Kerala PSC X-Ray Technician Paper 2016

Kerala Public Service Commission X-Ray Technician 2016 Paper with Answers
Date of Exam – 29.01.2016

Orthopantomogram is taken to rule out lesion in
(a) Mandible
(b) Maxilla
(c) Facial bone
(d) Skull

Ans- (a)

Lenth or esophagus is
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 25 cm
(d) 40 cm

Ans -(c)

The process by which electrons are emitted from a X-Ray cathode filament
(a) Ionization
(b) Photoconduction
(c) Thermo luminescence
(d) Thermionic emission

Ans – (d)

Superficial X-ray therapy include X-rays of potentials ranging from
(a) 5 to 50 kilovolt
(b) 50 to 150 kilovolt
(c) 100 to 150 kilovolt
(d) 150 to 300 kilovolt

Ans – (b)

PET scan is
(a) Positive Emission Tomography
(b) Positron Emission Tomography
(c) Pulsatile Emission Tomography
(d) None of the above

Ans – (b)

The bed of stomach is NOT formed by _______normally
(a) Left kidney
(b) Left suprarenal gland
(c) Splenic vein
(d) Tail of pancreas

Ans – (a)

Maximum dose region in Cobalt-60 teletherapy lies at ________cm from the surface.
(a) 0.1 cm
(b) 1.0 cm
(c) 5.0 cm
(d) 0.5 cm

Ans – (d)

The ability to demonstrate closely placed structures in the subject as separate entities in the image is
(a) Resolution
(b) Brightness
(c) Contrast
(d) None of the above

Ans – (a)

In Cobalt-60 machine, which ray is used for externalbeam radiotherapy ?
(a) Alpha ray
(b) Beta ray
(c) Gamma ray
(d) Protons

Ans – (c)

Lymphatics of breast drain into
(a) Posterior intercostal lymph node
(b) Axillary lymph node
(c) Internal mammary lymph node
(d) all of the above

Ans – (d)