Radt 2092 Mock Mid Term Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Good collimation practices will do all the following except {Ans: reduce the visibility of recorded details.}A patient stepped on a needle left in the carpet. Because only half the needle has been located and the patient has pain in the foot where the needle penetrated, it is suspected that the other half of the needle is still in the patient's foot. If the average technique for a lateral foot projection is 60 kVp at 75 mAs, what new technique should be used for this situation? {Ans: 51 kVp at 75 mAs}The patient's knee is unable to extend fully for an AP lower leg projection, causing the lower leg to be at a 20-degree angle with the IR. The projection should be obtained with a _________-degree central ray angle and ___________ -degree lower leg to IR angle. {Ans: 10, 10}A left PA 60-degree oblique chest projection (LAO position) 1. demonstrates the heart shadow to the right of the vertebral column. 2. is obtained to evaluate the size and configuration of the heart shadow. 3. best demonstrates the left lung. 4. demonstrates three times as much lung field on one side of the vertebral column as on the opposite