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RADT 465 Unit 2

Equipment Operation, QA, and Image Acquisition and Evaluation

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_____ determines the fixed spatial resolution characteristic of direct digital systems. TFT and DEL size pg. 167
What controls the subject contrast of the exit/remnant signal in digital imaging? Kilovoltage & Photon energy pg. 167
What is an algorithm? A series of variable instructions pg. 167
3 components of a detector element (DEL) are Sensing area, TFT, Capacitor pg. 167
What is geometric sharpness inversely influenced by? OID pg. 168
If a 12:1 grid ratio exhibits loss of signal at its lateral edges, it's because SID was too great pg. 169
What is x-ray photons energy inversely related to? Photon wavelength pg. 170
What are results of a decrease in kilovoltage? Decrease in photon energy & receptor exposure pg. 171
What is the primary function of x-ray beam filtration? Reduce patient skin dose pg. 171
Which pathologic condition would require a decrease in exposure factors? Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Osteosclerosis Osteochondritis Osteoporosis pg. 167
Which of the following does not affect the exposure rate of the primary beam? mA kV distance field size Field size pg. 172
Which has the greatest affect on radiographic IR exposure? Aluminum filtration kV SID Scattered radiation SID pg. 172
What is subject contrast related to? Differential tissue absorption & atomic number of tissue being traversed pg. 172
Decreasing what will improve spatial resolution/detail sharpness? OID and patient/part motion pg. 172
What are special considerations/conditions that require an increase from the typical technique factors? Excessive BMI Skeletal sclerosis Osteomalacia Excessive BMI and skeletal sclerosis pg. 172
Distance from the middle of one pixel to the middle of an adjacent pixel Pixel pitch pg. 173
What is associated with the term "voxel"? Bit depth Volume element Measure in Z direction Field of view Volume element & measure in Z direction pg. 173
Spatial resolution will be improved using ___ in the same field of view A larger matrix pg. 173
To have the same FOV, once the matrix size increases Spatial resolution increases Image quality increases Pixel size decreases spatial resolution increases, image quality increases, and pixel size decreases pg. 175
How does SID affect sharpness of image details? Image detail sharpness is directly related to SID pg. 175
How does image resolution improve? Scintillation increases DEL size decreases Fill factor increases DEL size decreases & fill factor increases pg. 175
What is not true about digital imaging? Window level adjustments are associated with image brightness Brightness is related to IR exposure Image visibility is a function of IR exposure Brightness and density are not interchangeable terms Brightness is related to IR exposure pg. 175
Kilovoltage selection has an effect on what? Photon energy Penetration Image contrast Photon energy and penetration pg. 175
What are factors impacting spatial resolution? Focal spot size Subject motion SOD Focal spot size, subject motion & SOD pg. 175
512 X 512 matrix with a 20 cm FOV has what pixel size? 0.07 mm/pixel 0.40 mm/pixel 0.04 mm/pixel 4.0 mm/pixel 0.40 mm/pixel pg. 176
What enables the radiographer to reduce the exposure time required for a particular image? Use of a higher mA Use of a higher kV Use of a higher ratio grid Use of a higher mA & use of a higher kV pg. 176
What statement is incorrect regarding kilovoltage? Increased kV increases beam intensity Receptor exposure can be doubled or 1/2 by using the 15% rule Increased kV can decrease absorbed dose kV and wavelength are directly proportional kV and wavelength are directly proportional pg. 176
The image on the input phosphor compared to the image on the output phosphor of the image intensifier is: Magnified Distorted Brighter Dimmer Inverted Minified Brighter, Inverted, & Minified pg. 217
What statements are true regarding viewing conditions for digital images? Excessive light causes dilation of the pupils of the eyes Low-light level is desirable Too much light causes images to appear dark Low-light level is desirable & Too much light causes images to appear dark pg. 217
When FOV decreases in image intensification Output screen image is magnified, mA increases, output screen image has improved resolution pg. 217
Known as equalization, the digital imaging processing function is/does what? Is a computer software operation, removes densities that veil image details, and compresses the contrast scale pg. 217
Unsharp edges of tiny radiographic details is called what? Blur pg. 218
When are radiographic equipment collimators required to be checked? Semiannually pg. 218
What will improve the spatial resolution of image-intensified images? A very thin input phosphor layer pg. 218
What's the total number of x-ray photons produced at the target depend on? Tube current, target material & square of the kilovoltage pg. 218
Kilovoltage and HVL relationship As kilovolatage increases, the HVL increases pg. 219
When window width decreases Contrast scale decreases pg. 219
What is a circuit device that only allows flow in one direction called? Solid-state diode rectifiers pg. 219
What is scintillation not associated with? Amorphous silicon pg. 219
When a high-speed electron slows down as it becomes attracted to a tungsten atom nucleus. Bremsstrahlung radiation pg. 220
The amount of electric charge flowing per second is called what? Current pg. 221
Device the directs the light emitted from the image intensifier to different views and imaging apparatus? Beam splitter pg. 221
What contributes to inherent filtration? X-ray tube glass envelope & X-ray tube port window pg. 221
The result of digital imaging subject contrast is Signal differences within the remnant beam pg. 221
What is the product of total brightness gain of an image intensifier? Flux gain & minification gain pg. 222
As ______ decreases, spatial resolution in compound radiography increases. PSP crystal size decreases & laser beam size decreases pg. 223
What material is appropriate for IP front material Magnesium & Bakelite pg. 224
What is the image intensifiers input phosphor made of? Cesium iodide pg. 224
What can grid interspace be made of? Aluminum & plastic fiber pg. 224
Changing the size of the actual focal spot will change what? Detail sharpness, effective focal spot size, and spatial resolution pg. 225
What are required corrections done to "raw" image data that occur because of inherent flaws in the image acquisition system called? Preprocessing pg. 226
Reference: Saia, D.A. (2022). Image Production: Image Acquisition and Technical Evaluation. In S. Barnes, C. M. Thomas (Eds.), Lange Q & A: Radiography Examination (12th ed., pp. 167-211).Chicago, IL: McGraw-Hill Education.
Reference: Saia, D.A. (2022). Image Production: Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance. In S. Barnes, C. M. Thomas (Eds.), Lange Q & A: Radiography Examination (12th ed., pp. 217-250).Chicago, IL: McGraw-Hill Education.
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