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Abstract
A complete review for the Registry exam, Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Radiography: The Complete Study Guide and Career Planner, 6th Edition covers the five major subject areas of the ARRT exam in radiography. It is also an effective study guide for many radiography courses! Written in outline format, each review of a subject is followed by questions related specifically to that area. Two mock ARRT exams are included in the book, and online exams include a pool of over 1,400 review questions that may be randomly combined to generate a virtually limitless number of mock ARRT exams. From noted radiography educator William J. Callaway, this edition also provides advice on writing resumes and cover letters, interviewing, employer expectations, and continuing education requirements to help you make the transition to a successful career.
- Review of the five major subject areas covered on the ARRT exam, in an outline format, helps you concentrate on the most important information.
- Over 2,400 review questions in the book and online offer practice with a multiple-choice format similar to the ARRT exam.
- Thorough coverage of digital and computed radiography reflects the increased emphasis of these topics on the Registry exam.
- Online mock exams let you practice in tutorial mode -- with immediate feedback after each question -- or in exam mode, with feedback only after you complete the entire test.
- Online study tools include study tips for difficult questions and electronic flashcards with formulas, key terms, and important topics.
- Rationales for correct and incorrect answers are included in the appendix.
- Career preparation advice includes writing resumes and cover letters, tips for interviewing, a look at what employers expect, career advancement, basic financial planning, and continuing education requirements.
- Updates reflect the latest ARRT exam changes with expanded coverage of computed and direct radiography, a review of computed tomography along with questions, and an additional 200-question exam in the Review Activities and Challenge Tests chapter.
- Online access to mock exams.
- Job search preparation includes tips on how to submit online applications and resumes.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Radiography: The Complete Study Guide and Career Planner | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| About the author | v | ||
| Dedication | vi | ||
| Reviewers | vii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Content and organization | ix | ||
| New content and features | ix | ||
| How to use this book | ix | ||
| Acknowledgments | x | ||
| Part I: Review and Study Guide | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: Preparation for Review | 2 | ||
| Welcome to your study guide and career planner! | 2 | ||
| Prioritizing subjects and scheduling study time | 2 | ||
| Determining the length of review | 2 | ||
| Planning the review process | 3 | ||
| Weaker Subjects | 3 | ||
| Stronger Subjects | 3 | ||
| Priority of Study Topics, Weaker to Stronger | 3 | ||
| Scheduling your study time | 4 | ||
| Study habits | 5 | ||
| Examination specifications | 6 | ||
| Analysis of category components | 6 | ||
| Radiation Protection (45 questions) | 7 | ||
| Equipment Operation and Quality Control (22 questions) | 8 | ||
| Image Acquisition and Evaluation (45 questions) | 8 | ||
| Imaging Procedures (58 questions) | 9 | ||
| Patient Care and Education (30 questions) | 10 | ||
| Examination procedure | 11 | ||
| Application process | 11 | ||
| Materials needed for the examination | 12 | ||
| Examination results | 12 | ||
| Test-taking skills | 12 | ||
