ARRT Study Guide 2026

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📋 ARRT Exam Format at a Glance

195
Questions
180 min
Time Limit
75.00%
Passing Score

📚 ARRT Topics to Study (69)

✍️ Sample ARRT Questions & Answers

1. The ARRT Standards of Ethics is incorporated into the CT certification process primarily to:
Ensure candidates demonstrate professional integrity and moral character

The Standards of Ethics screening ensures that only individuals with demonstrated professional integrity are certified.

2. A CT scan protocol using 'prospective ECG gating' for cardiac imaging acquires data only during which part of the cardiac cycle?
Only during a pre-selected phase of diastole

Prospective ECG gating triggers X-ray exposure only during a selected quiescent diastolic window, substantially reducing radiation dose compared to retrospective gating.

3. Which of the following is required as proof of identity when a candidate checks in for the ARRT CT examination?
Government-issued photo ID with signature

Pearson VUE and ARRT require a valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID with a matching signature at check-in.

4. On axial brain CT, the sylvian fissure (lateral sulcus) separates which lobes?
Frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe

The sylvian (lateral) fissure separates the frontal and parietal lobes superiorly from the temporal lobe inferiorly.

5. ARRT's recertification policy allows CE credits earned through which type of structured journal activity?
ARRT-approved self-assessment modules or journal-based CE with post-tests

Journal-based CE activities qualify only when they include a post-test and are offered through an ARRT-approved sponsor, not casual reading alone.

6. When comparing filtered back projection (FBP) to model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) at matched noise levels, MBIR typically demonstrates:
Higher spatial resolution with fewer artifacts at lower dose

MBIR models the entire imaging chain including optics and statistics, achieving better resolution and artifact suppression at lower dose than FBP.

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