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ARRT Registry Review: Equipment Operation and Quality Control

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All of the following are associated with the anode except   D.)thermionic emission (Selman, 9th ed., pp. 138-139)  
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The type of x-ray tube designed to turn on and off rapidly, providing multiple short, precise exposures is   B.)grid-controlled (Shepard, p. 367)  
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The minimum response time of an automatic exposure control (AEC)   B.)is its shortest possible exposure time (Carlton and Adler, 4th ed., pp. 102-103)  
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The electron cloud within the x-ray tube is the product of a process called   B.)thermionic emission (Bushong, 8th ed., p. 118)  
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Which of the following causes pitting, or many small surface melts, of the anode's focal track?   D.)repeated, frequent overloading (Selman, 9th ed., pp. 137-138)  
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A parallel-plate ionization chamber receives a particular charge as x-ray photons travel through it. This is the operating principle of which of the following devices?   A.)AEC (Carlton and Adler, 4th ed., p. 102)  
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Congruence of the x-ray beam with the light field is tested using   C.)radiopaque objects (Carlton and Adler, 4th ed., p. 484)  
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What is the relationship between kV and HVL?   A.)as kV increases, the HVL increases (Selman, 9th ed., pp. 122-123)  
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As window level increases   C.)brightness increases (Fosbinder and Orth, p. 208)  
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Which of the following devices converts electrical energy to mechanical energy?   A.)motor (Selman, 9th ed., p. 78)  
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A three-phase timer can be tested for accuracy using a synchronous spinning top. The resulting image looks like a   B.)solid arc, with the angle (in degrees) representative of the exposure time (Selman, 9th ed., p. 106)  
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Star and wye configurations are related to   B.)rectification systems (Selman, 9th ed., p. 163)  
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What is the device that directs the light emitted from the image intensifier to various viewing and imaging apparatus?   B.)beam splitter (Selman, 9th ed., p. 262)  
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Which of the following systems function(s) to compensate for changing patient/part thicknesses during fluoroscopic procedures?   A.)automatic brightness control (Bushong, 8th ed., p. 360)  
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The x-ray tube in a CT imaging system is most likely to be associated with   C.)a pulsed x-ray beam (Bushong, 8th ed., pp. 429-430)  
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To maintain image clarity is an image-intensifier system, the path of electron flow from the photocathode to the output phosphor is controlled by   B.)electrostatic lenses (Carlton and Adler, 4th ed., pp. 569-570)  
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Which part of an induction motor is located within the x-ray tube glass envelope?   D.)rotor (Carlton and Adler, 4th ed., p. 73)  
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Which of the following devices is used to control voltage by varying resistance?   C.)rheostat (Selman, 9th ed., p. 147)  
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Light-sensitive AEC devices are known as   A.)phototimers (Shepard, pp. 275-276)  
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Which of the following formulas would the radiographer use to determine the total number of heat units produced with a given exposure using three-phase, six-pulse equipment?   C.)mA x time x kV x 1.35 (Selman, 9th ed., pp. 145-146)  
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