| Physically and mentally preparing for the examination day | 12 | ||
| Strategies for taking the examination | 13 | ||
| You're on your way! | 15 | ||
| Chapter 2: Review of Radiation Protection | 16 | ||
| Basic principles of radiation protection | 17 | ||
| Responsibility for radiation protection | 17 | ||
| Ionizing radiation | 17 | ||
| Photon-tissue interactions | 18 | ||
| Units of radiation measurement | 19 | ||
| Annual dose limits | 20 | ||
| Review of the cell | 21 | ||
| Cell | 21 | ||
| Cell division | 22 | ||
| Biological effects of ionizing radiation | 22 | ||
| Direct effect | 22 | ||
| Indirect effect | 22 | ||
| Target theory | 23 | ||
| Radiosensitivity of cells | 23 | ||
| Somatic effects of radiation | 23 | ||
| Genetic effects of radiation | 23 | ||
| Patient exposure and protection | 24 | ||
| Beam limitation | 24 | ||
| Filtration | 25 | ||
| Gonadal shields | 25 | ||
| Exposure factors | 25 | ||
| Film-screen combinations - if using | 25 | ||
| Processing - if using | 25 | ||
| Grids | 25 | ||
| Repeat exposures | 26 | ||
| Technical standards for patient protection | 26 | ||
| Other factors relating to patient dose | 26 | ||
| Radiation worker exposure and protection | 27 | ||
| Cardinal principles of radiation protection | 27 | ||
| Source of radiation exposure to radiographer | 27 | ||
| Structural protective barriers | 27 | ||
| X-ray tube housing | 28 | ||
| Fluoroscopic equipment | 28 | ||
| Portable radiographic equipment and procedure | 28 | ||
| Monitoring radiation exposure | 28 | ||
| Monitoring personnel exposure | 28 | ||
| Monitoring area exposure | 29 | ||
| Chapter 3: Review of Equipment Operation and Quality Control | 36 | ||
| Measurement Standards | 36 | ||
| Atomic Structure | 36 | ||
| Characteristics of Electromagnetic Radiation | 36 | ||
| Principles of Electricity and Magnetism | 37 | ||
| Conditions necessary for the production of x-rays | 38 | ||
| Equipment used in the production of x-rays | 38 | ||
| X-ray production | 41 | ||
| Dedicated imaging equipment | 43 | ||
| Quality control of x-ray-producing equipment | 45 | ||
| Chapter 4: Image Acquisition and Evaluation | 53 | ||
| Photographic properties of the radiographic image | 53 | ||
| Density (brightness) | 53 | ||
| Factors Controlling and Influencing Density (Brightness) | 53 | ||
| Contrast | 54 | ||
| Factors Controlling and Influencing Contrast | 54 | ||
| Geometric properties of the radiographic image | 55 | ||
| Recorded detail - Spatial resolution | 55 | ||
| Factors Controlling and Influencing Recorded Detail | 56 | ||
| Distortion | 56 | ||
| Factors Controlling Distortion | 56 | ||
| Automatic exposure controls | 57 | ||
| Grids | 57 | ||
| Technique charts | 59 | ||
| Digital imaging**Note: The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) addresses digital imaging equipment and digital | 60 | ||
| Appendix for Digital Image Acquisition and Display | 65 | ||
| Glossary of Terms | 65 | ||
| Content (Numbering Matches ASRT Outline) | 68 | ||
| Basic Principles of Digital Radiography | 68 | ||
| Image Acquisition | 69 | ||
| Image Acquisition Errors | 69 | ||
| Software (Default) Image Processing-Set by vendor | 69 | ||
| Fundamental Principles of Exposure | 69 | ||
| Image Evaluation | 71 | ||
| Quality Assurance and Maintenance Issues | 71 | ||
| Display | 71 | ||
| Bibliography for this Section | 71 | ||
| Chapter 5: Review of Imaging Procedures | 78 | ||
| Related medical terminology prefixes, roots, and suffixes | 78 | ||
| Prefixes | 78 | ||
| Roots | 79 | ||
| Suffixes | 79 | ||
| Basic principles of positioning and procedures**Positioning routines vary from text to text and from department to department. | 79 | ||
| Topography | 80 | ||
| Motion control | 80 | ||
| Exposure modification | 81 | ||
