
mA
mA

0.05 sec 37 in. FFD

0.02 sec 44 in. FFD
0.025 sec 40 in. FFD
0.01 sec 48 in. FFD

A. 200 mA 0.05 sec 37 in. FFD

14. A RADIOGRAPH THAT EXHIBITS MANY SHADES OF GRAY FROM WHITE TO BLACK, MAY
BE DESCRIBED AS HAVING
A.
B.
C.
D.

LONG-SCALE CONTRAST
SHORT-SCALE CONTRAST
INCREASED DENSITY
GOOD RECORDED DETAILS

A. LONG-SCALE CONTRAST
15. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT X-RAY FILM SENSITIVITY BE ACCURATELY MATCHED WITH THE
A. CORRECT PROCESSOR CHEMISTRY
16. B PROPER kV RANGE
B. APPROPIATE SCREEN SPEED
C. COLOR OF INTENSIFYING SCREEN FLUORESCENCE
D. COLOR OF INTESIFYING SCREEN FLUORESCENCE
17. AN INCREASE IN RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT FROM A
DECREASE IN
A.
B.
C.
D.

mAs
kVp
GRID RATIO
ADDED FILTRATION

B. GRID RATIO
18. THE DEVICE USED TO TEST ACCURACY OF THE X-RAY TIMER IS THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

DENSITOMETER
SENSITOMETER
PENETROMETER
SPINNIGN TOP

E. SPINNING TOP
19. IF THE RADIOGRAPHER IS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE mAs, YET NEEDS TO DOUBLE THE
RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY ON A PARTICULAR FILM, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD
BEST ACCOMPLISH THIS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

INCREASE THE kVp BY 50 PERCENT

INCREASE THE kVp by 15 PERCENT
DECREASE THE FFD BY 25 PERCENT
INCREASE THE GRID RATIO

C. INCREASE THE kVp BY 15 PERCENT

20. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PART TO BE RADIOGRAPHED AND THE IMAGE
RECEPTOR IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
A.
B.
C.
D.

FOCAL FILM DISTANCE

OBJECT FILM DISTANCE
FOCAL OBJECT DISTANCE
SOURCE TO FILM DISRANCE

B. OBJECT TO FILM DISTANCE

21. IF THE QUANTITY OF BLACK METALLIC SIVER ON A PARTICULAR RADIOGRAPH IS SUCH
THAT IT ALLOWS 1 PERCENT OF THE ILLUMINATOR LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH THE
FILM, THAT FILM HAS A DENSITY OF

A.
B.
C.
D.

0.01
0.1
1.0
2.0

E. 2.0
22. AN EXPOSURE WAS MADE USING 400 mA AND 3 msec, IN ORDER TO MANTAIN THE
SAME DENSITY WHAT MUST BE THE NEW EXPOSURE TIME IF THE mA IS CHANGED TO
200
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.001 sec
0.006 sec
0.01 sec
0.06 sec

C. 0.006 sec
23. EXPOSURE FACTORS OF 70 kVp AND 10 mAs ARE USED FOR A PARTICULAR NON-GRID
EXPOSURE. WHAT SHOULD BE THE NEW mAs IF AN 8:1 IS ADDED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

20
30
40
60

mAs
mAs
mAs
mAs

D. 40 mAs
24. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST FREQUENT CASUE OF REPEAT
RADIOGRAPHS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

GRID ERRORS
UNDER OR OVEREXPOSURE
EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
PROCESSOR MALFUNCTION

25. B. UNDER OR OVEREXPOSURE

26. GRID RATIO IS DEFINED AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HEIGHT OF THE LEAD
STRIP AND THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

WIDTH OF THE LEAD STRIP

DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LEAD STRIPS
NUMBER OF LEAD STRIPS PER IN.
ANGLE OF THE LEAD STRIP

27. B. DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LEAD STRIPS

28. SUBSTRATCTION TECHNIQUE MIGHT BE USED FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
STUDIES
A.
B.
C.
D.

TOMOGRAPHY
ANGIOGRAPHY
UROGRAPHY
BARIUM

29. B. ANGIOGRAPHY
30. FAST SPEEN SCREENS ARE USED
A.
B.
C.
D.

TO MINIMISE PATIENT DOSE

TO MAXIMIZE FINE ANATOMIC DETAILS
WHEN LONG-SCALE CONTRAST IS DESIRED
TO MINIMZE QUANTUM MORRLE

A. TO MINIMZE PATIENT DOSE

31. THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

SOURCE TO IMAGE RECEPTOR DISTANCE AND THE RESULTING FILM DENSITY

EXPOSURE REACHING THE PHOSPHORS AND THE RESULTING FLUORESCENCE
EXPOSURE GIVEN THE FILM AND THE RESULTING FILM DENSITY
kVp USED AND THE RESULTING FILM DENSITY

B. EXPOSURE GIVEN THE FILM AND THE RESULTING FILM DENSITY

32. IF THE RADIOGRAPHER IS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE A SHORT OBJECT FILM DISTANCE DUE
TO STRUCTURE OF THE BODY PART OR PATIENT CONDITION , WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE TO MINIMIZE MAGNIFICATION DISTORTION?
A. SMALLER FOCAL SPOT SIZE SHOULD BE USED
B. LONGER FOCAL FILM DISTANCE SHOULD BE USED
33. C.FASTER INTENSIFYING SCREENS SHOULD BE USED
C. SLOW INTENSIFYING SCREENS SHOULD BE USED
34. B. LONGER FOCAL FILM DISTANCE SHOULD BE USED
35. WHEN AN INTENSIFYING SCREEN CONTINUES TO GLOW AFTER THE X-RAY EXPOSURE
HAS ENDED, THE SCREEN IS SAID TO POSSES
A.
B.
C.
D.

FLOUESCRENCE
INCANDESCENCE
LUMINESCENCE
LAG

E. LAG
36. RADIOGRAPHIC SHARPNESS IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO
1. FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
2. SCREEN SPEED
3. FOCAL SPOT SIZE
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. 1 ONLY

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

37. COMPARED TO A LOW RATIO GRID, A HIGH RATIO GRID WILL

1. ABSORD MORE PRIMARY RADIATION
2. ABSORB MORE SCATTERED RADIATION
3. ALLOW LESS CENTERING LATITUDE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
38. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) NOT CONSIDERED GEOMETRIC FACTORS
CONTROLLING RECORDED DETAILS?
39. 1 FOCAL SPOT SIZE
40. 2. SCREEN SPEED
4. OBJECT FILM DISTANCE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 2 ONLY
41. A LINE-PAIR PATTERN MAY BE USED TO EVALUATE
A.
B.
C.
D.

EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION
SCREEN RESOLUTION
SCREEN CONTACT
TIMER ACCURACY

C. SCREEN RESOLUTION
42. IF A RADIOGRAPH COMES FROM THE AUTOMATIC PROCESSOR WITH A FLAT, GRAY,
FOGGED APPEARANCE, THE CAUSE MAY BE
1. EXCESSIVE DEVELOPER TEMPERATURE
2. CONTAMINATED DEVELOPER
3. INSUFFICIENT DEVELOPLER REPLENISHER
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
43. IN X-RAY FILM PROCESSING CHEMISTRY, THE FIXER SOLUTION HAS THE FOLLOWING
NATURE
A. ALKALINE
B. ACIDIC

C. SULFURIE
D. TEMPERATE
44. B. ACIDIC
45. BOXES OF X-RAY FILM SHOULD BE STORED IN
A.
B.
C.
D.

COOL, HUMID AREA

COOL, DRY AREA
WARM, HUMID AREA
WARM, DRY AREA

46. B. COOL, DRY AREA

47. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HELPS PREVENT OXIDATION OF THE DEVELOPER?
A.
B.
C.
D.

PRESERVATIVE
REDUCERS
ACTIVATORS
HARDENER

A. PERSERVATIVE
48. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST?
1. FILM SPEED
2. SCREEN SPEED
3. BASE PLUS FOG
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
49. HOW SHOULD BOXES OF UNEXPOSED FILM BE STORED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

VERTICALLY
STACKED HORIZONTALLY
IN LARGE QUANTITIES
IN A WARM AREA

A. VERTICALLY
50. QUANTUM MOTTLE IS MOST OBVIOUS WHEN USING
A.
B.
C.
D.

SLOW SPEED SCREENS

RARE EARTH SCREENS
FINE GRAIN FILM
MINIMAL FILTRATION

B. RARE EARTH SCREENS

51. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE THE
HIGHEST RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST?
A.
B.
C.
D.

300 mA 0.03 sec 75 kVp

200 mA 0.02 sec 86 kVp
400mA 0.02 sec 75 kVp
500 mA 0.03 sec 65 kVp

E. 500 mA 0.03 sec 65 kVp

52. IN GENERAL, AS THE INTENSIFATION FACTOR INCREASES
A.
B.
C.
D.

SCREEN RESOLUTION INCREASES

SCREEN RESOLUTION DECREASES
RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY DECREASES
RECORDED DETAILS INCREASES

C. SCREEN RESOLUTION DECREASES

53. AN EXPOSURE WAS MADE USING 200 mA, 0.05 sec EXPOSURE AND 75 kVp. EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL FUNCTION TO DOUBLE RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY,
EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.

