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Final Review-Radiologic Technology

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Keeping the last image displayed on the monitor   show
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The time it takes for the x-ray tube to be switched off   show
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Grouping sets of 4 smaller pixels together to form a larger effective pixel when taking spot films   show
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show ABS  
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show AGC  
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A series of short visual checks, rather than continuous fluoro, dramatically reduces cumulative exposure to the patient   show
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show veiling glare  
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show pulsed fluoro  
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Indicates the emission of light   show
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show magnification mode  
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Slight magnification and increased blur around the periphery of the image   show
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Loss of brightness toward the periphery of the image   show
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show minification  
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show Image intesnsifier  
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show interrogation time  
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T/F Grid cut-off is not an issue in fluoroscopy   show
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Primary source of operator radiation exposure during fluoroscopy   show
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show Energy conversion tubes  
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show Binnning  
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show Minification  
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show pulse interval  
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show multifield intensification  
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show flux gain  
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show pulse height  
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show Pulse width  
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show High SNR More FOV Wide dynamic Range  
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Who invented the fluoroscope   show
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show distance between photocathode and output phosphor is exactly equal  
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show Input phosphor (circular)  
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show improved spatial resolution  
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show intermittent fluoroscopy  
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show a stronger negative charge is placed on the electrostatic focusing lens  
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show 30 cm (12 inches)  
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show Increase in minification gain  
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show Increased patient exposure (and more blurring)  
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show 0.5-5 mA  
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FPD fluoroscopy (3 things)   show
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show fluoroscopic xray tube  
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When utilizing Mag mode 2, what should you except to happen when switching to mode 1   show
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What two things happen with mag mode will increase   show
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show Amplification of electrical signals  
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Product of minification gain and flux gain is calculated to determine   show
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show automatic stabilization control Automatic gain control  
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placing the tube beneath the patient beneficial   show
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Volt potential difference needed to accelerate electrons rom the cathode side to the anode side of I.I.   show
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show DEL  
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Operating the image intensifier tube in the____ mode can help reduce pincushion distortion   show
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show electrons  
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show True  
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The output phosphor of an I.I. changes _______ energy into ________energy   show
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CCD video imaging uses what type of technology   show
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T/F Longer frame rates allow less smearing if a fluoroscopic procedure requires panning or sweeping   show
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The product of minification gain and flux gain is calculated to determine   show
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show Automatic gain control  
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Placing the x-ray tube beneath the patient..   show
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What is the volt potential difference needed to accelerate electrons from the cathode side to the anode side of an image intensifier   show
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show Detector element (DEL)  
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show True  
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show Virtual grid software  
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show False  
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show Data clipping  
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Ghost images can be caused by all of these except   show
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T/F Sudden deviations in focal spot size indicate damage to the cathode   show
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T/F Quality Assurance is for monitoring quality patient care, and QC is about monitoring the quality of our equipment   show
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show Lumens  
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For light emitted isotropically in all directions from a source, one candela generates one lumen of light intensity per meter   show
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Spatial Frequency is measured in (three things)   show
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"Black Bone" is another way to say the image is   show
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CR QC requires beam angulation cannot be off by more than   show
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show 5  
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Post processing technique that is key in displaying C7-T1 junctions is   show
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show the laser scanning lines and the short dimension of the grid lines in perpendicular  
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show 2 or more images are combined together  
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Size of the projected light field (collimator) must be within plus or minus the x-ray beam   show
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show Edge enhancement  
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On SMPTE test pattern and other test patterns for electronic image display monitors, there are sets of adjacent squares with JNDs in density between them   show
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What QC calibration should fall within plus or minus 5%   show
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Ever radiographic image must include   show
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show No  
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The use of repeat analysis in a radiographic imaging department provides pertinent direction   show
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show False  
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show Frequency  
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Stationary Fluoro   show
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show MTF  
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show Field uniformity Erasure thoroughness or ghosting Uneven spatial resolution  
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show 3-5%  
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show 10%  
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X= SNR squared of output divided by SNR squared of input   show