| Gonadal shielding | 81 | ||
| Body habitus | 81 | ||
| Pediatric radiography: general principles | 81 | ||
| Trauma: general principles | 82 | ||
| Review of anatomy relevant to radiography | 82 | ||
| Planes of the body | 82 | ||
| Clinical divisions of the abdomen | 83 | ||
| Anatomical divisions of the abdomen | 83 | ||
| Skeletal system | 83 | ||
| Functions | 83 | ||
| Ossification | 83 | ||
| Marrow | 83 | ||
| Types of Bones | 83 | ||
| Descriptive Terminology for Bones | 83 | ||
| Division of the Skeleton | 84 | ||
| Articulations | 84 | ||
| Skull Morphology | 84 | ||
| Axial Skeleton | 84 | ||
| Skull | 84 | ||
| Facial Bones | 87 | ||
| Vertebral Column | 87 | ||
| Bones of the Thorax | 89 | ||
| Appendicular Skeleton | 90 | ||
| Upper Extremity | 90 | ||
| Lower Extremity | 90 | ||
| Nervous system | 94 | ||
| Heart | 96 | ||
| Circulatory System | 96 | ||
| Arterial Systemic Circulation | 97 | ||
| Venous Systemic Circulation | 98 | ||
| Lymphatic system | 98 | ||
| Respiratory system | 98 | ||
| Digestive system | 99 | ||
| Urinary system | 102 | ||
| Review of radiographic positioning, procedures, and pathology | 103 | ||
| Skeletal system | 103 | ||
| Pathological Conditions Imaged | 103 | ||
| Digits (Fingers) | 105 | ||
| Thumb | 105 | ||
| Hand | 105 | ||
| Wrist | 105 | ||
| Forearm | 106 | ||
| Elbow | 106 | ||
| Humerus | 108 | ||
| Shoulder | 108 | ||
| Acromioclavicular Articulations | 109 | ||
| Clavicle | 109 | ||
| Scapula | 109 | ||
| Toes | 109 | ||
| Foot | 110 | ||
| Calcaneus | 110 | ||
| Ankle | 111 | ||
| Leg | 111 | ||
| Knee | 112 | ||
| Patella | 113 | ||
| Femur | 113 | ||
| Pelvis | 113 | ||
| Hip | 113 | ||
| Cervical Vertebrae | 114 | ||
| Thoracic Vertebrae | 115 | ||
| Lumbar Vertebrae | 116 | ||
| Sacroiliac Joints | 117 | ||
| Sacrum | 117 | ||
| Coccyx | 118 | ||
| Scoliosis Series | 118 | ||
| Thorax | 118 | ||
| Pathological Conditions Imaged | 118 | ||
| Chest | 119 | ||
| Ribs | 120 | ||
| Sternum | 121 | ||
| Sternoclavicular Joints | 121 | ||
| Skull | 121 | ||
| Cranium | 121 | ||
| Orbit | 124 | ||
| Facial Bones | 124 | ||
| Nasal Bones | 124 | ||
| Zygomatic Arches | 125 | ||
| Mandible | 126 | ||
| Temporomandibular Articulations | 126 | ||
| Paranasal Sinuses | 126 | ||
| Gastrointestinal system | 128 | ||
| Pathological Conditions Imaged | 128 | ||
| General Survey Examinations | 128 | ||
| Abdomen | 128 | ||
| Upper Gastrointestinal System | 129 | ||
| Esophagus | 129 | ||
| Stomach | 129 | ||
| Small Bowel | 129 | ||
| Lower Gastrointestinal System | 130 | ||
| Colon | 130 | ||
| Surgical Cholangiogram | 131 | ||
| Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography | 131 | ||
| Urinary System | 131 | ||
| Pathological Conditions Imaged | 131 | ||
| Urinary System Procedures | 132 | ||
| Intravenous Urography | 132 | ||
| Cystography and Cystourethrography | 133 | ||
| Retrograde Pyelography | 133 | ||
| Other Radiological Examinations | 133 | ||
| Chapter 6: Review of Patient Care and Education | 143 | ||
| Communication with the patient | 144 | ||
| Medicolegal aspects of practice | 145 | ||
| Scheduling of radiographic examinations | 149 | ||
| Patient preparation | 150 | ||
| Patient history | 150 | ||
| Patient transfer | 150 | ||
| Transfer from wheelchair to x-ray table | 150 | ||
| Transfer from x-ray table to wheelchair | 151 | ||
| Cart transfer | 151 | ||
| Patient comfort | 151 | ||
| Infection control | 151 | ||
| Routes of transmission | 151 | ||
| Standard precautions | 151 | ||
| Medical asepsis | 152 | ||
| Surgical asepsis | 152 | ||
| Sterile technique | 152 | ||
| Gloving | 152 | ||
| Types of isolation precautions | 152 | ||
| Isolation technique | 153 | ||
| Mobile Radiography | 153 | ||
| Patients in Radiology Departments | 153 | ||
