Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Ch 26, 27 Digital radiography/fluoro

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
What improves spatial resolution but also increases patient dosage?   reduced pixel size  
🗑
When was digital radiography first used in a clinical setting?   1980's  
🗑
Photodiodes and ________ are light sensitive devices that collect ________ ___________.   CCD's, light photons  
🗑
Pixel size limits ____________ ___________.   spatial resolution  
🗑
What portion of the beam contributes to the image?   80 %  
🗑
What is the fill factor ratio?   80 % contributes to the film, 20 % doesn't  
🗑
Scanned projection radiography results in better contrast but limited _______ __________.   spatial resolution  
🗑
_________ _________ is the capture element in CR.   photostimulable phosphor  
🗑
The CCD is the _________ _________ _________ used in digital cameras and surveillance cameras.   light sensitive element  
🗑
When the CCD can respond to very low levels of visible light, this is said to be____________.   sensitivity  
🗑
The dynamic range of the CCD is able to respond to a wide range of ________ __________.   light intensities  
🗑
How big is a CCD?   1 to 2 cm in size  
🗑
The coupling device transfers the __________________ to the collection element.   x-ray generated signal  
🗑
The way in which the x-ray is recorded?   capture element  
🗑
____, __________, or __________ can be collection elements.   photodiode, CCD, thin-film transistor  
🗑
What determines the speed in screen-film radiography?   gadolinium oxysulfide thickness  
🗑
In digital fluoroscopy, the patients dose ________ with the use of a CCD.   decreases  
🗑
Digital Fluoroscopy is a digital x-ray imaging system that produces _______ __________ obtained within an ___________________.   dynamic images, area x-ray beam  
🗑
Energy and temporal are types of what?   digital subtraction methods  
🗑
What are the 3 advantages the CCD has in in imaging?   sensitivity, size, and dynamic range  
🗑
Name some principal usages the CCD provides in digital fluoroscopy imaging.   high spatial reolution, unlimited life, high SNR, no warm up required, lower pt dose  
🗑
In DR, spatial resolution is determined by _____________ and _______________.   pixel size, image intensifier size  
🗑
Crystalline silicon is used for what purpose?   Its the sensitive component of the CCD  
🗑
What is the main concern in hybrid imaging?   pt's movement  
🗑
Hybrid uses _______ and ______ subtraction.   temporal, energy  
🗑
Digital fluoro with a CCD added produces higher _______ __________ than regular x-ray.   light sensitivity  
🗑
What are the indirect DR processes?   cesium iodide/CCD and cesium iodide/amorphous silicon (CsI/CCD, CsI/a-Si)  
🗑
What is an indirect process in DR?   x-rays are first converted to light then to an electrical signal  
🗑
When was digital mammo promoted?   In the 1990's  
🗑
What is the direct process in DR called?   Amorphous selenium( a-Se)  
🗑
What is a direct capture in DR?   the beam interacts directly with the a-Se to produce the electric signal  
🗑
What 2 In DR, what 2 elements have the same properties and principles?   cesium iodide/amorphous silicon, gadolinium oxysulfide  
🗑
The ______________________ is easier to view and manipulate, provides better images, and is replacing the Cathode tube ray?   Flat panel imaging display or FPID  
🗑
What is the DF system controlled primarily by?   image matrix size, system dynamic range, image acquisition rate  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: radgirl37
Popular Radiology sets