Computed Radiography

Which of the following components is NOT utilized for computed radiography (CR) system?

• Imaging plate reader

• Imaging plate

• Developer chemical

• Protective layer

Which of the following material may be used in the construction of the computed radiography (CR) imaging plate outer cassette?

• Carbon fibers

• Lead

• Paper

• Stone

Which of the following is the function of the conductive layer in the computed radiography (CR) imaging plate?

• Binding the phosphors to the phosphor layer.

• Increase electrostatic charge.

• Decreasing electrostatic charge.

• Binding the photons to the phosphor layer.

Which layer of the computed radiography (CR) imaging plate prevents unwanted light and background radiation from affecting the unprocessed latent image?

• Conductor layer

• Light shield layer

• Support layer

• Color layer

Which layer of the computed radiography (CR) imaging plate is responsible for creating the latent image from the transmitted x-ray photons exiting the patient?

• Protective layer

• Phosphor layer

• Conductive layer

• Light shield layer

Which of the following options is the correct answer to the question: The phosphor layer of the computed radiography (CR) imaging plate is composed of _________?

• Barium Fluorohalides & Amorphous Selenium

• Amorphous Silicon & Europium Activator

• Barium Fluorohalides & Europium Activator

• Amorphous Silicon & Cesium Iodide

What the term "latent image" refers to?

• Number of x-ray photons leaving the patient

• Interactions of the x-ray photons within the imaging plate

• Stored energy within the fluorohalides

• Release of energy from the fluorohalides

What does the thin, active layer within the computed radiography (CR) cassette stored?

• Manifest image

• Patient's metadata

• Exam's metadata

• Latent Image

What is another name for the conductive layer of a computed radiography (CR) imaging plate?

• Support layer

• Antistatic layer

• Base layer

• Static layer

Which interaction occurs when an x-ray photon is absorbed by the phosphor layer of a computed radiography (CR) plate?

• Characteristic interaction

• Photoelectric interaction

• Compton interaction

• Classical interaction