| Assessment of changing patient conditions | 154 | ||
| Vital signs | 154 | ||
| Medical emergencies | 154 | ||
| Patient monitoring and support equipment | 155 | ||
| Contrast media | 156 | ||
| Pharmacology | 157 | ||
| History and Patient Care Preceding Injection of Iodinated Contrast Media | 157 | ||
| Patient Care After Injection of Iodinated Contrast Media | 157 | ||
| Contrast Media Complications and Reactions | 157 | ||
| Venipuncture | 158 | ||
| Hazardous materials | 158 | ||
| Handling and disposal of biohazardous materials (Figure6-1) | 158 | ||
| Chapter 7: Challenge Tests | 166 | ||
| Challenge Test Number 1 | 166 | ||
| Radiation Protection (Questions 1-45) | 166 | ||
| Imaging Procedures (Questions 113-170) | 172 | ||
| Scoring | 179 | ||
| Challenge Test Number 2 | 180 | ||
| Radiation Protection (Questions 1-45) | 180 | ||
| Equipment Operation and Quality Control Questions 46-67) | 182 | ||
| Patient Care and Education (Questions 171-200) | 192 | ||
| Scoring | 194 | ||
| Challenge Test Number 3 | 195 | ||
| Radiation Protection (Questions 1-45) | 195 | ||
| Equipment Operation and Quality Control(Questions 46-67) | 197 | ||
| Image Acquisition and Evaluation(Questions 68-112) | 198 | ||
| Imaging Procedures (Questions 113-170) | 201 | ||
| Patient Care and Education (Questions 171-200) | 204 | ||
| Scoring | 206 | ||
| Part II: Career Planning | 207 | ||
| Chapter 8: Career Paths | 208 | ||
| Career planning inventory | 208 | ||
| Goal setting | 213 | ||
| Continuing education requirements | 216 | ||
| Meeting professional and governmental requirements | 216 | ||
| Continuing education opportunities | 217 | ||
| Continuing qualification requirements (cqr) | 218 | ||
| Radiologic specialties | 218 | ||
| Diagnostic medical sonography | 219 | ||
| Nuclear medicine | 219 | ||
| Radiation therapy technology | 220 | ||
| Other imaging specialties | 220 | ||
| Radiologist assistant | 220 | ||
| Radiography educator | 221 | ||
| Imaging manager | 221 | ||
| Academic degrees | 221 | ||
| Chapter 9: Writing a Professional Resume | 223 | ||
| Purpose of a resume | 223 | ||
| Contents of a resume | 223 | ||
| Writing the resume | 223 | ||
| Personal data | 223 | ||
| Goal statement | 224 | ||
| Employment experiences | 224 | ||
| Education | 224 | ||
| Professional accomplishments, associations, and credentials | 227 | ||
| References | 227 | ||
| Cover letter | 227 | ||
| Appearance of the resume and cover letter | 227 | ||
| Job application | 228 | ||
| Chapter 10: Interviewing Techniques | 229 | ||
| Purpose of an interview | 229 | ||
| Personal appearance | 229 | ||
| Preparing for the interview | 229 | ||
| Interview process | 230 | ||
| Interview outcomes and follow-up | 231 | ||
| Chapter 11: Employment Expectations | 233 | ||
| Entering the health care workforce | 233 | ||
| Task inventory | 233 | ||
| Organizational structure and your professional responsibility | 235 | ||
| Expectations of administrators | 235 | ||
| Expectations of physicians | 235 | ||
| Expectations of the radiology manager | 236 | ||
| Expectations of students under your supervision | 237 | ||
| Expectations of your new coworkers | 238 | ||
| Answers To Review Questions | 239 | ||
| Chapter 2 | 239 | ||
| Chapter 3 | 241 | ||
| Chapter 4 | 244 | ||
| Chapter 5 | 245 | ||
| Chapter 6 | 248 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 250 | ||
| Answers to Challenge Test Number 1 | 250 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 255 | ||
| Answers to Challenge Test Number 2 | 255 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 259 | ||
| Answers to Challenge Test Number 3 | 259 | ||
| Bibliography | 264 | ||
| Illustrationcredits | 265 | ||
| Index | 267 | ||
| evolve | 282 |