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Rad Grids

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what would be the only advantage of a linear parallel grid over a linear focus grid?   place grid at any SID  
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what is the advantage of a focus grid over a linear grid   do not get grid cutoff, only in periphery  
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if you have a situation where you had no control over SID then what grid would you want to use?   parallel grid  
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what is defined by the loss of density due to absorption of the image forming beam by the lead strips   grid cutoff  
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if you have two grids, either linear focus or linear non focused perpedicular to each other would be ....? is there any positioning latitude then?   Crossed Grid. No  
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what is grid focusing range or grid radius when we have a focus grid   *  
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whats the purpose of a potter bucky moving grid? what are the two motions it moves?   move out the grid line. oscillating and receptacle  
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does the grid start before or after exposure   before, and has to continue until after  
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what is the definition of grid ratio   the height of the grid divided by the interspace width. grid ratio= h/D h(height of grid) D(Interspace material) it can be aluminum(Best), plastic or carbon fiber  
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if we have a higher ratio grid which we would use anytime when thier is more scatter produced, what would happen to interspace? would the grid be more or less efficent?   get smaller. More  
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what are the rules of thumb for using a grid   greater 60 Kvp and more than 10cm in pathology  
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whats the formula for grid ratio   h/D  
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what are some common grid ratio's we might use?   5:1, 2:1, 6:1, High ratio 16:1, 10:1, 12:1  
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what is defined when the number of lead strips per unit measure. how does that help determine the efficency of a grid?   grid frequency. *  
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if we were doing film screen technology what would be the most efficent grid you could buy   high ratio low freq  
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bucky factor   amount of exposure patient recieves with a grid vs. without a grid.  
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contrast improvement factor   looks at the contrast on image with a grid vs. a contrast on a image without a grid  
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what is the air-gap   *  
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whats an alternative when using film screen technology   backwards cassette  
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with electronic imaging, what causes the moire effect   thick lead lines  
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what is the type of radio-opaque material used for grids   lead  
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what are some types of radio lucicent material used for grid   carbon fiber, plastic, aluminum  
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what two factors determine grid efficency   grid ratio and frequency(amount of lead)  
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what is a disadvantage of using a grid   increase patient dose  
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what is the main purpose of a grid   clean up scatter  
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if we clean up scatter what happens to contrast   Increases  
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when we use a grid why do we have to increase technique.   because everything is being absorbed  
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what % of the useful density is from scatter on a chest? abdomen   50, 90  
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what is scatter   weaken photons from patient that change direction  
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what technical factor controls amount of scatter produce   kvp  
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what are some patient factors that control amount of scatter   pathology,type of tissue,thickness  
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if you use a grid that is more efficent would we clean up more or less scatter   more  
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what are two ways a manufacture can make a grid more efficent   high grid ratios(thiner interspace), low frequency (thicker lead lines)  
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so if you have less of an interspace and thick lead lines, very effiecent grid. do you have a lot of positioning latitude   no  
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if we clean up scatter properly what does that do to our image. how does it improve the image   better contrast, improved visibility detail  
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what is contrast   density difference, more black than white  
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if we increase the ratio of the grid to make it more efficent, what do we have to do to our techniques to compenstate for the loss of density   increase technique(mAs, Kvp), patient does increase  
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which with electronic imaging system do the recomend today which better meets ALARA standards   kvp  
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where is the highest % of scatter produced   180 degrees highest quanity , but 90 degrees gets the highest intesty  
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scatter is what % or what fraction of the xray photon   1/1000 or .1%  
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which two tissues in your body make the most scatter   adipose, muscle(fluid filled)  
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do grids have anything to do with production of scatter   No, But they will reduce after it is produced.  
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if we are doing a chest at the chest board what kvp do we use. if we have high kvp would we have more or less scatter produced, then would we want to use a what type of ratio grid   117 high. thicker than 10 cm, so use grid. more, higher  
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what do we use for abd work   low kvp 70-80, so use intermediate speed grid(10:1, 12:1)  
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what grid ratio do we use on portable xrays   8:1  
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why is it better to do kvp than mas   less patient dose  
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for mAs ratio 5:1, 6:1, 8:1, 12:1, 15:1 what do you multiply by (for non grid to grid)   5:1(2), 6:1(3), 8:1(4), 12:1(5), 15:1(6)  
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what is the definition of grid cutoff   loss of density due to bad angle that causes image forming rays to be absorb by lead strips  
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of focus grid was upside down on chest xray where would you see the cutoff   severe peripheral, where both lung shadows should be  
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where would you see cutoff if you have a grid that was off center   more to one side than another  
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what is the purpose of using a focus grid vs. a parallel grid   to prevent periphreal cutoff,  
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what happens if we dont use right SID   periphreal  
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where would be the cutoff if the central ray is perpendicular to grid lines   image would be light*  
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if we use a grid and dont change technique whats going to happen to density   go down, so increase kvp or mas to maintain it, and the contrast improves  
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