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[4] Quality Assurance (QA) for CT Scan

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT the objective of performing quality assurance (QA) in CT Scan system?

a)

Produce good image quality

b)

Prevent unnecessary radiation dose to patient

c)

Check for image artifact or machine mulfunction

d)

To regulate the timetable for CT technologist

2.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) CT accreditation QA phantom has _____ modules

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

3.

Which of the following cross section of ACR CT phantom used to check for "low contrast resolution"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following cross section of ACR CT phantom used to check for "CT number uniformity, noise & distance accuracy"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The laser light accuracy in a CT scan machine must be within ______

a)

1 mm

b)

2 mm

c)

3 mm

d)

5 mm

6.

A radiographer performed a slice thickness (ST) accuracy check for ST = 10 mm. The tolerance accepted value is ___________

a)

0.5 mm

b)

1 mm

c)

1.5 mm

d)

2 mm

7.

Low contrast resolution & high contrast resolution in CT scan system must be check _______

a)

weekly

b)

monthly

c)

semi-annually (every 6 months)

d)

annually (every 1 year)

8.

Which of the following CT image quality QA must be checked every week by CT radiographer?

a)

High contrast resolution

b)

Low contrast resolution

c)

Linearity

d)

CT number uniformity & noise

9.

This is a CT scan image of ACR phantom to evaluate _________

a)

Low contrast resolution

b)

High contrast resolution

c)

CT number uniformity

d)

Noise

10.

CT number uniformity acceptance value must be within ______ Hounsfield unit (HU)

a)

0.5

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

11.

Which of the following does NOT required to check the radiation dose in CT scan?

a)

Head CT dose index phantom

b)

Body CT dose index phantom

c)

pencil ionizing chamber

d)

TLD (thermoluminescent dosimeter)

12.

In every complete CT scan of a peadiatric abdomen, the volume computed tomography dose index (CTDI) must not exceed _______ mGy.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

50

d)

75

13.

Shadowing or blurring CT image due to the involuntary or voluntary movement is known as ________ artifact.

a)

beam hardening

b)

streaks

c)

motion

d)

ring

14.

Streaks artifact caused by a _________ located in the scanning field of view.

a)

metal

b)

liquid

c)

bone

d)

air

15.

Recognize this CT artifact?

(click on the picture to zoom in)

a)

Metallic (streaks) artifact

b)

Partial volume artifact

c)

Beam hardening artifact

d)

Ring artifact