CHANGE TO 0.1 sec EXPOSURE

CHANGE TO 86 kVp
CHANE TO 30 mAs
CHANGE TO 100 mA

E. CHANGE TO 100 mA
54. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REGARDING RADIOGRAPHIC FIM EMULSION
AS (ARE) TRUE?
1. X-RAY FILM SHOULD BE PANCHROMATIC
2. X-RAY FILM SHOULD POSSESS SENSITIVITY
3. X-RAY FILM SHOULD POSSESS LATITUDE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
1
2

ONLY
ONLY
AND 2 ONLY
AND 3 ONLY

E. 2 AND 3 ONLY
55. A SATISFACTORY RADIOGRAPH WAS MADE USING 72 IN. FOCAL FILM DISTANCE, 12
mAs AND NO GRID. IF THE DISTANCE IS CHANGED TO 36 IN. AND A 12:1 RATIO GRID
IS ADDED, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN DENSITY, WHAT SHOULD BE THE NEW mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3 mAs
9 mAs
15 mAs
23 mAs

D. 15 mAs

56. RADIOGRAPHIC ELONGATION OF A PART IS USUALLY CAUSED BY

A.
B.
C.
D.

INCREASED OFD
DECREASE FFD
INCREASED FOD
TUBE ANGULATION

E. TUBE ANGULATION
57. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) TESTED, AS PART OF A QUALITY ASSURANCE
PROGRAM?
1. BEAM ALIGNMENT
2. REPRODUCIBILITY
58. 3, LINEARITY
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
59. THE PRINCIPLE FUNCTION OF RARE EARTH INTENSIFYING SCREEN IS TO
A.
B.
C.
D.

PERMIT THE USE OF LOWER mAs

PERMIT THE USE OF LOWER kVp
DEMONSTRATE A LONGER SCALE OF CONTRAST
PROVIDE SHARPER IMAGE DETAILS

A. PERMIT THE USE OF LOWER mAs

60. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURES FACTORS WILL PRODUCE THE
GREATEST RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

400
400
800
300

mAs
mAs
mAs
mAs

0.02 sec 82 kVp 200 SPEED

0.02 sec 82 kVp 400 SPEED
0.02 sec 82 kVp 100 SPEED
0.013 sec 70 kVp 800 SPEED

B. 400 mAs 0.02 sec 82 kVp 400 SPEED

61. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT RELATED TO RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST?
A.
B.
C.
D.

PHOTON ENERGY
GRID RATIO
OBJECT FILM DISTANCE
FOCAL SPOT SIZE

62. D, FOCAL SPOT SIZE

63. GREATER LATITUDE IS AVAILABLE TO THE RADIOGRAPHER IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES?
1. USING HIGH kVp TECHNIQUES

2. USING SLOW FILM/SCREEN COMBINATION

3. USING HIGH _____GRID
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
64. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT STRIKING A FILM COMPARED
TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT TRANSMITTED BY THE FILM, IS AN EXPRESSION OF
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A.
B.
C.
D.

RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST
RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
RECORDED DETAIL
RADIOGRAPHIC FILTRATION

B. RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
65. OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS, WHICH WILL PRODUCE THE
GREATEST RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY?
A. 10 mAs 70 kVp 42 in. FFD
66. B, 10 mAs 70 kVp 44 in. FFD
C. 20 mAs 60 kVp 40 in. FFD
67. D.30 mAs 60 kVp 44 in. FFD
D. 20 mAs 60 kVp 40 in. FFD
68. USING A 40" FILM DISTANCE, HOW MUCH OBJECT FILM DISTANCE MUCT BE
INTRODUCED TO MAGNIFY AN OBJECT TWO TIMES?
A.
B.
C.
D.

5 in. OFD
10 in. OFD
15 in. OFD
20 in. OFD

E. 20 in. OFD
69. ADVANTAGE OF USING HIGH kVp TECHNIQUES INCLUDE LESS
1. TUBE WEAR
2. PATIENT EXPOSURE
3. SCATTER RADIATION PRODUCTION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 1 AND 2 ONLY

70. WHAT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF FLUORESCENT LIGHT EMITTED FROM A

FLUORESCENT SCREEN?
1. THICKNESS OF THE ACTIVE LAYER
2. TYPE OF PHOSPHOR USED
3. kV RANGE USED FOR EXPOSURE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
71. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINATIONS IS THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION?
1. THORACIC SOINE
2. FEMUR
3. STERNUM
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

72. B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

73. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL CHANGES WOULD BEST SERVE TO REMEDY
THE EFFECT OF WIDELY DIFFERENT TISSUE DENSITIES?
A.
B.
C.
D.

USE OF HIGH SPEEN SCREENS

USE OF HIGH RATIO GRID
HIGH kVp EXPOSURE FACTORS
HIGH mAs EXPOSURE FACTORS

D. HIGH kVp EXPOSURE FACTORS

74. THE "OVERALL DEGREE OF BLACKING" OF A RADIOGRAPH DESCRIBES RADIOGRAPHIC
A.
B.
C.
D.

CONTRAST
DENSITY
DETAIL
RESOLUTION

75. B. DENSITY
76. AN EXPOSURE WAS MADE USING 6 mAs AND 82 kVp. IF THE kVp WAS CHANGED TO
70 IN ORDER TO OBTIAN HIGHER CONTRAST, WHAT SHOULD BE THE NEW mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1.5 mAs
3 mAs
9 mAs
12 mAs

E. 12 mAs
77. THE DEVICE USED TO GIVE A PREDETERMINED EXPOSURE A FILM IN ORDER TO TEST
ITS RESPONSE TO PROCESSING IS CALLED THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

SENSITMETER
DENISTOMETER
STEP WEDGE
SPINNING TOP

78. S. SENSITOMETER
79. A PARTICULAR RADIOGRAPH WAS PRODUCED USING 8 mAs AND 84 kVp with an 8:1
RADIO GRID. THE FILM IS TO BE REPEATED USING A 16:1 RATIO GRID. WHAT SHOULD
BE THE NEW mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

4 mAS
8 mAs
12 mAS
20 mAs

D. 12 mAs
80. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANATOMIC PARTS HAS THE GREATEST SUBJECT
CONTRAST?
A.
B.
C.
D.

FOREARM
KIDNEY
STOMACH
LUMBAR VERTEBRAE

A. FOREARM
81. AN EXPOSURE WAS MADE USING 12 mAs, 72 kVp AND 400 SPEEN SCREENS AT 40 IN.
FFD. IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A RADIOGRAPH WITH JUST A NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN
DENSITY, THE RADIOGRAPHER SHOULD
A.
B.
C.
D.

CHANGE 200 SPEED SCREENS

CUT THE EXPOSURE TIME IN HALF
DECREASE THE mAs BY 30 PERCENT
DECREASE RHE FFD IS 36 IN.

B. DECREASE THE mAs BY 30 PERCENT

82. OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS, WHICH WILL PRODUCE THE
GREATEST RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

100
300
500
700

mA
mA
mA
mA

1/10
1/15
1/40
1/50

sec
sec
sec
sec

70
70
70
70

kVp
kVp
kVp
kVp

C. 300 mA 1/15 sec 70 kVp

83. THE TYPICAL DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY BEAM MAY BE DECRIBED AS

A.
B.
C.
D.

HOMOGENEOUS
HETERGENEOUS
UNIFORM
FOCUSED

84. B. HETERGENEOUS
85. PNUMBRA, OR EDGE GRADIENT, IS GREATEST
A.
B.
C.
D.

DIRECTLY ALONG THE COURSE OF THE CENTRAL RAY

TOWARD THE CATHODE END OF THE X-RAY BEAM
TOWARD THE ANODE END OF THE X-RAY BEAM
AS THE FFD IS INCREASED

86. B. TOWARD THE CATHODE END OF THE X-RAY BEAM

87. AN EXPOSURE OF A PART WAS MADE USING 5 mAs AND 90 kVp WITH 5:1 RATIO GRID.
A FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION OF THE SAME PART IS TO BE PREFORMED USING A 12:1
RATIO GRID FOR BETTER CLEAN-UP OF SCATTER RADIATION. WHAT NEW mAs IS
REQUIRED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

2.5 mAs
10 mAs
12.5 mAs
20 mAs

D. 12.5 mAs
88. THE FACTORS THAT MAY BE USED TO REGULATE RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY IS (ARE)
1. MILLIAMPERAGE
2. EXPOSURE TIME
3. KILOVOLTAGE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
89. TREE-LIKE BRANCHING BLACK MARKS ON A RADIOGRAPH ARE USUALLY DUE TO
A.
B.
C.
D.

BENDING THE FILM ACTUTELY

IMPROPER DEVELOPMENT
IMPROPER FILM STORAGE
STATIC ELECTRICITY

E. STATIC ELECTICITY
90. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REFERS TO A REGULAR PROGRAM OF EVALUATION THAT
ENSURES PROPER FUNCTIONING OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT, THEREBY ENSURING
RADIOGRAPHIC REPRODUCIBILITY AND PROTECTING BOTH RADIATION WORKERS AND
PATIENTS?

A.
B.
C.
D.

SENSITOMETRY
DENSITOMETRY
QUALITY ASSURANCE
MODULATION TRAFER FUNCTION

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE
91. THE RADIOGRAPHIC RESULTS OF DIFFERENTIAL RADIATION ABSORPTION BY VARIOUS
ANATOMIC TISSUE DENSITIES IS TERMED
A.
B.
C.
D.

