CH 1 Introduction to digital radiography and PACS

Front

For conventional film/screen radiography the light exposes the film in proportion to the amount and ______ of the x-rays on the screen

Back

energy

Front

Which modality was the first to use digital imaging? Options: Diagnostic x-ray, CT, MRI, US

Back

CT

Front

Any imaging acquisition process that produces an electronic image that can be viewed and manipulated on a computer is termed...

Back

Digital imaging

Front

The first commercial CT scanners were built to image the _____ only.

Back

head

Front

When was MRI introduced commercially for health care?

Back

1980s

Front

____ were developed by the US military to move images among VA hospitals.

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PACS

Front

The digital acquisition modality that uses storage phosphor plates to produce images is termed....

Back

Photostimulable phosphor (PSP)

Front

Which company was the first to introduce PSP imaging commercially in the US?

Back

Fuji

Front

Which radiographic image capture methods uses chemical development to produce the manifest image? Options: Computed tomography, Fluoroscopy, Film/screen radiography, Photostimulable phosphor systems

Back

Film/screen radiography

Front

For indirect capture digital radiography, ______ is collected by an area CCD, CMOS or TFT.

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Light