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WHAT IS THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF FLUOROSCOPY?   IMAGE OBJECTS IN MOTION (DYNAMIC IMAGING)  
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rt ONLY PERFORM FLUOROSCOPY FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES NOT FOR STATIC IMAGING. T/F   FALSE - ONLY FOR STATIC IMAGING; NOT A POSITIONING PREVIEW  
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PRIOR TO THE IMAGE INTENSIFICATION (II) SCREENS WHAT DID WE USE?   DARK FLUOROSCOPY - ZINC CADMIUM SULFIDE HAND HELD ATTACHED TO TABLE  
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WHAT TWO II SCREENS DO WE USE TODAY?   INPUT - CESIUM IODIDEOUTPUT - ZINC CADMIUM SULFIDE  
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LIGHT SENSORS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE RETNA THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NIGHT VISION.   RODS  
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LIGHT SENSORS ON CENTER OF RETNA THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAY VISION.   CONES  
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NIGHT VISION IS ALSO KNOWN AS _____ _____.   SCOPTIC VISION  
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pHOTOSCOPIC VISION IS ANOTHER NAME FOR ______ ______.   DAY VISION  
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WHAT ARE SOME DISADVANTAGES OF DARK FLUOROSCOPY?   LARGE DOSE TO RAD; NEED TO DARK ADAPT EYES; MIRROR OPTICS ONLY ALLOWED FOR ONE VIEWER  
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DOES THE II OPERATE AT HIGH OR LOW mA?   low mA - .5 - 5 mA  
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WHAT IS INTERMITTENT FLUORO?   PULSED FLUORO, SIMPLY TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE FLUORO PEDAL, reduce exposure without compromising a procedure  
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WHAT ALARA STANDARD IS PLACED SO THE RADIOLOGIST AND THE TECHNOLOGISTS ARE AWARE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY HAVE BEEN FLUOROING?   5 MINUTE ALARM  
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wHAT IS THE MINIMUM SOD FOR THE II SCREEN? C-ARM?   15" AND 12"  
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WHEN RELEASE THE ____________ WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF.   HAND OR FOOT DEADMAN SWITCH  
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WHAT ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO USING THE II SCREENS?   USE PHOTOPIC VISION (DAY CONE VISION); INCREASE VISUAL ACUITY, DOES NOT NEED DARK ADAPTATION, AMPLIFIES BRIGHTNESS, VACUUM TUBE  
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ABILITY OF THE EYE TO DISCRIMINATE SMALL DETAILS.   VISUAL ACUITY  
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WHAT COMPONENT OF OF THE II HELPS TO MAKE THE TUBE A VACUUM?   GLASS ENVELOPE  
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wHAT MATERIAL IS THE INPUT PHOSPHOR MADE OF?   CESIUM IODIDE  
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WHY IS THE INPUT PHOSPHOR MADE TO MATCH THE SHAPE OF THE OUTPUT PHOSPHOR?   IT IS CONCAVE TO DECREASE DISTORTION  
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XRAYS INTERACT WITH THE INPUT PHOSOPHOR CREATING _________.   LIGHT  
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CHARGED ELECTRODES PLATED ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS ENVELOPE TO ACCELERTE AND FOCUS ELECTRON STREAM.   ELECTROSTATIC FOCUSING LENSES  
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CONVERT LIGHT TO ELECTRONS FROM INPUT PHOSPHOR.   PHOTOCATHODE  
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WHAT MATERIAL IS THE PHOTOCATHODE MADE OF?   PHOTOEMISSIVE CESIUM AND ANTIMONY  
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THE FOCUSING LENSES FOCUS OPTICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE IMAGE?   THE IMAGE IS INVERTED ON THE OUTPUT PHOSPHOR  
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THE PHOTO CATHODE IS COATED ON THE ________ OF THE TUBE.   INPUT SIDE  
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WHERE IS THE ANODE LOCATED? IS IT A ROTATING OR FIXED TARGET?   IN FRONT OF THE OUTPUT PHOSPHOR; FIXED  
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WHAT IS THE CONSTANT POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE WITHIN THE II?   25 kVp  
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WHAT MATERIAL IS USED FOR THE OUTPUT PHOSPHOR?   ZINC CADMIUM SULFIDE  
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WHAT IS PLACED UNDER THE OP TO ABSORB ISOTROPIC LIGHT AND DECREASE BACKFLOW TO IP?   OPAQUE FILTER  
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BRIGHTNESS GAIN   INCREASE IN IMAGE INTENSITY  
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UNIT OF LIGHT   CANDELLA  
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CONVERSION EFFICIENCY   FLUX GAIN  
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AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS TECHNIQUE TO MAINTAIN DENSITY AND CONTRAST.   AUTOMATIC BRIGHTNESS CONTROL (ABC) OR AUTOMATIC DOSE CONTROL (ADC) OR AUTOMATIC BRIGHTNESS STABILIZATION (ABS)  
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A SLOW RESPONSE TIME IS TERMED ______.   LAG  
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PINCUSION EFFECT   EDGE DISTORTION DUE TO CURVE AND REPULSION OF ELECTRONS  
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REDUCTION OF IMAGE BRIGHTNESS AT THE PERIPHERY COMPARED TO THE IMAGE CENTER.   VIGNETTING  
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QUANTUM MOTTLE   BLOTCHY, GRAINY APPEARANCE  
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF VIDEO CAMERA TUBES?   VIDICON AND PLUMBICON (FASTER RESPONSE TIME)  
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE VIDEO CAMERA TUBE?   MOUNTED ON TOP OF II; CONVERTS LIGHT IMAGE INTO VIDEO SIGNAL  
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HOW DO THEY VIDEO CAMERA TUBES AVOID FLICKER?   BY DIVIDING THE SCREEN IN 1/2  
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TO ALLOW FOR SPOT FILMS, USE _____ _____.   BEAM SPLITTERS  
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What is the leakest link in the system that causes a loss of resolution?   tv monitor  
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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PHOTO SPOT FILMS AND CASSETTE SPOT FILMS?   PHOTO - ADV. LESS INTERUPTION OF FLUORO TIME; NO INCREASE IN PT. DOSE; DISADV. IMAGE SIZE IS SMALLCASSETTE - ADV. BIGGER IMAGE; DISADV. INTERRUPTION OF FLUORO TIME; INCREASE IN EXPOSURE  
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THE HIGHEST ENERGY OF SCATTER OCCURS AT ____ DEGREES TO THE PATIENT AND LOWEST AT ____ TO THE TECH.   180-90  
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WITH VIGNETTING YOU GET A LOSS OF ________, WHILE WITH PINCUSHIONING YOU GET A LOSS OF ______.   BRIGHTNESS, RESOLUTION  
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HOW DO YOU DETERMINE FLUX GAIN?   NUMBER OF OUTPUT LIGHT PHOTONS OVER THE NUMBER OF INPUT XRAY PHOTONS  
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oUTPUT PHOSPHOR ILLUMINATION OVER INPUT EXPOSURE RATE   CONVERSION FACTOR  
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MINIFICATION GAIN TIMES FLUX GAIN.   BRIGHTNESS GAIN  
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WHAT CCD STAND FOR?   CHARGED COUPLED DEVICE VIDEO CAMERA  
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sEMICONDUCTOR THAT SOTRES A CHARGE FROM LIGHT ON A PHOTOSENSITIVE SURFACE. STORES FREED ELECTRONS AS LATENT IMAGE; ELIMINATES LAG; converts analog to electronic signal   CCD  
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