THE SCALE OF CONTRAST

RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
EXPOSURE LATITUDE
FILM LATITUDE

A. THE SCALE OF CONTRAST

92. IF 82 kVp, 400 mAS AND 1/20 sec WERE USED FOR A PARTICULAR EXPOSURE USING
THREE PHASE TWELVE PULSE EQUIPMENT, WHAT mAs WOULD BE REQUIRED, USING
SINGLE PHASE EQUIPMENT, TO PRODUCE A SIMILAR RADIOGRAPH?
A.
B.
C.
D.

10mAs
20 mAs
30 mAs
40 mAs

E. 40 mAs
93. A FOCAL SPOT SIZE OF 0.3 mm OR SMALLER IS ESSENTIAL FOR WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING PROCEDURES?
A.
B.
C.
D.

STEREORADIOGRAPHY
MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY
TOMOGRAPHY
FLUOROSCOPY

B. MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY
94. AN INCREASE IN KILOVOLTAGE APPLIED TO THE X-RAY TUBE INCREASES THE
1. PERCENTAGE OF HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS PRODUCED
2. EXPOSURE RATE
3. PATIENT ABSORPTION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
95. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINATION MIGHT REQUIRE THE USE OF 120 kVp?
1. AP ABDOMEN

2. AIR GAP CHEST

3. SIX FOOT CHEST
A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
1
2

ONLY
ONLY
AND 2 ONLY
AND 3 ONLY

E. 2 AND 3 ONLY
96. IN RADIOGRAPHY OF A LARGE ABDOMEN, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE)
EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SCATTER RADIATION REACHING THE
FILM?
1. USE CLOSE COLLIMATION
2. USE OF COMPRESSION DEVICES
3. USE OF A HIGH RATIO GRID
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
97. DIRECT EXPOSURE (NON-SCREEN) RADIOGRAPHY IS RARELY EMPOLYED TODAY
BECAUSE IT
A.
B.
C.
D.

PRODUCES EXCESSIVE CONTRAST

PRODUCES EXCESSIVE DENSITY
PRODUCES INSUFFICIENT DETAIL
REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PATIENT EXPOSURE

E. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PATIENT EXPOSURE

98. HOW ARE mAs AND RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY RELATED IN THE PROCESS OF IMAGE
FORMATION?
A.
B.
C.
D.

mAs
mAs
mAs
mAs

AND
AND
AND
AND

DENSITY
DENSITY
DENSITY
DENSITY

ARE
ARE
ARE
ARE

INVERSLEY PROPORTIONAL
DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL
RELATED TO IMAGE SHARPNESS
UNRELATED

99. B. mAs AND DENSITY ARE DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL

100.
A SATISFACTORY RADIOGRAPH OF THE ABDOMEN WAS MADE AT 40" FFD
USING 300mAs, 1/20 sec and 80 kVp. IF THE DISTANCE IS CHANGED TO 50 IN., WHAT
NEW mAs WOULD BE REQUIRED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

10
18
23
30

D. 23 mAs

mAs
mAs
mAs
mAs

101.
IF 1/30 sec WAS SELECTED FOR A PARTICULAR EXPOSURE, WHAT mAs WOULD
BE NECESSARY TO PRODUCE 20 mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.
102.

900
600
500
300

mAs
mAs
mAs
mAs

B. 600 mAs

103.
WHICH PORTION OF THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE REPRESENT THE USEFUL
EXPOSURE RANGE?
A.
B.
C.
D.
104.

TOE
STRAIGHT-LINE PORTION
SHOULDER
SOLARIZATION POINT
B. STRAIGHT- LINE PORTION

105.
THE EXPOSURE FACTORS OF 100 mAs, 0.15 sec AND 85 kVp WERE USED TO
PRODUCE A PARTICULAR RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY AND CONTRAST. A SIMILAR
RADIOGRAPH COULD BE PRODUCED USING 300 mA, 98 kVp AND
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.025 sec
0.008 sec
0.05 sec
0.07 sec

A. 0.025 sec
106.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TOMOGRAPHIC COMBINATIONS WILL PROVIDE THE
THINNEST TOMOGRAPHIC SECTION?
A.
B.
C.
D.

60* ARE AND 36 IN. FFD

30* ARE AND 36 IN.FFD
60 * ARE AND 48 IN.FFD
30* ARE AND 48 IN. FFD

A. 60 * ARE AND 36 IN. FFD

107.

FORESHORTENING MAY BE CAUSED BY

1. THE RADIOGRAPHIC OBJECT BEING PLACED AT AN ANGLE TO THE FILM
2. EXCESSIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FOCUS AND THE FILM
3. INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE BEWTEEN THE FOCUS AND THE FILM
A.
B.
C.
D.

A. 1 ONLY

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

108.
THE AMOUNT OF REPLENISHER SOLUTION ADDED AS A FILM ENTERS THE
AUTOMATIC PROCESSOR IS RELATED TO THE
1. LENGTH OF THE FILM
2. TEMPERATURE OF THE SOLUTION
3. THICKNESS OF THE EMULSION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

A. 1 ONLY
109.
IF 600 mAs HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR A PATICULARE EXPOSURE, WHAT
EXPOSURE TIME WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 15 mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1/120 sec
1/60 sec
1/40 sec
1/30 sec

B. 1/40 sec
110.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE USED FOR AN EXAMINATION OF A
PATIENT SUFFERING FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE?
1. HIGH SPEED SCREENS
2. SHORT EXPOSURE TIME
3. ADDITIONAL FILTRATION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
111.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WOULD BE
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR A PATIENTS WHO IS UNABLE TO FULLY COOPERATE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

100
150
300
500

mA
mA
mA
mA

1/20 sec
1/30 sec
1/50 sec
1/120 sec

E. 500 mA 1/120 sec

112.

WHICIH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT RELATED TO SHORT SCALE CONTRAST?

A.
B.
C.
D.

HIGH RATIO GRID

HIGH KILOVOLTAGE
HIGH SPEED SCREENS
INCREASE TISSUE DENSITY

B. HIGH KILOVOLAGE
113.

MISALIGNMENT OF THE TUBE-PART-FILM RELATIONSHIP RESULTS IN

A.
B.
C.
D.

SHAPE DISTORTION
SIZE DISTORTION
MAGNIFICATION
PENUMBRA

A. SHAPE DISTORTION
114.
ALTHOUGH THE STATED FOCAL SPOT SIZE IS MEASURED DIRECTLY UNDER THE
ACTUAL FOCAL SPOT, FOCAL SPOT SIZE REALLY VARIES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
X-RAY BEAM. AT WHICH PORTION OF THE X-RAY BEAM IS THE EFFECTIVE FOCAL SPOT
THE SMALLEST?
A.
B.
C.
D.

AT ITS OUTER EDGE

ALONG THE PATH OF THE CENTRAL RAY
AT THE CATHODE END
AT THE ANODE END

E. AT THE ANODE END

115.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RADIOGRAPHIC
CONTRAST?
1. INCREASING SCREEN SPEED
2. INCREASING GRID RATIO
3. INCREASING PHOTON ENERGY
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

A. 1 AND 2 ONLY
116.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN RESULT FROM POOR STORAGE OR HANDLING
PRACTICES?
1. FILM FOG FROM OUTDATED FILM
2. FILM FOG FROM EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES
3. FILM FOG FROM EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL FUMES
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
117.
DUE TO THE ANODE HEELS EFFECT THE INTENSITY OF THE X-RAY BEAM IS
GREATEST ALONG THE
A. PATH OF THE CENTRAL RAY

B. ANODE END OF THE BEAM

C. CATHODE END OF THE BEAM
D. TRANSVERSE AXIS OF THE FILM
D. CATHODE END OF THE BEAM
118.
THE STEEPER THE STRAIGHT LINE PORTION OF A CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR
A PARTICULAR FILM, THE
1. FASTER THE FILM
2. HIGHER THE FILM CONTRAST
3. GREATER THE EXPOSURE LATITUDE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
119.
THE IMAGE PRESENT ON THE FILM EMULSION AFTER EXPOSURE AND BEFORE
PROCESSING OS CALLED THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

MANIFEST IMAGE
LATENT IMAGE
VISIBLE IMAGE
LASER IMAGE

C. LATENT IMAGE
120.
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINATION WILL INVOLUNTARY MOTION
MOST LIKELY BE A FACTOR TO CONSIDER?
1. CHEST
2. GI SERIES
3. SINUS SURVEY
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 1 AND 2 ONLY
121.
RADIOGRAPHIC FILM EMULSION IS COMPOSED OF SILVER HALIDE CRYSTALS
SUSPENDED IN
A.
B.
C.
D.

GELATIN
PLASTIC
ACETATE
BAKELITE

A. GELATIN

122.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN SELECTING
EXPOSURE FACTORS?
1. PATHOLOGY
2. INVOLUNTARY MOTION
3. AGE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
123.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL SERVE TO DECREASE RECORDED DETAILS?

1. DECREASE IN SCREEN SPEED
2. INCREASE ON FOCAL SPOT SIZE
3. INCREASE ON FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
A.
B.
C.
D.

