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ARRT Registry Review Covering Image Acquisition and Evaluation

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This occurs when an x-ray photon interacts with matter and disappears, as a photoelectric effect?   Absoprtion (Pg. 216)  
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This occurs when there is partial transfer of energy to matter, as in the Compton effect?   Scattering (Pg. 216)  
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An increase in kilovoltage will cause an ______ in scattered photons, which will contribute to fog.   Increase (Pg. 216)  
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What kind of laser is used in a scanner to obtain pixel data on a PSP?   Helium- neon laser (Pg. 217)  
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____ is influenced by the type of rectification, total filtration and kv.   Half value layer (HVL) (Pg. 217)  
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An electronic image (CR/DR), radiograph can be manipulated on a CRT through?   Post processing (Pg. 218)  
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Aligning the x-ray tube, anatomic part, and IR so that they are parallel reduces?   Shape distortion (Pg. 218)  
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Angling the x-ray tube can cause ______ of the part.   Elongation (Pg. 218)  
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Magnification is ______proportional to SID and ______ proportional to OID.   Inversely and directly (Pg. 218)  
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If you do not store film in a vertical position, the film could result in?   Pressure marks (Pg. 219)  
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If the energy of a photon increases, wavelength will ________?   Decrease (Pg. 219)  
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True/False: An increase in milliamperage serves to increase the number of photons produced at the target, but is unrelated to their energy.   True (Pg. 219)  
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Defined by the height of the lead strips to the width of the interspace material?   Grid ratio (Pg. 219)  
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Kilovoltage affects both ______ and ______ of the x-ray beam?   Quantity and quality (Pg. 219)  
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Defined by the degree of difference between adjacent densities?   Radiographic contrast (Pg. 221)  
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Contrast obtained with a grid compared with contrast without a grid is known as?   Contrast improvement factor (Pg. 225)  
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Refers to the area being viewed?   Field of view (FOV) (Pg. 224)  
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Pathological conditions such as congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and pleural effusion would require an _____ in exposure factors?   Increase (Pg. 227)  
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When testing for quality assurance, __________ must be accurate to within 2% of the SID.   Beam alignment (Pg. 226)  
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The larger the focal spot size, the ____ the blur produced in an image.   Greater (Pg. 226)  
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When field size _____, scatter radiation decreases, and image quality increases?   Decreases (Pg. 229)  
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When referring to the scale of contrast, ________ determines the midbrightness.   Level control (Pg. 232)  
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When referring to the scale of contrast, ________ determines the total number of grays in the image.   Window control (Pg. 232)  
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Refers to the number of lead strips per inch?   Grid frequency (Pg. 237)  
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A graphic representation of pixel value distribution?   Histogram (Pg. 238)  
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Occurs when the intensifying screen absorbs x-ray photon energy, emits light, and then ceases the light as soon as the energy source ceases?   Fluorescence (Pg. 249)  
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Freckled like appearance made on some radiographs caused by very fast imaging?   Quantum mottle (Pg. 249)  
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The brightness of fluoroscopic images is amplified through?   Image intensification (Pg. 249)  
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Refers to the equipment and its safe and accurate operation?   Quality control (Pg. 249)  
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_____ radiation comprises 10% to 30% of the x-ray beam.   Characteristic (Pg. 247)  
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