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Two areas os activity are designed to ensure the best possible diagnosis at an acceptable radiation dose and with minimum cost. These areas are ______________ and _____________.   show
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Quality assurance deals with ___________.   show
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show Scheduling, reception, and preparation  
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QA also involves image interpretation. Did the patient's ultimate disease or condition agree with the radiologist's diagnosis? This is called _______________.   show
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show Radiologist  
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A program of ________ is designed to ensure that the radiologist is provided with an optimal image produced through good equipment performance and resulting in minimal patient radiation exposure.   show
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show Instrumentation and equipment  
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show QC  
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show Manufacturer's representative  
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An acceptable QC program consists of three steps: ____________, ________________, and ______________.   show
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As with QA, QC requires a team effort, but QC is principally the responsibility of the _________________.   show
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Perphaps the most important patient protection characteristic of a radiographic imaging system is _______________ of the x-ray beam.   show
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State statutes require that general purpose radiographic units have a minimum total filtration of ___________.   show
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show 2%  
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With a PBL collimator, the x-ray beam must not be larger than the image receptor except in the _________________.   show
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show Focal-Spot size  
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show Pinhole camera, star pattern, and slit camera  
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show Focal-spot size  
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The ____________ should be evalauated anually or whenever high-voltage generator component have changed significantly.   show
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show 4%  
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The measured kVp should be within ____ of the indicated kVp.   show
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Exposure timer accuracy should be within ___ of the indicated time for exposure times greater than ___.   show
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show 20%; 10 ms or less  
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Regardless of the material thickness and the absolute exposure time, the optical density of the processed image should be __________.   show
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show 6 s or 600 mAs  
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show 10%  
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show +/- 5%  
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show Photometer  
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show 1500 cd/m^2; +/- 10%  
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show 3 to 5 R/min; 10 rad  
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For interventional procedures, a skin dose of ________ is not uncommon but should be avoided if possible.   show
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Federal law and most state statutes require that under noraml operation, the ESE shall not exceed ___________.   show
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show 20 R/min  
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Measurements for exposure rates are made with a __________ that these levels are not exceeded.   show
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show Lucite, aluminum, copper, lead filters  
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Proper exposure of the cassette spot film depends on the _____, ________, and _____________________________.   show
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show 200 mR  
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show film, personnel interaction, and patient dose  
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show output phosphor  
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show 100 mR  
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Each system functions in the manner of the phototimer of a radiographic imaging system, producing constant image brightness on the video or flat panel monitor, regardless of the ___________ or ___________ of the antaomy.   show
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show annually  
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With incrementing from one tomographic section to the next, the section level should be accurate to within ________.   show
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show +/- 1mm  
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Digital image receptors have unique artifacts associated with ______________.   show
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Environmental radiation can contribute to _____________.   show
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show 5%  
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show Quality management  
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The terms ______________ and _____________ are used to encompass all activities related to quality management, including utilization and risk management, infection control, surgical case review, medication usage evaluation, and heatlh record.   show
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show Quality management  
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