2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

A. 2 ONLY
124.
THE CASSETTE FRONT MAY BE MADE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
MATERIALS?
1. BAKELITE
2. MAGNESIUM
3. LEAD
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
125.
TO

TINY CLEAR PIN-HOLE TYPE ARTIFACTS ON A RADIOGRAPH ARE USUALLY DUE

A.
B.
C.
D.

DUST ON INTENSIFYING SCREENS

CONTAMINATED DEVELPOER
INSUFFICIENT REPLENISHER
ROLLER HESITATION

A. DUST ON INTENSIFYING SCREENS

126.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN RESULT FROM POOR FILM STORAGE
PRACTICES?
1. SAFELIGHT FOG

2. BACKGROUND RADIATION FOG

3. SCREEN LAG
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
127.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SERVE TO REMOVE SCATTER RADIATION FROM
THE REMNANT BEAM BEFORE IT REACHES THE X-RAY FILM?
A.
B.
C.
D.

COMPENSATION FILTER
GRID
COLLIMATOR
INTENSIFYING SCREEN

B. GRID
128.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL RESULT IF DEVELOPER REPLENISHER IS
INADEQUATE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

FILMS WITH EXCESSIVELY HIGH CONTRAST

FILMS WITH EXCESSIVELY LOW CONTRAST
FILMS WITH EXCESSIVELY HIGH DENSITY
DRY, BRITTLE FILMS

C. FILMS WITH EXCESSIVELY LOW CONTRAST

129.

FORESHORTENING OF AN ANATOMIC STRUCTUER MEANS THAT IT IS

A.
B.
C.
D.

PROJECTED ON THE FILM SMALLER THAN ITS ACTUAL SIZE

IMAGE IN AN ELONGATED FASHION
ACCOMPANIED BE SIGNIFICANT GEOMETRIC BLUR
MAGNIFIED

A. PROJECTD ON THE FILM SMALLER THAN ITS ACTUAL SIZE

130.
THE ION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SILVER HALIDE CRYSTAL LATTICE INCLUDE A
POSTIVE
A.
B.
C.
D.

SILVER ION
BROMINE ION
IODINE ION
HALIDE ION

A. SILVER ION
131.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT IMPROVE RECORDED DETAIL?

1. INCREASE FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
2. DECREASE OBJECT FILM DISTANCE
3. MOTION

A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
3 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 3 ONLY
132.
THE CONVERSION OF THE INVISIBLE LATENT IMAGE INTO A VISIBLE MANIFEST
IMAGE PLACE IN THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

DEVELOPER
STOP BATH
FIRST HALF OF THE FIXER PROCESS
SECOND HALF OF THE PROCESS

A. DEVELOPER
133.
THE REDUCTION IN X-RAY PHOTON INTENSITY AS IT PASSES THROUGH
MATERIAL IS TERMED
A.
B.
C.
D.

ABSORPTION
SCATTERING
ATTENUATION
DEVERGENCE

B. ATTENUATION
134.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES OF FILTRATION IS MOST LIKELY TO BE
USED IN MAMMOGRAPHY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.5
1.5
1.5
2.0

mm
mm
mm
mm

Mo
AL
Cu
Cu

A. 0.5 mm Mo
135.
THE IMAGE PRESENT ON THE RADIOGRAPHIC FILM AFTER EXPOSURE AND
PROCESSING IS KNOWN AS THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

MANIFEST IMAGE
LARENT IMAGE
INVISIBLE IMAGE
IONIC IMAGE

A. MANIFEST IMAGE
136.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXPOSURE FACTORS IS USED TO REGULATE
RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST?
A.
B.
C.
D.

mA
EXPOSURE TIME
mAs
kVp

E. kVp
137.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS REFERS TO LIGHT REFLECTING FROM ONE
INTENSIFYING SCREEN, THROUGH THE FILM TO THE OPPOSITE EMULSION AND
SCREEN?
A.
B.
C.
D.

REFLECTANCE
CROSSOVER
SCATTER
FILTRATION

B. CROSSOVER
138.

A WIRE TEST IS PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE

A.
B.
C.
D.

SCREEN
SCREEN
SCREEN
SCREEN

LAG
CONTACT
RESOLUTION
INTENSIFICATION

A. SCREEN LAG
139.

THE LINE FOCUS PRINCIPLE EXPRESSES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

A.
B.
C.
D.

ACTUAL AND EFFECTIVE FOCAL SPOT

EXPOSURE GIVEN THE FILM AND RESULTANT DENSITY
FOCAL FILM DISTANCE USED AND RESULTANT DENSITY
KILOVOLTAGE USED AND THE RESULTING CONTRAST

A. ACTUAL AND EFFECTIVE FOCAL SPOT

140.
THE CONTINUED EMISSION OF LIGHT BE A PHOSPHOR AFTER THE ACTIVATING
SOURCE HAS CEASED IS TERMED
A.
B.
C.
D.

FLUORESCENCE
PHOSPHORESCENCE
IMAGE INTENSIFICATION
QUANTUM MOTTLE

B. PHOSPHORESCENCE
141.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RADIOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES FUNCTION TO
PRODUCE UNIFORM DENSITY ON A RADIOGRAPH?
A.
B.
C.
D.

GRID
INTESIFYING SCREEN
COMPENSATION FILTER
PENETROMETER

C. COMPENSATION FILTER
142.
THE SPEED OF AN INTENSIFYING SCREEN IS INFLUENCED BY WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING FACTORS?
1. ACTIVE LAYER THICKNESS

2. REFLECTANCE OF SCREEN BACKING

3. PHOSPHOR TYPE USED
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
143.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) CLASSIFIED AS RARE EARTH
PHOSPHORS?
1. LANTHANUM OXYBRONIDE
2. GADOLINIUM OXYSULFIDE
3. CESIUM IODINE

144.

A. 1 ONLY
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
C. 2 AND 3 ONLY
D, 1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
145.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITION WOULD REQUIRE A DECREASE IN
EXPOSURE FACTORS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

OSTEOMYELITIS
OSTEOPOROSIS
OSTEOCLEROSIS
OSTEOCHONDRITIS

C. OSTEOPOROSIS
146.

THE PRODUCTION OF SCATTER RADIATION MAY BE DECREASED BY

A.
B.
C.
D.

RESTRICING THE FIELD SIZE

USE OF LOWER mAs
USING SHORTER EXPOSURE TIME
USING HIGH RATIO GRIDS

A. RESTICTING THE FIELD SIZE

147.
THE DEGREE TO WHICH AN IMAGING SYSTEM RECORDS AN ACCURATE AND
SHARP RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE IS EXPRESSED IN LINE PAIRS PER MILLIMETER AND IS
TERMED
A.
B.
C.
D.

VISIBILITY
RESOLUTION
INTENSIFICATION FACTOR
QUALITY ASSURANCE

B. RESOLUTION

148.
AN UNEXPOSED AND PROCESSED X-RAY FILM HAS A SMALL BUT MEASURABLE
DENSITY CALLED
A.
B.
C.
D.

FOG
POLYESTER TINIT
BACKGROUND FOG
BASE PLUS FOG

E. BASE PLUS FOG

149.
THE PROCESSOR ROLLERS THAT ARE OUT OF SOLUTION AND FUNCTION TO
TRANSFER THE FILM FROM ONE SOLUTION TO ANOTHER ARE THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

TURNAROUND ASSEMBLY
CROSSOVER ROLLERS
GUIDE SHOES
DEFLECTOR PLATES

C. CROSSOVER ROLLERS
150.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT SERVE TO INCREASE PATIENT DOSE?

A.
B.
C.
D.

USING LOWER kVP

USING HIGH RATIO GRID
RESTRICTING FIELD SIZE
USING LOW mAs

D. RESTICTING FIELD SIZE

151.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE CHECKED AT LEAST ONCE A DATE TO
ASSURE PROBLEM-FRREE PROCESSING?
A.
B.
C.
D.

GUIDE SHOES
CROSSOVER RACKS
DEEP RACKS
SOLUTION TEMPERTURES

E. SOLUTION TEMPERTURES
152.
THE FOLLOWING DEVICE IS USED TO OVERCOME SEVERE VARIATION IN
PATIENTS ANATOMY OF TISSUE DENSITY, PROVIDING MORE UNIFORM RADIOGRAPHIC
DENSITY
A.
B.
C.
D.
153.

COMPENSATION FILTER
GRID
COLLIMATOR
INTENSIFYING SCREEN
A, COMPENSATION FILTER

154.
THE DEVELOPER TIMPERATURE IN TODAYS 90 sec AUTOMATIC PROCESSORS IS
USUALLY ABOUT
A. 75 TO 80* F
B. 80 TO 85* F

C. 85 TO 90* F
D. 90 TO 95* F
155.

D.90 TO 95* F

156.

AN INCREASE IN KILOVOLTAGE WILL SERVE TO

157.

A. PRODUCE A LONGER SCALE OF CONTRAST

B. PRODUCE A SHORTER SCALE OF CONTRAST
C. DECREASE THE RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
D, DECREASE THE PRODUCTION OF SCATTER RADIATION
A. PRODUCE A LONGER SCALE OF CONTRAST

158.
THE AMOUNT OF SCATTER RADIATION REACHING THE FILM CAN BE MINIMIZED
IN THE FOLLOWING WAY(S)
1. BEAM RESTRICTION
2. USE OF A GRID
3. USE OF A SMALL FAOCAL SPOT
A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
159.
C, 1 AND 2 ONLLY
D. 1, 2, AND 3
D. 1 AND 2 ONLY
160.

