Radiographer Mock Interview
Practice 30 Radiographer interview questions covering imaging protocols, patient safety, and radiation protection.
Question 9 of 30
What colors do you expect to see on an xray and what do those colors represent?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Generally three different color shades can be seen on an x-ray film. Fatty matter and muscle appear gray. Bones and other dense materials, such as metal appear white. An example of a metal or other dense material could be if a child swallows a coin. Air in the stomach, esophagus, or lungs appears black."
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
Correct identification of internal structures is an essential skill of a radiographer. Structures on an xray show up with different density/shades. The interviewer wants to know that you will be able to identify what you see on an xray.
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Structures that are visible on an x-ray can include dense materials, such as bone and metal. These appear white on X-rays. Air is also detectable on an x-ray in the lungs or in the abdominal cavity. Air appears black."
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