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ARRT Radiography Exam · Lessons

ARRT Radiography Exam lessons

4 sections · 45 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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ARRT Radiography Exam

Practice 45 skills across this outline.

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Handle Hazardous Materials Safely
Patient Care · Pharmacology and Hazardous Material
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
12 categories
Image Production · Image Acquisition and Evaluation
14%
Safety · Radiation Physics and Radiobiology
13%
Safety · Radiation Protection
12%
Image Production · Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance
11%
Procedures · Extremity Procedures
10%
Patient Care · Medical Emergencies and Infection Control
8%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of arrt radiography exam — drill into a card to work its skills.

Patient Care · Pharmacology and Hazardous Material

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Handle Hazardous Materials SafelyRecommended
Long-form
2
Manage Contrast Media SafelyAvailable
Long-form

Patient Care · Ethical and Legal Aspects

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Apply Ethical Patient RightsAvailable
Long-form
2
Verify Patient And OrdersAvailable
Long-form

Patient Care · Ergonomics and Monitoring

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Monitor And Document Patient StatusAvailable
Long-form
2
Safe Patient Handling TechniquesAvailable
Long-form

Patient Care · Medical Emergencies and Infection Control

2 core skills8% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Apply Infection Control PrecautionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Respond To Medical EmergenciesAvailable
Long-form

Patient Care · Interpersonal Communication

2 core skills8% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Provide Procedure InstructionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Communicate Across Patient DifferencesAvailable
Long-form

Image Production · Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance

4 core skills11% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Operate Radiographic Equipment SafelyAvailable
Long-form
2
Explain Imaging Equipment OperationAvailable
Long-form
3
Recognize Equipment MalfunctionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Imaging Quality ControlAvailable
Long-form

Image Production · Image Acquisition and Evaluation

7 core skills14% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Adjust Technique For Patient FactorsAvailable
Long-form
2
Optimize Exposure For Image QualityAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Image Processing TechniquesAvailable
Long-form
4
Analyze Image Quality FactorsAvailable
Long-form
5
Apply Automatic Exposure ControlAvailable
Long-form
6
Evaluate Digital Image CharacteristicsAvailable
Long-form
7
Evaluate Image AcceptabilityAvailable
Long-form

Safety · Radiation Protection

6 core skills12% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Apply ALARA PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Beam Restriction TechniquesAvailable
Long-form
3
Interpret Dosimetry And LimitsAvailable
Long-form
4
Protect During Fluoroscopy And MobileAvailable
Long-form
5
Use Radiation Protective DevicesAvailable
Long-form
6
Optimize Exposure FactorsAvailable
Long-form

Safety · Radiation Physics and Radiobiology

6 core skills13% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Evaluate Tissue Radiation EffectsAvailable
Long-form
2
Differentiate Radiation Effect TypesAvailable
Long-form
3
Analyze Radiation BioeffectsAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Photon Interaction PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form
5
Interpret Radiation Dose UnitsAvailable
Long-form
6
Explain X Ray ProductionAvailable
Long-form

Procedures · Extremity Procedures

4 core skills10% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Adapt Extremity ProceduresAvailable
Long-form
2
Evaluate Extremity RadiographsAvailable
Long-form
3
Position Upper Extremity ImagingAvailable
Long-form
4
Position Lower Extremity ImagingAvailable
Long-form

Procedures · Head, Spine and Pelvis Procedures

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Position Spine Imaging StudiesAvailable
Long-form
2
Evaluate Head Spine Pelvis ImagesAvailable
Long-form
3
Position Head And Facial ImagingAvailable
Long-form
4
Adapt Spine And Pelvis ProceduresAvailable
Long-form

Procedures · Thorax and Abdomen Procedures

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Evaluate Thorax And Abdomen ImagesAvailable
Long-form
2
Position Thoracic Imaging StudiesAvailable
Long-form
3
Position Genitourinary StudiesAvailable
Long-form
4
Perform Abdominal GI ProceduresAvailable
Long-form