CRINKLE MARD ARTIFACTS ON A FILM ARE DUE TO

A.
B.
C.
D.

IMPROPER FILM STORAGE

IMPROPER FILM HANDLING
EXPOSURE TO WHITE LIGHT
EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY

C. IMPROPER FILM HANDLING

161.
HOW IS FOCAL FILM DISTANCE RELATED TO EXPOSURE RATE AND
RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY?
A. AS FFD INCREASES, EXPOSURE RATE INCREASES AND RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
INCREASES
B. AS FFD INCREASES, EXPOSURE RATE INCREASES AND RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
DECREASES
C. AS FFD INCREASES, EXPOSURE RATE DECREASES
162.
AND RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY INCREASES
D. AS FFD INCREASES, EXPOSURE RATE DECREASES AND RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
DECREASES
E. AS FFD INCREASES EXPOSURES RATE DECREASES AND RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
DECREASES
163.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOCAL SPOT SIZES SHOULD BE EMPLOYED FOR
MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY?

A.
B.
C.
D.

0.2
0.6
1.2
2.0

mm
mm
mm
mm

A. 0.2 mm
164.

FOCAL FILM DISTANCE AFFECTS RECORDED DETAIL IN THE FOLLOWING WAY?

A.
B.
C.
D.

RECORDED DETAIL IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO FFD

RECORDED DETAIL IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO FFD
AS FFD INCREASES, RECORDED DETAIL DECREASES
FFD IS NOT A DETAIL AFCTOR

A. RECORDED DETAIL IS DIEREVTLY PROPORTIONAL TO FFD

165.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF TISSUES MOST LIKELY TO ABSORB THE
GREATEST AMOUNT OF RADIATION?
A.
B.
C.
D.

MUSCLE
FAT
BONE
BLOOD-FILLED ORGANS

B. BONE
166.
CASSETTES FREQUENTLY HAVE A LEAD FOIL LAYER BEHIND THE REAR
SCREEN, WHICH FUNCTION TO
A.
B.
C.
D.

IMPROVE PENETRATION
ABSORB BACKSCATTER
PRESERVE RESOLUTION
INCREASE THE SCREEN SPEED

C. ABSORB BACKSCATER
167.

A COMPENSATION FILTER IS USED TO

A.
B.
C.
D.

ABSORB THE HARMFUL PHOTONS CONTRIBUTING ONLY TO PATIENT DOSE

EVEN OUT WIDELY DIFFERING TISSUE DENSITIES
ELIMATE MUCH OF THE SCATTER RADIATION
IMPROVE FLUOROSCOPY

B. EVEN OUT WIDELY DIFFEERING TISSUE DENSITIES

168.

FOCUSING DISTANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

A.
B.
C.
D.

STEREORADIOGRAPHY
CHEST RADIOGRAPHY
MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY
GRIDS

E. GRIDS

169.
UNDEREXPOSURE OF A RADIOGRAPH CAN BE CAUSED BY ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
170.

INSUFFICIENT
INSUFFICIENT
INSUFFICIENT
INSUFFICIENT

mA
EXPOSURE TIME
kVP
FFD

D, INSUFFICIENT FFD

171.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HEIGHT OF A GRDS LEAD STRIPS TO THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM IS REFERRED TO AS GRID
A.
B.
C.
D.

RATIO
RADIUS
FREGUENCY
FOCUSING DISTANCE

A. RATIO
172.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF SCATTERED RADIATION ON THE RADIOGRAPHIC
IMAGE?
1. PRODUCE FOG
2. DECREASES CONTRAST
3. INCREASES GRID CUT-OFF
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2. AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
173.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TEST IS PERFORMED TO EVALUATE SCREEN
CONTRACT?
A.
B.
C.
D.

SPINNING TOP TEST

WIRE MESH TEST
PENETROMETER TEST
STAR PATTERN TEST

C. WIRE MESH TEST

174.

BOXES OF FILM STORED IN TO WARM AN AREA MAY BE SUBJECT TO

A.
B.
C.
D.

STATIC MARKS
FILM FOG
HIGH CONTRAST
LOSS OF DENSITY

D. HIGH CONTRAST
175.
THE AREA OF INCREASED DENSITY AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
RADIOGRAPH TO THE RIGHT IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO

A.
B.
C.
D.

SCATTER RADIATION FOG

SLIPPED GONADA SHIELD
WHITE LIGHT FOG
SAFELIGHT FOG

C. WHITE LIGHT FOG

176.

AN UNEXPOSED AND PROCESSED FILM WILL HAVE A DENSITY OF

A.
B.
C.
D.

ZERO
0.05
1.0
2.5

B. 0.05
177.

POOR SCREEN FILM CONTACT CAN BE CAUSED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

1. DAMAGED CASSETTE FRMAE
2. FOREIGN BODY IN CASSETTE
3. WARPED CASSETTE FRONT
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 3
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
178.
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINATION SHOULD 70 kVp NOT BE
EXCEEDED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

GI SERIES
BE
IVP
CHEST

C. IVP
179.
WHICH FO THE FOLLOWING MAY BE USED TO REDUCED THE EFFECT OF
SCATTER RADIATION
1. GRID
2. COLLIMATORS
3. COMPRESSION BANDS
A. 1 ONLY
B. 1 AND 3 ONLY
180.
C, 2 AND 3 ONLY
D. 1, 2, AND 3
E. 1, 2, AND 3

181.
THE TERM "SPECTRAL MATCHING" REFERS TO THE FACT THAT FILM
SENSITIVITY MUST BE MATCHED WITH THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

PROPER COLOR SCREEN FLOURESCENCE

CORRECT kVp LEVEL
CORRECT mA LEVEL
PROPER DEVELOPER CONCENTRATION

A. PROPER COLOR SCREEN FLOURESCENCE

182.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) ADVANTAGES OF HIGH kVp TECHNIQUE?

1. GREATER EXPOSURE LATITUDE
2. LONG SCALE CONTRAST
3. LESS SCATTER RADIATION FOG
A.
B.
C.
D.

2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
183.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT RELATED TO RECORDED DETAIL?

A.
B.
C.
D.

mA
FOCAL SPOT SIZE
SCREEN SPEED
OBJECT FILM DISTANCE

A. mA
184.

AS GRID RATIO IS INCREASED

A.
B.
C.
D.

RECORDED DETAIL DECREASES

RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY DECREASES
PENUMBRAL DISTORTION DECREASES
THE SCALE OF CONTRAST IS INCREASED

B. RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY DECREASES

185.

THE FUNCTIONAL OF THE FIXER IN FILM PROCESSING IS (ARE)

1. REMOVE THE EXPOSED SILVER BROMIDE CRYSTALS
2. REMOVE THE UNEXPOSED SILVER BROMIDE CRSYTALS
3. HARDEN THE EMULSION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 2 AND 3 ONLY
186.

UNOPENED BOXES OF FILM SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT TO AVOID

A.
B.
C.
D.

FORMATION OF PRESSURE MARKS

EXPOSURE TO HUMIDITY
STATIC ELECTRICITY
BEING USED OUT OF SEQUENCES

A. FORMATION OF PRESSURE MARKS

187.

X-RAY FILM IS PACKAGED IN A FOIL BAG TO PROTECT IT FROM

A.
B.
C.
D.

EXCESSIVE HEAT
EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY
RADIATION FOG
DUST

B. EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY
188.
THE VARIATION IN PHOTON DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THE ANODE AND
CATHODE ENDS OF THE X-RAY TUBE IS KNOW AS
A.
B.
C.
D.

LINE FOCUS PRINCIPLE

ANODE HEEL EFFECT
INVERSE SQUARE LAW
BOHR'S THEORY

C. ANODE HEEL EFFECT

189.
WITH A GIVEN EXPOSURE AS INTENSIFYING SCREEN SPEED INCREASES HOW
IS RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY AFFECTED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

DENSITY
DENSITY
DENSITY
DENSITY

DECREASES
INCREASES
REMAINS UNCHANGED
IS VARIABLE

C. DENSITY INCREASES
190.

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF PROCESSOR BREAK DOWN?

A.
B.
C.
D.

EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES
TRANSPORT SYSTEM FAILURE
DIRTY ROLLER/INADEQUATE MAINTANCE
REPLENISHMENT LINE BLOCKAGE

D. DIRTY ROLLER/INADEQUATE MAINTANCE

191.

AN INCREASE IN kVp WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING EFFECT(S)

1. MORE SCATTER RADIATION WILL BE PRODUCED
2. THE EXPOSURE RATE WILL INCREASE
3. RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST WILL DECREASE
A. 1 ONLY
B. 1 AND 3 ONLY
C. 2 AND 3 ONLY

D. 1, 2, AND 3
E. 1, 2, AND 3
192.

THE MAJOR FUNCTION OF FILTRATION IS TO

A.
B.
C.
D.

REDUCE FILM NOISE

REDUSE SCATTER RADIATION
REDUCE OPERATOR DOSE
REDUCE PATIENT DOSE

E. REDUCE PATIENT DOSE

193.

