Digital Radiography Quiz

How are radiographic images viewed in digital radiography?

• Using a lightbox

• At a computer terminal

• On printed film

• With a handheld viewer

What replaces the conventional screen-film cassette in digital radiography?

• Disposable image receptors

• Reusable image receptors (detectors)

• Traditional film

• None of the above

What does computed radiography (CR) use?

• Photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plates in cassettes

• Direct exposure to x-rays

• Magnetic resonance

• Ultrasound waves

What is directly registered by the flat panel detector (FPDs) in digital radiography?

• Ultrasound waves

• Magnetic fields

• X-rays

• Radio waves

What era led to the development of digital radiography?

• The era of analog technology

• The era of computers and digital data

• The industrial revolution

• The space age

Which company introduced the first digital radiography technology in the early 1980s?

• Kodak Medical Systems

• Philips Healthcare

• Fujifilm Medical Systems

• Siemens Healthineers

What is the first digital radiography technology known as?

• Digital Imaging Radiography

• Computed Tomography

• Computed Radiography

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

What has the maturation of digital technology and lower costs enabled in veterinary medicine?

• The use of traditional film radiography

• The realization of the benefits of digital radiography

• The decline of radiographic practices

• The increase in manual diagnostic methods

What is absorbed by the phosphor crystals in computed radiography when exposed to X-rays?

• Light

• Heat

• Radiation energy

• Electrical charge

Where is the cassette inserted for exposure in computed radiography?

• Into the CR reader

• Into the X-ray machine

• Into the X-ray table or grid cabinet

• Onto the computer monitor