final exam review - aie

AEC controls radiation exposure reaching the IR by

• controlling exposure time

• controlling KVP and MAS

• controlling the mA

• all of the above

Ionization Chamber AEC are known as ___type devices

• corridor

• entrance type

• in between

• exit type

The first generation of AEC were known as

• idk

• photomultiplier tube

• Phototimers

• Ionization chambers

The emission of light by a phosphor when exposed to a laser is known as

• Phosphorescence

• Blinding Lights

• Photostimulable Luminescence

The mini c arm has advantages for imaging ______

• extemities

• head and abdomen

• chest only

• feet only

For a patient with pleural effusion, if technique needs to be adjusted....it would be ______

• increased

• decreased

• no change needed

Mammography uses ___ due to breast tissue having low subject contrast

• low mAs

• low mA

• low kvp

• high kvP

Primary Function of the AEC is to

• reduce patient dose

• control the amount of radiation reaching the IR

• help the technologist not to think too much

• all of the above

This system uses a storage phosphor to temporarily store energy, representing the image signal.

• Film Screen Imaging

• Computed Radiography

• Direct Radiography

Which of the following is used by both forms of indirect cassetteless system?

• Scintillator

• CCD

• Optics

• TFT