MATERIALS THAT EMIT LIGHT WHEN STIMULATED BY X-RAY

A.
B.
C.
D.

ION
ELECTRODES
PHOSPHORS
CRYSTALS

D. PHOSPHORS
194.

SIZE DISTORTION WILL INCREASE WITH A (AN)

1. INCREASE IN OFD
2. DECREASE IN FFD
3. DECREASE IN FOD
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

195.

D 1, 2, AND 3

196.

THE ABSORPTION OF EXCESSIVE PRIMARY RADIATION BY A GRID IS CALLED

A.
B.
C.
D.

GRID SELECTIVEITY
CONTRAST IMPROVEMENT FACTOR
GRID CUT-OFF
LATITUDE

D. GRID CUT-OFF
197.
A LATERAL RADIOGRAPH OF THE CERVICAL SPINE WAS MADE AT 40 IN. USING
3 mAs. IF IT IS DESIRED TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE TO 72 IN. WHAT SHOULD BE
THE NEW mAs ALL OTHER FACTORS REMAINING THE SAME?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 mAs
1.0 mAs
5 mAs
10 mAs

E. 10 mAs

198.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) CHARACTERISTICS OF A 16:1 GRID?

1. ABSORDS A HIGH PERCENT OF SCATTERED RADIATION
2. HAS LITTLE POSITIONING LATITUDE
3. USE WITH HIGH kVp EXPOSURE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
199.

EXPOSURE RATE INCREASE WITH AND INCREASE IN

1. mA
2. kVp
3. FFD
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
200.
A PARTICULAT mAs, REGARDLESS OF THE COMBINATION OF mA AND TIME,
WILL REPRODUCE THE SAME RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY, EXCEPT AT EXTREMELY SHORT
OR LONG EXPOSURE TIMES. THIS IS A STATEMENT OF THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

LINE FOCUS PRINCIPLE

INVERSE SQUARE LAW
RECIPROCITY LAW
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

D. RECIPROCITY LAW
201.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ABNORMAL INTENSIFYING SCREEN ACTION?

A.
B.
C.
D.

FLUORESCENCE
LUMINSCENCE
SPEED
LAG

E. LAG
202.

X-RAY PHOTON ENERGY IS INVERESLY PROPORTIONAL TO

1. APPLIED kVp
2. APPLIED mA
3. PHOTON WAVELENGTH
A. 1 ONLY
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
C. 3 ONLY

D. 1, 2, AND 3
D. 3 ONLY
203.

SLOW SPEED SCREENS ARE USED

A.
B.
C.
D.

TO
TO
TO
TO

MINIMIZE PATIENT DOSE

KEEP EXPOSURE TIME TO A MINIMUM
IMAGE FINE ANATOMIC DETAILS
PEDIATRIC RADIOGRAPHY

D. TO IMAGE FINE ANATOMIC DETAILS

204.

FILM BASE IS MADE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MATE

A.
B.
C.
D.

CELLULOSE NITRATE
CELLULOSE ACETATE
POLYESTER
GLASS

C. POLYESTER
205.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD REQUIRE A DECREASE IN EXPOSURE
FACTORS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

PNEUMONIA
EMPHYSEMA
PLEURA EFFUSION

D. EMPHYSEMA
206.

THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF SCATTER RADIATION IS THE

A.
B.
C.
D.

PATIENT
TABLE TOP
X-RAY TUBE
GRID

A. PATIENT
207.

USE OF RATIO GRID IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

1. INCREASED PATIENT DOSE
2. HIGHER CONTRAST
3. TISSUE OF LOW DENSITY
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

208.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTES TO THE RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST
PRESENT ON THE FINISHED RADIOGRAPH?
1. THE PATIENT
2. THE mA SELECTED
3. FOCAL SPOT SIZE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2A ND 3 ONLY

A. 1 ONLY
209.
IN ORDER TO PRDUCE JUST A PERCEPTIBLE INCRESASE IN RADIOGRAPHIC
DENSITY, THE RADIOGRAPHER MUST INCREASE THE
210.
A, mAs 30%
B. mAs 15%
C. kVp 15%
D. kVp 30%
211.

A mAs 30%

212.
ALL THE FOLLOWING AFFECT THE EXPOSURE RATE OF THE PRIMARY BEAM
EXCEPT
A. mA
B. kVp
213.
c. DISTANCE
E. PART THICKNESS
C. PART THICKNESS
214.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) ESSENTIAL TO HIGH QUALITY
MAMMOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS?
1. SMALL FOCAL SPOT X-RAY TUBE
2. HIGH RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST
3. USE OF A COMPRESSION DEVICE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, ND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
215.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF MAMMOGRAPHY FILM
EMULSION?
1. HIGH CONTRAST
2. FINE GRAIN
3. SLOW SPEED

A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
216.
WHEN INVOLUNTARY MOTION MUST BE CONSIDERED THE EXPOSURE TIME
MAY BE CUT IN HALF IF THE kVp IS
A.
B.
C.
D.

DOUBLED
INCREASED BY 15%
INCREASED BY 25%
INCREASED BY 35%

B. INCREASED BY 15%
217.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WOULD BE
MUST EFFECTIVE IN ELIMINATING PROMINENT PULMONARY VASCULAR MARKINGS IN
AN RAO POSITION OF STERNUM?
A.
B.
C.
D.
218.

500 mA 1/30 sec 70 kVp

200 mA 0.04 sec 80 kVp
300 mA 1/10 sec 80 kVp
25 mA 7/10 sec 70 kvp
D 25 mA 7/10 sec 70 kVp

219.
IF THE DEVELOPER TEMPERATURE IN THE AUTOMATIC PROCESSOR IS HIGHER
THEN NORMAL, WHAT WILL BE THE EFFECT ON THE FINISHED RADIOGRAPH?
1. LOSS OF CONTRAST
2. INCREASED DENSITY
3. WET. TACKY FILMS
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
220.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INFLUENCE THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT?

1. FFD
2. FILM SIZE
3. ANODE ANGLE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3

221.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE RELATED TO RECORDED DETAIL, EXCEPT

A.
B.
C.
D.

MOTION
SCREEN SPEED
OBJECT FILM DISTANCE
GRID RATIO

E. GRID RATIO
222.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL EFFECT A CHANGE IN RADIOGRAPHIC
CONTRAST?
1. CHANGE IN FIELD SIZE
2. CHANGE IN GRID SIZE
3. CHANGE IN FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
223.
USING THE FIXED mAs, VARIABLE kVp EXPOSURE FACTOR TECHNQIUE EACH
CENTIMETER INCREASE IN PATIENT THICKNESS REQUIRES WHAT ADJUSTMENT IN
TECHNQIUE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

INCREASE 2 kVp
DECREASE 2 kVp
INCREASE 4 kVp
DECREASE 4 kVp

A. INCREASE 2 kVp
224.
WHY IS A SINGLE INTENSIFYING SCREEN AND SINGLE EMULSION FILM USED
FOR SELECT RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION?
A.
B.
C.
D.

TO DECREASE PATIENT DOSE

TO ACHIEVE LONGER SCALE CONTRAST
FOR BETTER RECORDED DETAIL
TO DECREASE OPERATING EXPENSES

B. FOR BETTER RECORDED DETAIL

225.
HOW MAY THE RADIOGRAPHER REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SCATTER RADIATION
PRODUCTION DURING A GIVEN RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION?
1. COLLIMATE CLOSELY
2. USE OPTIMUM kVp
3. INCREASE THE FFD
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 2 ONLY
226.

RECORDED DETAIL WILL BE INFLUENCED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

1. SCREEN SPEED
2. SCREEN-FILM CONTACT
3. PENUMBRA
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
227.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED IN RADIOGRAPHIC FILM EMULSION?

A.
B.
C.
D.

SULIUM SULFITE
POTASSIUM BROMIDE
SILVER HALIDE
CHROM ALUM

D. SILVER HALIDE
228.
WHAT TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE UNSHARP EDGES OF TINY RADIOGRAPHIC
DETAILS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

DIFFUSION
MOTTLE
PENUMBRA
UMBRA

C. PENUMBRA
229.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS MAY BE USED AS GRID INTERSPACE
MATERIAL?
1. LEAD
2. PLASTIC
3. ALUMINUM
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 2 AND 3 ONLY
230.

A DECREASE IN EXPOSURE TIME WILL DECREASE RADIOGRAPHIC

A.
B.
C.
D.

DENSITY
CONTRAST
DISTORTION
RESOLUTION

A. DENSITY
231.

AS GRID RATIO IS INCREASED

A.
B.
C.
D.

THE SCALE OF CONTRAST INCREASES

THE SCALE OF CONTRAST DECREASES
RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY INCREASES
RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY DECREASES

B. THE SCALE OF CONTRAST DECREASES

232.
X-RAY FILM IS MORE SENSITIVE UNDER WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS
A.
B.
C.
D.

BEFORE EXPOSURES
AFTER EXPOSURES
AT LOW TEMPERATURES
AT LOW HUMIDITIES

C. AFTER EXPOSURES
233.
A COMPENSATING FILTER USED AT THE TUBE HEAD IS PREFERABLE TO AN
UNERPART COMPENSATING FILTER BECAUSE
A.
B.
C.
D.

