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Worksheets[4] Quality Assurance (QA) for CT Scan
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Which one is NOT the objective of performing quality assurance (QA) in CT Scan system?
Produce good image quality
Prevent unnecessary radiation dose to patient
Check for image artifact or machine mulfunction
To regulate the timetable for CT technologist
The American College of Radiology (ACR) CT accreditation QA phantom has _____ modules
4
5
6
7
Which of the following cross section of ACR CT phantom used to check for "low contrast resolution"?
Which of the following cross section of ACR CT phantom used to check for "CT number uniformity, noise & distance accuracy"?
The laser light accuracy in a CT scan machine must be within ______
1 mm
2 mm
3 mm
5 mm
A radiographer performed a slice thickness (ST) accuracy check for ST = 10 mm. The tolerance accepted value is ___________
0.5 mm
1 mm
1.5 mm
2 mm
Low contrast resolution & high contrast resolution in CT scan system must be check _______
weekly
monthly
semi-annually (every 6 months)
annually (every 1 year)
Which of the following CT image quality QA must be checked every week by CT radiographer?
High contrast resolution
Low contrast resolution
Linearity
CT number uniformity & noise
This is a CT scan image of ACR phantom to evaluate _________
Low contrast resolution
High contrast resolution
CT number uniformity
Noise
CT number uniformity acceptance value must be within ______ Hounsfield unit (HU)
0.5
2
5
10
Which of the following does NOT required to check the radiation dose in CT scan?
Head CT dose index phantom
Body CT dose index phantom
pencil ionizing chamber
TLD (thermoluminescent dosimeter)
In every complete CT scan of a peadiatric abdomen, the volume computed tomography dose index (CTDI) must not exceed _______ mGy.
20
30
50
75
Shadowing or blurring CT image due to the involuntary or voluntary movement is known as ________ artifact.
beam hardening
streaks
motion
ring
Streaks artifact caused by a _________ located in the scanning field of view.
metal
liquid
bone
air
Recognize this CT artifact?
(click on the picture to zoom in)
Metallic (streaks) artifact
Partial volume artifact
Beam hardening artifact
Ring artifact