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<30% from average: consistency of a single brightness level displayed across the area of the display screen   show
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+/- 5% The ability to repeat the same overall technique settings and obtain the same results iin actual exposure   show
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show Field uniformity  
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The thickness of absorber material required to reduce the intensity of the x-ray beam to one-half its original value-- 2.5 mm Al or more   show
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+/- 10% exposure accuracy linearity that requires a back up time check as a part of its QC   show
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show Slit camera  
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+/- 2% SID can use plexiglass cylinder or 8 pennies to measure accuracy   show
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+/- 5%; High voltage diaode or oscilloscope is used to measure accuracy   show
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show exposure timer  
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show focal spot blooming  
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show mA linierty  
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show image display system  
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+/- 2% SID; use a tape measure to measure from the anode (red+) to the imaging plate   show
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10% differences in adjacent squares on SMPTE pattern within 10% accuracy   show
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show Miore and Aliasing  
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The minimum filtration required on an x-ray unit   show
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T/F low MTF values like 0.2, meants the image is displaying high spatial resolution/frequency   show
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show an image is flipped right to left or vice versa  
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T/F HVL improves beam quality   show
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show Positioning  
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T/F CR image can avoid alignment issues if 1/4th of the image receptor is exposed   show
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Single CR phosphor plate is erased and then processed without exposing it to xrays. This is a test for   show
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Device designed to directly measure luminance, or the light intensity emitted from the display monitor   show
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show 15  
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show Supports tissue equalization  
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show 8  
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show Smax  
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Histogram, what does the x-axis represent   show
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show DR  
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show increase contrast in the image  
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determined by the computer by finding the mid-point between SMIN and SMAX in the main lobe of the generated histogram for the image   show
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A marker for exposure quality that porvides the radiographer with an indication of accuracy of their technique   show
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Ratio or percentage of original xray beam intensity absorbed by a particular tissue area in the patient   show
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show Rescaling  
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show Deviation index  
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show Gray scale  
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Gradual acceptance over time to use higher radiographic exposures, and hence doses to the patient, for the same xray exam and projection   show
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show bit depth  
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Frequency of recorded exposure values recorded by the image receptor   show
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Range of exposures that produce quality images at an appropriate patient dose   show
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Process of the ADC taking electronic signals and changing them to brightness levels displayed in pixel values   show
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Range of exposures that can be captured by the detector   show
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Detector elements are responsible for capturing the aerial image and converting x-rays into   show
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T/F the more zoom applied to an image the better the spatial resolution is represented   show
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The higher the fill factor in the dexel the _____ the spatial resolution   show
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T/F using incorrect collimation can create a histogram analysis error   show
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Saturation of an image occurs when   show
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show histogram analysis  
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Which device can be used in place of a photomultiplier tube in CR reader   show
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show only exposed dexels  
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T/F the tail lobe on a histogram represent barium or a prosthesis   show
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show Saturation  
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show decreased window level  
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Element for scintillation   show
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show Amorphous Selenium  
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show Barium Fluorohalide  
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Element for Indirect Photodiode   show
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show Helium Neon  
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CR or DR Scinitllator   show
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show DR  
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show CR  
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CR or DR Translation   show
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show CR  
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CR or DR F centers   show
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show CR  
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CR or DR Dexels   show
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show CR  
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show CR  
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show 64  
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show short gray scaled  
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show xray sensitive portion of the detector  
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show window width  
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show with no spikes, only the main lobe  
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What is the role of the PMT-Photomultiplier tube   show
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show Scintillation layer  
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T/F Cesium Iodide is an element utilized in scintillation system for a direct capture DR imaging   show
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show latent image  
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Rad must view images within   show
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Device that acts as a switch to release the electric charge collected by the detector element   show
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T/F Lossless compression is adequate to sustain high spatial resolution in digital imaging   show
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Which device in the image receptor converts light into electrons   show
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show Raster pattern  
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Luminescence refers to a release of   show
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What is the initial response of CR phosphors when the phosphor layer of the imaging plate is stimulated by xrays   show
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Imaging and archiving systems in radiology communicate using what digital format   show
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show neural  
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What is the bit depth capacity of the human eye   show
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