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BMO State Board Test #1

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Attenuation   show
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show Photoelectric  
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show Compton  
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The traditional unit of absorbed dose is the   show
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show Curie  
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Measurement of positive and negative parti-cles created when radiation ionizes atoms in the air helps define the   show
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show Varies for different types of radiation  
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The unit of the curie would be used in what imaging modality?   show
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Graphs that demonstrate the relationship be-tween radiation received and the organism's response are called   show
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Medical x-rays are an example of   show
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Cataractogenesis does not occur at low levels of radiation exposure. Therefore it is best expressed by which of the following dose-response relationships?   show
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show Stochastic effects  
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show 22 rem  
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show 0.1 rem  
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show 1/32 inch Pb equivalent  
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The intensity of the scattered beam is 1/1000 the intensity of the primary beam at a _____ angle 1 meter from the patient,   show
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show 20 R  
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The minimum source-to-skin distance for fixed fluoroscopes is   show
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show 50%  
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Cells that are oxygenated are more susceptible to radiation damage. This describes:   show
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The blood count is depressed following a whole body dose equivalent of at least how many rads?   show
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show Free radicals  
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The master molecule that directs cell activities is:   show
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show Mitosis  
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The most common effect from exposure to ionizing radiation is:   show
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show At doses of radiation much higher thanthat used in radiography  
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Radiation dose up to _____ are considered low risk to the embryo-fetus.   show
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show ALARA  
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Which of the following is(are) relatively insen¬sitive to radiation?   show
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show Are caused when a large dose of high-LETradiation is received by a large area of thebody  
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show Avoiding repeat exposures  
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X-rays may remove electrons from atoms in the body by a process called   show
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show Unstable atoms  
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show Loss of function or abnormal function  
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show Somatic  
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show Genetic  
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show Natural background  
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show 82%  
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The annual effective dose per person from natural background radiation is approximately   show
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The greatest source of natural background radiation to humans is   show
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show Atom  
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Atomic mass refers to   show
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X-rays travel as bundles of energy called   show
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The height of a sine wave is called   show
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The number of x-ray waves passing a given point per unit time is called   show
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The transformer that operates on the principle of self-induction is the   show
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show 1/1000 sec  
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show automatic exposure control  
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What happens when a predentminded level of ionization is reached in the ionization chamber   show
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show falling load generator  
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An x-ray machine that makes maximum use of heat loading potential uses a   show
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Devices in the x-ray circuit that operates on the principle of mutual induction are called   show
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The high-voltage secction of the x-ray ciruit makes use of what type of transformer   show
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The device in the x-ray circuit that changes AC to DC is the   show
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What type of current is required for proper operation of the x-ray tube?   show
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Modern rectifiers are made of   show
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The result of thermionic emmission is a   show
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The focusing cup is located at the   show
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show Characteristic  
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When a quality control test is performed to ensure that adjacent mA stations are accurate, the results must be within this amount of one another:   show
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When a quality control test is performed to ensure that the same exposure factor produces consistent x-ray output, successive exposure must be within this amount of one another   show
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show 2% of SID  
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When a quality control test is performend to ensure that the penetrating ability of the x-ray beam is accurate, the result must be within this amount of the control panel setting   show
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show High- resolution monitor  
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A primary advantage of digital fluoroscopy is   show
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show Photostimulable phosphor  
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show Laser beam  
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show Analog-to-digital converter  
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An algorithm is   show
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show Voxel  
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A digital image is composed of rows and columns known as a   show
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Image brightness in computed radiography may be adjusted by   show
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The window level in computed radiography is the   show
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Radiographic contrast in computed radiography may be adjusted by changing the   show
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show mAs  
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show Manifest image  
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show mAs  
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The rule or law that governs changing technique using kVp is the   show
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show Density is quadrupled  
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show twice daily  
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Speed, contrast, and base plus fog should checked on every processor   show
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show Body,just below the shoulder  
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A malfuntion in which the developer temperature runs too low will cause   show
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A situation in which fixer solution has entered the developer tank will cause   show
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show Developer  
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show Developer  
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show Recirculation  
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show Upside down  
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show Number of lead strips per inch or centimeter  
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show active layer  
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A slower film-screen system will show   show
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A faster Film-screen system will exhibit   show
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show Body  
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show Enhance contrast  
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As kVp is decresed   show
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show Scale of contrast lengthens  
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Beam restriction has the folloing effect on contrast   show
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show Short wavelengths  
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show Direct, although not proportional  
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Grids that have strips angled to coincide with divergence of the x-ray beam are called   show
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The speed of the film-screen combination has what relationship with density   show
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show mAs  
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show compensating  
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show distortion  
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The speed of intensifying screens is expressed as a number that is called   show
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show 4  
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The wavelengh of light emitted by intensifying screen must be matched with wavelenghts to which the type of film used is most sensitive. This is called   show
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show Heigh of the strip to the space between them  
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The primary type of the grid used in diagnostic imaging is   show
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