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ARRT registry review covering Image Production and Evaluation

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An increase in added filtration will result in a ______ in x-ray intensity and a _______ in effective energy of the x-ray beam.   decrease, increase Buschong p146  
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What is the direction of electron travel in the x-ray tube?   cathode to anode Buschong p122  
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What technical changes would best serve to remedy the effect of very dissimilar tissue densities?   high-kilovoltage exposure factors Buschong p273  
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Where is the focal-spot blur the greatest?   at the cathode end of the x-ray beam Buschong p287  
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What is the reduction in x-ray photon intensity as the photon passes through material?   attenuation Buschong p185  
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What radiographic instruments are used to measure the thickness of body parts in order to determine optimal selection of exposure factors?   calipers Buschong p 308  
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The slit camera test requires two exposures to evaluate ______ and accuracy?   focal-spot Buschong p462  
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Two types of exposure-time artifacts are_______ and ______?   double exposure and motion Buschong p473  
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What is the continued emission of light by a phosphor after the activating source has ceased?   phosphorescence Buschong p221  
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What imaging a body part over 4 inches and using a high kilovoltage, what sort of radiographic equipment can be employed to produce a better image?   Grid Buschong p248  
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Differential absorption is related to pathology and ________.   subject contrast Carlton p245  
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Greater latitude is available to radiographers in film/screen imaging when they use ________ factors.   high-kilovoltage Carlton p185  
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If 16 mAs was used to produce a particular x-ray image, what new mAs value would be required to produce a similar image if the kVp was increased by 15%   8 mAs Buschong p254  
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When the light field goes pass the body as in a lateral lumbar, what can be done to prevent excessive density due to undercutting?   use lead rubber to absorb primary radiation on tabletop Carlton p233  
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What is used to express the resolution of a diagnostic image?   line pair per millimeter (Ip/mm) Carlton p334  
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What is used to express resolution/recorded detail?   Modulation transfer function Carlton p334  
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As the CR laser scanner/reader recognizes the photostimulated luminescence released by the PSP storage plate, it constructs a graphic representation of a pixel value distribution. This is a?   histogram Carlton p361  
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Improved recorded detail and heat capacity can be achieved with an anode with a _______ angle.   small Buschong p139  
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High signal-to-noise is most likely to produce a _____-quality image?   high Buschong 112  
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True or False: Beam restriction improves spatial resolution?   False Buschong p243  
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Geometric unsharpness is affected directly by?   OID Carlton p444  
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The scale of contrast becomes longer as grid ratio _______.   decreases Carlton p432  
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With the anode heel effect, the intensity of the x-ray beam is greatest at?   the cathode end of the beam Carlton p407  
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Radiographs made with parallel grids show decreased density on their lateral edges from?   decreased SID Carlton p260  
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Using 600mA and 0.02sec would be more helpful to control voluntary or involuntary motion?   involuntary motion Carlton p451  
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On CR imaging, the latent image present on the PSP is changed to a computerized image by:   the analog to digital converter (ADC) Carlton p358  
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Grids being off-center can cause_______ which would result in overall loss of density.   grid cutoff Carlton p257  
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When a radiologic technologist uses a SID of 25-30 inches with a 14X17 IR, it is likely to:   increase the anode heel affect Carlton p407  
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Luminescent light that is emitted by the PSP gets transformed into the image on the CRT by:   ADC Carlton p357  
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What layer of the CR image plate records the radiographic image?   photostimulable phosphor Carlton p357  
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