ARRT Accreditation Process 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which category of ARRT continuing education credit requires direct patient care activities or case-based learning?
- Category A (Correct answer)
- Category B
- Category C
- Category D
Correct answer: Category A
ARRT Category A credits are structured learning activities, often directly tied to clinical or patient-care-relevant content.
Question 2: An applicant for ARRT CT certification discloses a prior misdemeanor conviction on their application. What happens next?
- The application is automatically denied
- ARRT's Ethics Review Committee evaluates the disclosure on a case-by-case basis (Correct answer)
- The applicant must wait 10 years before reapplying
- The conviction is ignored if more than 5 years old
Correct answer: ARRT's Ethics Review Committee evaluates the disclosure on a case-by-case basis
ARRT's Ethics Review Committee reviews all disclosed violations individually to determine eligibility.
Question 3: Which statement about the ARRT CT examination content specifications is accurate?
- They are set by individual state radiation control programs
- They are developed and periodically updated by ARRT based on practice analysis surveys (Correct answer)
- They mirror the ACR practice parameters exactly
- They have not changed since 2000
Correct answer: They are developed and periodically updated by ARRT based on practice analysis surveys
ARRT periodically conducts practice analysis surveys of working technologists to keep examination content relevant to current clinical practice.
Question 4: A CT technologist holds both Radiography (R) and CT credentials. How many CE credits are required biennially?
- 48 total (24 per credential)
- 24 total, shared across all credentials (Correct answer)
- 24 R-specific + 12 CT-specific = 36
- 12 per credential for a total of 24
Correct answer: 24 total, shared across all credentials
ARRT allows CE credits to be shared across all held credentials, so 24 credits per 2-year cycle satisfies requirements for multiple credentials.
Question 5: What is the role of the ARRT Board of Trustees in the accreditation and credentialing process?
- They directly score individual certification examinations
- They govern ARRT policy, including eligibility requirements and ethical standards (Correct answer)
- They perform on-site inspections of clinical training sites
- They issue state radiologic technology licenses
Correct answer: They govern ARRT policy, including eligibility requirements and ethical standards
The ARRT Board of Trustees is the governing body responsible for setting policy, eligibility criteria, and ethical standards for the organization.
Question 6: Under ARRT rules, how long does a candidate have to complete the examination after their application is approved?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 1 year (Correct answer)
- 3 years
Correct answer: 1 year
Once approved, candidates generally have a 1-year eligibility window during which they must schedule and complete the examination.
Question 7: Which of the following is NOT a requirement for ARRT CT post-primary certification eligibility?
- Holding a current, unrestricted ARRT credential in a qualifying discipline
- Completing required structured education in CT
- Meeting clinical experience requirements in CT procedures
- Graduating from a JRCERT-accredited CT-specific degree program (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Graduating from a JRCERT-accredited CT-specific degree program
CT certification does not require graduation from a JRCERT-accredited CT degree program; structured education and clinical experience through other approved pathways are accepted.
ARRT Accreditation Process 3
Which category of ARRT continuing education credit requires direct patient care activities or case-based learning?