ARRT Radiography practice
Practice questions for all 8 ARRT exam categories.
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Patient Interactions
16.5%Tests knowledge of patient communication, infection control, vital signs, monitoring, emergency response, and the legal-ethical foundation of practice. 16.5% of the ARRT Radiography exam (33 of 200 scored questions).
Image Acquisition
13%Tests technical factor selection (kVp, mAs), the 15% rule, inverse square law, image quality (density, contrast, recorded detail, distortion), grid use, and CR/DR digital workflow. 13% of the ARRT exam (26 of 200 scored questions).
Equipment QA
12.5%Tests x-ray tube anatomy, photon production, the x-ray circuit, fluoroscopy equipment, image intensifiers, and the QC tolerance schedule. 12.5% of the ARRT exam (25 of 200 scored questions).
Radiation Physics
10.5%Tests photon production (bremsstrahlung, characteristic), photon interactions (photoelectric, Compton, coherent), and the cellular and systemic effects of ionizing radiation. 10.5% of the ARRT exam (21 of 200 scored questions).
Radiation Protection
14.5%Tests the cardinal rules (time, distance, shielding), ALARA, occupational and public dose limits, lead apron specifications, and dosimetry practices. 14.5% of the ARRT exam (29 of 200 scored questions).
Extremity
14%Tests positioning and projections for the upper and lower extremities, fingers, hand, wrist, elbow, humerus, shoulder, foot, ankle, knee, and femur. 14% of the ARRT exam (28 of 200 scored questions).
Thorax and Abdomen
10%Tests positioning for the chest, abdomen, GI, hepatobiliary, and urinary tract, including PA chest, lateral, lordotic, decubitus, UGI, BE, and IVU. 10% of the ARRT exam (20 of 200 scored questions).
Head, Spine, and Pelvis
9%Tests positioning for the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, the bony thorax, the skull, paranasal sinuses, and the pelvis. Includes Caldwell, Towne, Waters, SMV, and the Scotty Dog. 9% of the ARRT exam (18 of 200 scored questions).
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Common questions
How many practice questions are on the ARRT Radiography Boards?
The ARRT Radiography Boards exam contains 200 scored questions plus 30 unscored pilot questions, for a total of 230 questions. It is a linear (non-adaptive) computer-based test. ARRT scales the time allowance to the number of items and does not publish a fixed duration for Radiography, so we run our mock exams on a 230-minute clock rather than quoting a figure ARRT has not stated. The Radtechprepper practice bank contains 2,584 ARRT-style questions across all 4 ARRT content categories, roughly 13× the scored questions on the actual exam.
What are the 8 ARRT Radiography exam categories?
Patient Interactions and Management, Image Acquisition and Evaluation, Equipment Operation and QA, Radiation Physics and Radiobiology, Radiation Protection, Extremity Procedures, Thorax and Abdomen Procedures, and Head/Spine/Pelvis Procedures. They roll up into four scored domains, weighted under the 2022 content specification as Patient Care 16.5%, Safety 25%, Image Production 25.5%, Procedures 33%.
Are these practice questions written in the same format as the ARRT exam?
Yes. Every question is multiple choice with 4 answer options. One option is correct; the other three are plausible distractors written to test specific knowledge gaps. Rationales explain why the correct answer is right AND why each incorrect option is wrong. This matches the ARRT exam format and the format of the boards-prep books like Lange Q&A and Mosby.