A BETTER IMAGE RESULTS

IT IS MORE ACCURATE
PATIENT DOSE IS LESS
IT IS MORE PREDICTABLE

D. PATIENTS DOSE IS LESS

234.
VERY LOW HUMIDITY IN THE DARKROOM CAN LEAD TO WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING
A.
B.
C.
D.

CRINKLE MARKS
STATIC ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE
EXCESSIVE EMULSION SWELLING
CHEMICAL FOG

C. STATIC ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE

235.
THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT IS MOST PRONOUNCED UNDER THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS
1. GREATER TARGET ANGLE
2. SHORT FFD
3. LARGE FILM SIZE
A.
B.
C.
D.

2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 2 AND 3 ONLY

236.
RECORDED DETAIL IS IMPROVED AS AN OBJECT IS IMAGED BY MORE
PERPENDICULAR RAYS, RATHER THAN DIVERGENT RAYS. THIS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED
BY
A.
B.
C.
D.

INCREASING THE OFD

INCREASING THE FFD
DECREASING THE FFD
A TOMOGRAPHIC SECTION

B. INCREASING THE FFD

237.

CHEMICAL FOG MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO

1. EXCESSIVE DEVELOPER TEMPERTURE
2. OXIDIZED DEVELOPER
3. INSUFFICIENT REPLENISHMENT
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
238.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS THE GREATEST EFFECT ON RADIOGRAPHIC
DENSITY
A.
B.
C.
D.

ALUMINUM FILTRATION
KILOVOLTAGE
FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
SCATTERED RADIATION

C. FOCAL FILM DISTANCE

239.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ADVANTAGES OF CLOSE COLLIMATION

1. LESS BIOLOGIC MATERIAL IS IRRADIATED
2. LESS SCATTERED RADIATION IS PRODUCED
3. RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST IS IMPROVED
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
240.

SHAPE DISTORTION IS INFLUENCED BY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

1. X-RAY TUBE AND PART TO BE IMAGED
2. PART TO BE IMAGED AND THE FILM
3. FILM AND THE X-RAY TUBE

241.

A 1 ONLY

242.
B 1 AND 2 ONLY
D. 1 AND 3 ONLY
E. 1, 2, AND 3
E. 1, 2, AND 3
243.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) ASSOCIATED WITH SUBJECT CONTRAST

1. PATIENT THICKNESS
2. TISSUE DENSITY
3. KILOVOLTAGE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
244.
IF A RADIOGRAPH, EXPOSED USING A 12:1 RATIO GRID, EXHIBITS A LOSS OF
DENSITY AT ITS LATERAL EDGE IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

FFD WAS TOO GREAT

GRID FAILED TO MOVE DURING THE EXPOSURE
X-RAY TUBE WAS ANGLED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LEAD STRIPS
CENTRAL RAY WAS OFF CENTER

A. FFD WAS TOO GREAT

245.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CONSIDERED THE PRINCIPAL FACTOR
CONTROLLING PHOTON PENETRATION?
A.
B.
C.
D.

MILLIAMPERAGE
EXPOSURE TIME
KILOVOLTAGE
DISTANCE

B. KILOVOLTAGE
246.
A RADIOGRAPH MADE USING 300 mA, 1/5 sec AND 75 kVp EXHIBITS MOTION
UNSHARPNESS, OTHERWISE SATISFACTORY DENSITY. YOU THEREFORE WISH TO
DECREASE THE EXPOSURE TIME TO 0.05 SEC. USING THE SAME kVp WHAT SHOULD
BE THE NEW mA?
A.
B.
C.
D.

20 mAs
15 mAs
10 mAs
5 mAs

C. 10 mAs
247.
THE LIGHT GIVEN OFF BY THE INTENSIFYING SCREEN WHEN THEY ABSORB XRAY PHOTONS IS CALLED
A. THERMIONIC EMISSION

B. RESONANCE
C. LUMINESCENCE
D. LAG
D. LUMINESCENCE
248.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE REQUIRED AN INCREASE IN EXPOSURE
FACTORS
A.
B.
C.
D.

PNEUMOPERITONEUM
OBSTRUCTED BOWEL
RENAL COLIC
ASCITES

E. ASCITES
249.

THE TERM "DUPLITIZED" REFERS TO

A.
B.
C.
D.

DUPLICATING FILM
SINGLE EMULSION FILM
DOUBLE EMULSION FILM
FAST INTENSIFYING SCREENS

D. DOUBLE EMULSION FILM

250.

GEOMETRIC UNSHARPNESS IS AFFECTED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

1. OBJECT FILM DISTANCE
2. FOCAL OBJECT DISTANCE
3. FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
251.

A GRID SHOULD BE USED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCE(S)?

1. WHEN RADIOGRAPHING A LARGE OR DENSE BODY PART
2. WHEN USING HIGH KILOVOLTAGE
3. WHEN LESS PATIENT DOSE IS REQUIRED
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
3 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 1 AND 2 ONLY
252.

A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM SERVES TO

1. KEEP PATIENT DOSE TO A MINIMUM
2. KEEP RADIOGRAPHIC QUALITY CONSISTENT

3. ENSURE EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY

A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
253.

THE DARKROOM SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED TO AVOID

1. EXTERNAL LIGHT LEAKS
2. FILM BIN LIGHT LEAKS
3. SAFELIGHT FOG
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
254.
WHAT INFORMATION, LOCATED ON EACH BOX OF FILM, IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
AND HAS DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO FILM QUALITY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

NUMBER OF FILMS IN THE BOX

MANUFACTURERS NAME
EXPIRATION DATE
EMULSION LOT

D. EXPIRATION DATE
255.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DEVICES SHORTENS THE SCALE OF
RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST BY REMOVING SCATTER RADIATION BEFORE IT REACHES
THE X-RAY FILM?
A.
B.
C.
D.

COMPENSATION FILTER
GRID
COLLIMATOR
INTENSIFYING SCREEN

B. GRID
256.
EXPOSED SILVER HALIDE CRYSTALS ARE CHANGED TO BLACK METALLIC
SILVER BY THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

PRESERVATIVE
REDUCERS
ACTIVATORS
HARDENERS

C. REDUCERS
257.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRODUCTION OF A
LONGER SCALE OF CONTRAST?

1. INCREASED KILOVOLTAGE
2. RESTRICTED FIELD SIZE
3. INTENSIFYING SCREENS
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

A. 1 ONLY
258.

ACCEPTABLE METHOD(S) OF MINIMIZING MOTION UNSHARPNESS IS (ARE)

1. SUSPENDED RESPIRATION
2. SHORT EXPOSURE TIME
3. PATIENT INSTRUCTION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
259.

THE ADVANTAGE(S) OF AIR GAP TECHNIQUE IN CHEST RADIOGRAPHY IS (ARE)

1. LONGER SCALE CONTRAST
2. GREATER EXPOSURE LATITUDE
3. ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR A GRID
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
260.

DISTORTION CAN BE CAUSED BY

1. TUBE ANGLE
2. THE POSITION OF THE ORGAN OR STRUCTURE WITHIN THE BODY
3. RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING OF THE PART
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
261.
WAY

OBJECT FILM DISTANCE (OFD) AFFECTS RECORDED DETAIL IN THE FOLLOWING

A. RADIOGRAPHIC DETAIL IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO OFD

B. RADIOGRAPHIC DETAIL IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO OFD

C. AS OFD INCREASES SO DOES RADIOGRAPHIC DETAIL
D. OFD IS UNRELATED TO RADIOGRAPHIC DETAIL
B. RADIOGRAPHIC DETAIL IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO OFD
262.
A CHANGE FROM 200 SPEED SCREENS TO 100 SPEED SCREENS WOULD
REQUIRE WHAT CHANGE IN mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

mAs
mAs
mAs
mAs

SHOULD
SHOULD
SHOULD
SHOULD

BE
BE
BE
BE

INCREASED BY 15 %
INCREASED BY 30%
DOUBLED
HALVED

C. mAs SHOULD BE DOUBLED

263.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS (HAVE) AN EFFECT ON THE PRODUCTION OF
SCATTERED RADIATION?
1. THICKNESS AND DENSITY OF PART
2. GRID RATIO
3. AMOUNT OF kVp
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

D. 1 AND 3 ONLY
264.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS (HAVE) CONSIDERABLE EFFECT ON
RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST?
1. PROCESSOR CHEMISTRY
2. KV SELECTION
3. FOCAL FILM DISTANCE
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
265.
TO

IF A RADIOGRAPH EXHIBITS INSUFFICIENT DENSITY, THIS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED

1. INADEQUATE kVp
2. INADEQUATE FFD
3. GRID CUT-OFF
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

C. 1 AND 3 ONLY
266.
A LATERAL RADIOGRAPH OF THE LUMBAR SPINE WAS MADE USING 200 mA, 1
sec EXPOSURE AND 90 kVp. IF THE EXPOSURE FACTORS WERE CHANGED TO 200 mA,
1/2 sec AND 104 kVp, THERE WOULD BE AN OBVIOUS CHANGE IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
1. RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY
2. SCALE OF RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST
3. DISTORTION
A.
B.
C.
D.
267.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

268.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE
THE GREATEST RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY?
A.
B.
C.
D.

100
200
300
600

mA
mA
mA
mA

0.30 sec
0.10 sec
0.03 sec
003 sec

A. 100 mA 0.30 sec

269.
WHEN THE COLLIMATED FIELD MUST EXTEND PAST THE EDGE OF THE BODY,
ALLOWING PRIMARY RADIATION TO STRIKE THE TABLETOP, AS IN A LATERAL LUMBAR
SPINE, WHAT MAY BE DONE TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY DUE TO
UNDERCUTTING?
A.
B.
C.
D.

