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Image Production
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| does beam restriction have an impact on receptor exposure? | yes ch. 12 pg. 332 |
| osteoporosis, osteomalacia, pneumoperitoneum, emphysema, degenerative arthritis are what type of pathologies | destructive ch. 12 pg. 331 |
| ascites, RA, pagets, pneumonia, atelectasis, CHF are what type of pathologies | additive ch. 12 pg. 331 |
| do compensating filters have impact on receptor exposure? | yes ch. 12 pg. 330 |
| what type of compensating filters are there? | wedge shaped and trough ch. 12 pg. 330 |
| what types of grid cut-off is there? | off-center, off-focus, off-level ch. 12 pg. 324 |
| do grids have an effect on receptor exposure? | yes ch. 12 pg. 321 |
| what are the visibility factors? | brightness and grayscale/contrast ch. 12 pg. 314 |
| what are the geometric factors? | spatial resolution and distortion ch. 12 pg. 314 |
| does mAs have any impact on contrast? | no ch. 12 pg. 315 |
| does SID have an impact on contrast? | no ch. 12 pg. 315 |
| what are the types of AECs | phototimer and ionization chamber ch. 12 pg. 337 |
| as SNR decreases, what happens to the noise | noise increases ch. 12 pg. 337 |
| what is the purpose of a backup timer? | to terminate the exposure in case of an AEC malfunction ch. 12 pg. 341 |
| what is spatial resolution? | describes the IR's impact on image detail |
| spatial resolution is better with ____pixel pitch, ____ pixel size, and ____image matrix. | smaller pixel pitch smaller pixel size larger image matrix ch. 12 pg. 349 |
| "____ is percentage if incoming x-ray photons that are detected and absorbed by the detector for transformation to the x-ray image." | DQE- detective quantum efficiency ch. 12 pg. 349 |
| what are the type of distortion? | shape and size ch. 12 pg. 350 |
| what factors affect size distortion? | OID and SID ch. 12 pg. 351 |
| SID is ____ related to magnification | inversely ch. 12 pg. 355 |
| OID is ____ related to magnification | directly ch. 12 pg. 355 |
| T/F "structures farther from the IR will be more distorted than those closer to the IR." | true ch. 12 pg. 354 |
| the smaller the focal spot size, what happens to blur and spatial resolution? | less blur and better spatial resolution ch. 12 pg. 356 |
| what are the spatial resolution factors | OID, SID, SOD, focal spot size, motion, distortion, and structural position and shape ch. 12 pg. 359 |
| what is the PSP composed of | europium-doped barium fluorohalide ch. 13 pg. 368 |
| what layer is under the barium fluorohalide layer | reflective layer ch. 13 pg. 368 |
| after how many hours will the latent image start fading on CR | after 8 hours ch. 13 pg. 370 |
| "in image processing, x-ray photons are converted to _____ _____, which then are available for processing and postprocessing." | they are converted to electrical signals ch. 13 pg. 375 |
| in a narrow histogram what type of contrast is there | very gray- low contrast ch. 13 pg. 376 |
| in a wide histogram what type of contrast is there | black and whites -high contrast ch. 13 pg. 376 |
| what allows you to change the brightness after the image has already been taken | windowing ch. 13 pg. 378 |
| do direct or indirect capture use scintillators | indirect ch. 13 pg. 383 |
| what does direct capture systems use | amorphous selenium ch. 13 pg. 383 |
| what radiation loses energy and it is given up in the form of an x-ray photon | bremsstrahlung ch. 13 pg. 388 |
| what radiation has a K shell electron ejected leaving a vacancy and an L shell takes its place. During this filling it emits x-ray | characteristic ch. 13 pg. 388 |
| ___ refers to the distance between two consecutive wave crests | wavelength ch. 13 pg. 389 |
| ___ refers to the number of cycles per second, measured in Hz | frequency ch. 13 pg. 389 |
| in this effect, it ejects an inner shell electron, leaving an opening. Another shell fills the opening and gives up energy in the form of characteristic ray. happens at low energy | photoelectric effect ch. 13 pg. 391 |
| in this interaction, it happens at high energy. x-ray photon from the outer shell is ejected. the x-ray photon is deflected | compton scatter ch. 13 pg. 391 |
| elongation and foreshortening are what types of distortion? | shape distortion ch. 12 pg. 350 |
| what artifact happens if the lead strips and the grid lines per inch matches the scan frequency of the scanner/reader | aliasing or Moire effect ch. 12 pg. 350 |
| ___ is used to remove the bright unexposed areas outside of the collimated field and contributes to veil glare | shuttering ch. 13 pg. 380 |
| bremsstrahlung radiation comprises what percentage of the x-ray beam | 70-90% ch. 13 pg. 388 |
| characteristic radiation comprises what percentage of the x-ray beam | 10-30% ch. 13 pg. 388 |
| this interaction happens at very low kV. the low kV electron interacts with an atom, the photon gets absorbed by the atom. | coherent scatter ch. 13 pg. 392 |
| what are other names for coherent scatter | classical, unmodified or rayleigh scatter ch. 13 pg. 392 |
| mobile equipment operates on ___? | rechargeable batteries ch. 13 pg. 393 |
| generators change ___ energy into ____ energy | mechanical energy to electrical energy ch. 13 pg. 394 |
| motors change ____ energy into ___ energy | electrical energy to mechanical energy ch. 13 pg. 394 |
| tilting tabletops must move ___ degrees vertically and ___degrees trendelenburg | 90 degrees vertically and 30 degrees trendelenburg ch. 13 pg. 397 |
| xray transformers operate on what kind of induction | mutual induction ch. 13 pg. 397 |
| transformers operate on what kind of induction | mutual induction ch. 13 pg. 399 |
| what are the materials that rectifiers could be made from | silicon, selenium, or germanium ch. 13 pg. 401 |
| a 3 phase/6 pulse rectification has what percentage of ripple | 13% ch. 13 pg. 400 |
| a single phase rectification produces what percentage of ripple | 100% ch. 13 pg. 400 |
| references for chapter 12 Saia, D.A. (2018). Image acquisition and technical evaluation In S. Barnes, C. M. Thomas (Eds.), Radiography Prep (9th ed., pp. 311-366).Chicago, IL: McGraw-Hill Education. | |
| references for chapter 13 Saia, D.A. (2018). Equipment operation and quality assurance In S. Barnes, C. M. Thomas (Eds.), Radiography Prep (9th ed., pp.367-486).Chicago, IL: McGraw-Hill Education. |