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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the 2nd leading cause of death from cancer in women? | Breast cancer |
| What are the types of mammography? | 1.screening 2.diagnostic 3.baseline |
| What are the 3principle tissues of the breast? | fibrous, glandular, and adipose (fat) |
| What level of X-ray energy does photoelectric absorption predominates over Compton scattering? | Low (20-39 kVp) |
| Define Microcalcifications on an image? | Bright white spots |
| Which breast tissue is most sensitive to cancer induction by radiation ? | Glandular tissue |
| The mammography repeat rate should not exceed __ | 1% |
| The structures in the eye that are responsible for the sensation of vision are called __ & __ | Rods & cones |
| Define flux gain | Number of output light photons/number of input x-ray photons |
| Define brightness gain | minification gain × flux gain |
| Define Minification gain | (Diameter input \ diameter output )^2 |
| Define conversion factor | Output phosphor illumination (cd/m2)/input exposure rate (mGya/s) |
| Define modulation | change in a quantity or signal in response to another quantity or signal and is widely used in medical imaging. |
| What is the rate for video monitoring? | 30 frames per second |
| What is the exposure rate between normal fluoroscopy & interventional fluoroscopy? | Normal fluoro: ESE ≤ 100 mGyt/min Interventional fluoro: ESE ≤ 100 mGyt/min |