REDUCE THE mAs

REDUCE THE kVp
USE A SHORTER FFD
USE LEAD RUBBER TO ABSORB TABLETOP PRIMARY RADIATION

E. USE LEAD RUBBER TO ABSORB TABLETOP PRIMARY RADIATION

270.
HIGH KILOVOLTAGE EXPOSURE FACTORS ARE USUALLY REQUIRED FOR
RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS USING
1. WATER SOLUBLE INDINATED MEDIA
2. A NEGATIVE CONTRAST MEDIA
3. BARIUM SULFATE
A.
B.
C.
D.
B. 3 ONLY

1
2
3
1

ONLY
ONLY
ONLY
AND 3 ONLY

271.
A PORTION OF A RADIOGRAPH HAVING A DENSITY OF 1.0 WILL TRANSMIT TEN
TIMES AS MUCH ILLUMINATOR LIGHT AS ANOTHER PORTION HAVING A DENSITY OF
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.1
2.0
4.0
10

C. 2.0
272.
THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) ESSENTIAL IN MAGNIFICATION
RADIOGRAPHY?
1. HIGH RATIO GRID
2. FRACTIONAL FOCAL SPOT
3. DIRECT EXPOSURE FILM
A.
B.
C.
D.
273.

1 ONLY
2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3
B. 2 ONLY

274.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS INFLUENCES THE PRODUCTION OF
SCATTER RADIATION?
1. KILOVOLTAGE
2. TISSUE DENSITY
3. SIZE OF FIELD
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
275.
PHENIDONE IS USED IN AUTOMATIC PROCESSOR DEVELOPER SOLUTION AND
FUNCTION AS
A.
B.
C.
D.

PRESERVATIVE
RESTRAINER
REDUCING AGAENT
ACTIVATOR

D. REDUCING AGENT
276.
ALL THE THE FOLLOWING WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON RECORDED DETAILS
EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.

FOCAL SPOT SIZE

SCREEN SPEED
GRID RATIO
MOTION

D. GRID RATIO
277.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WOULD BE
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR AND ADULT INTRAVENOUS UROGRAM?
A.
B.
C.
D.

400 mA 1/30 SEC 72 kVp

300 mA 1/50 sec 82 kVp
300 mA 1/120 sec 94 kVp
40 mA 1/4 sec 72 kVp

A. 400 mA 1/30 SEC 72 kVp

278.

WHY IS A VERY SHORT EXPOSURE TIME ESSENTIAL IN CHEST RADIOGRAPHY?

A. TO AVOID XCESSIVE PENUMBRA

279.
B.TO MAINTAIN SHORT SCALE SONTRAST
B. TO MINIMIZED INVOLUNTARY MOTION
C. TO MINIMIZE PATIENT DISCOMFORT
D. TO MINIMIZE IMVOLUNTARY MOTION
280.
THE DEVICE THAT IS USED TO ENSURE REPRODUCIBLE RADIOGRAPHIC OF
TISSUE DENSITY VARIATIONS IS THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

PHOTOTIMER
PENETROMETER
GRID
RARE EART SCREEM

281.

A PHOTOTIMER

282.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MAY BE REGULATED BY THE RADIOGRAPHER?

1. RADIATION QUANITY
2. RADIATION QUALITY
3. TYPE OF RECTIFICATION
A.
B.
C.
D.

283.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

284.
OVER EXPOSURE OF A RADIOGRAPH CAN BE CAUSED BY ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.

EXCESSIVE mAs
EXCESSIVE kVp
EXCESSIVE FFD
TOO LOW A GRID RATIO

D. EXCESSIVE FFD

285.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS (ARE) A RESULT OF CLOSE COLLIMATION?

1. LESS SCATTER RADIATION PRODUCTION
2. LESS PATIENT HAZARD
3. LESS RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST
A.
B.
C.
D.

286.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

287.
GLUTARALDEHYDE IS ADDED TO DEVELOPER SOLUTION OF AUTOMATIC
PROCESSORS IN ORDER TO
1. KEEP EMULSION SWELLING TO A MINIMUM
2. DECREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROCESSOR JAM-UP
3. REMOVE UNEXPOSED SILVER HALIDE CRYSTALS
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

288.

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

289.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS AN EFFECT ON SHAPE DISTORTION?

1. FOCAL SPOT SIZE
2. ANGULATION OF THE X-RAY TUBE
3. ANGULATION OF THE PART

A. 1 ONLY
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY
290.
C 2 AND 3 ONLY
E. 1, 2, AND 3
D. 2 AND 3 ONLY
291.
A FILM EMERGING FROM THE AUTOMATIC PROCESSOR EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE
DENSITY. THIS MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
1. OVEREXPOSURE
2. OVERDEVELOPMENT
3. OVERREPLENISHMENT
A. 1 ONLY
292.
B.1 AND 2 ONLY
D. 2 AND 3 ONLY
E. 1, 2, AND 3
E. 1, 2, AND 3

293.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE TESTED AS PART OF A QUALITY ASSURANCE
PROGRAM?
1. FOCAL SPOT SIZE
2. X-RAY FILM ILLUMINATION
3. AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE DEVICES
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
294.

THE RECIRCULATION SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC PROCESSORS FUNCTION TO

1. MIX AND AGITATE SOLUTIONS
2. MAINTAIN CONSTANT TEMPERATURES
3. KEEP SOLUTION IN CONTACT WITH FILM EMULSION
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
295.
AN EXPOSURE WAS MADE AT 300 mAs AND 0.01 sec USING HIGH SPEED (200)
SCREENS. AN ADDITIONAL RADIOGRAPH IS REQUESTED USING SLOW SPEED (50)
SCREENS, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FINER DETAIL. WHAT IS THE REQUIRED mAs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3 mAs
6 mAs
9 mAs
12 mAs

E. 12 mAs
296.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL RESULT IN THE BEST RECORDED DETAIL?

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.5
1.0
0.6
0.3

mm
mm
mm
mm

FOCAL
FOCAL
FOCAL
FOCAL

SPOT
SPOT
SPOT
SPOT

E. 0.3 mm FOCAL SPOT

297.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF EXPOSURE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE
THE LONGEST SCALE OF CONTRAST?
A.
B.
C.
D.

200
500
300
600

mA
mA
mA
mA

1/20 sec 70 kVp 12:1 grid

0.02 sec 80 kVp 16:1 grid
0.03 sec 90 kVp 8:1 grid
0.015 sec 70 kVp 8:1 grid

298.

c. 300 mA 0.03 sec 90 kVp 8:1 grid

299.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BASIS FOR THE PREMISE THAT MOST BODY
PARTS HAVE AN AVERAGE THICKNESS RANGE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

FIXED mAs, VARIABLE kVp TECHNIQUE

FIXED kVp, VARIABLE mAs TECHNIQUE
FIXED kVp, mAs TECHNIQUE
VARIABLE kVp, mAs TECHNIQUE

300.

B. FIXED kVp, VARIABLE mAs TECHNIQUE

301.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTE TO QUANTUM MOTTLE?

1. HIGH-SPEED SCREENS
2. HIGH-SPEED FILM
3. LOW mAs AND HIGH kVp EXPOSURE FACTORS
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLY
2 AND 3 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3
302.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS FINANCIALLY WISE AND ESSENTIAL TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION?
A.
B.
C.
D.
303.

QUALITY CONTROL
SILVER RECOVERY
PURCHASING IN QUANTITY
SERVICE CONTRACTS
B. SILVER RECOVERY

304.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WOULD REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN
EXPOSURE FACTORS?
1. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
2. PLUERAL EFUSION
3. EMPHYSEMA
A.
B.
C.
D.
305.

1 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1 AND 3 ONLLY
1, 2, AND 3
B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

306.
IF AN AP PROJECTION OF THE SHOULDER REQUIRED 70 kVp, 300 mA AND 1/20
sec WITH SINGLE PHASE EQUIPMENT WHAT mAs WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE
SAME SHOULDER USING THREE PHASE SEX PULSE EQUIPMENT?
A. 20 mAs
B. 15 mAs

C. 10 mAs
D. 5 mAs
307.

C. 15 mAs

308.
FOR WHICH IF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINATIONS MAY THE USE OF A GRID NOT
BE NECESSARY IN THE ADULT PATIENT?
A.
B.
C.
D.
309.

HIP
KNEE
ABDOMEN
LUMBAR SPINE
B. KNEE

310.
GRID CUT-OFF DUE TO OFF-CENTERING WOULD RESULT IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
A.
B.
C.
D.

OVERALL LOSS OF DENSITY

ONE SIDE OF THE FILM UNDEREXPOSED
OVEREXPOSURE UNDER THE ANODE END
UNDEREXPOSURE UNDER THE ANODE END

A. OVERALL LOSS OF DENSITY

311.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFICIENCY OF A
GRID?
1. GRID RATIO
2. NUMBER OF LEAD STRIPS PER INCH
3. DEGREE TO WHICH ITS USE IMPROVES CONTRAST
A.
B.
C.
D.

1 OLNY
2 ONLY
1 AND 2 ONLY
1, 2, AND 3

E. 1, 2, AND 3