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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Patient motion during exposure results in _____ artifact.
a processing
an exposure
a handling
no
A chemical fog artifact
is an exposure artifact.
appears as streaks.
results in lower contrast.
results in lower optical density.
Data for determining repeat rates should include at least ____ patients to obtain a statistical
sample large enough for valid results.
100
150
250
500
Wet pressure sensitization would be classified as _____ artifact.
an exposure
a processing
a handling
no
Which of the following can occur as a result of a double set of grid lines?
Grid misalignment
Film fog
Static artifacts
Moiré effect
Which of the following artifacts can occur in both CR and film/screen radiography?
Static electricity
Wet-pressure sensitization
Moiré pattern
Water spots
_____ can appear as dark bands at the interfaces of structures that differ widely in
brightness level such as barium examinations or metal prosthesis.
Electronic noise
Halo artifacts
Dirt or debris on the front of the
Dropped pixels
A photocathode is a device that emits
light photons
x-ray photons
electrons
All of the answer options are correct
A reduction in brightness at the periphery of the image captured with an image intensifier
tube is referred to as
pincushion distortion
vignetting
barrel distortion
quantum mottle
The input phosphor of an image intensifier tube converts a(n) _____ image into a(n) _____
image
x-ray; light
light; electron
electron; light
x-ray; electron
In standard broadcast television, one image frame consists of
one television field
two television fields
262.5 scan lines
17 ms
The television camera most commonly used to capture the fluoroscopic image from a tube
type image intensifier is the:
image orthicon
plumbicon
vidicon
charge-coupled device
Which type of distortion that can occur with tube-type fluoroscopic image intensifiers is
most often caused by the presence of strong magnetic fields?
Veiling glare
S distortion
Pincushion distortion
Vignetting
Performance testing of fluoroscopic systems must include all the following except
x-ray tube housing
automatic film processor
total filtration
automatic brightness control
Which type of test tool may be used to demonstrate pincushion distortion?
Dosimeter
Wire mesh tool
Ion chamber
Homogenous phantom
Quality control tests of fluoroscopic systems should be performed
daily
weekly
semiannually
annually
At any combination of tube potential and current, fluoroscopic equipment with an automatic
brightness control should not produce an entrance skin exposure exceeding ____ R/min.
2.5
5
10
20
Photoconductors convert x-ray energy into
light energy
heat energy
radiofrequencies
electric current
The most important component affecting the spatial resolution in digital subtraction
angiography is the
focal spot size
image intensifier
television camera
computer matrix size
Going from a 256 x 256 to a 512 x 512 matrix doubles an image’s
spatial resolution
pixels
gray levels
contrast resolution
The DICOM standard does not specify an image’s
matrix depth
bit depth
display settings
examination time
Benefits of digital PACS images do not generally include
convenient storage
image transmission
computer-aided diagnosis
improved spatial resolution
Which of the following uses photostimulable phosphors?
Indirect conversion DR system
Direct conversion DR system
CR systems
Flat panel fluoroscopic systems
The limiting spatial resolution is also known as the
modulation transfer function
Nyquist frequency
fill factor
detective quantum efficiency
CRT monitors for viewing digital images by the technologist should have a luminance value
higher than ____ nit.
100
170
1500
3500
The contrast ratio of a viewing monitor should be higher than
100
170
250
500
Film utilized in dry laser printers uses silver _____ emulsions.
bromide
iodide
behenate
sulfide
Two common quality control tests that should be performed on grids are grid _____ and grid
_____ tests.
ratio; frequency
alignment; uniformity
ratio; alignment
uniformity; ratio
The minimum filtration required for general-purpose radiographic systems is _____ mm Al.
2.0
2.1
2.5
3.0
The maximum dose to the fetus of an occupational worker for the entire gestation period is
_____ rem.
0.05
0.1
0.5
5.0
Relative screen speed values and screen resolution capability can be said to be
directly proportional
inversely proportional
exponentially proportional
none of the above
