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ch 25 digital rad

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show cassette base, cassette less  
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show cassette base  
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show True  
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Computed radiography is considered   show
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show direct digital  
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A system that uses a two part process involving a scintillator and a photodetector is called   show
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A system that directly convert incoming x-ray photons to an electronic signal is called   show
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show photostimulable  
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The photostimulable phosphor imaging plates layers include   show
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Which photostimulable phosphor layer insulates the imaging plate from handling   show
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In order for CR to function, the imaging plate material must have the ability to___and____the image in formation in a usable form.   show
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show bromide, iodine  
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show barium flurohalide bromide, iodides with europium activators  
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What does not release all the energy absorbed from the incident x-ray beam   show
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Although some light is emitted, the phosphors retain sufficient energy in the form of a   show
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show photoelectric interaction  
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The latent image will lose about ___ % of its energy in __hrs   show
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Image acquisition begins with x-ray exposure to the   show
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show Fluorescence  
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show wider latitude  
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Reading the imaging plate involves a finely focused laser beam that frees the trapped____, allowing them to return to a_____ energy state   show
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Residual image left on the imaging plate is erased by exposure to an____ ___ to release any remaining trapped electrons   show
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show reading, erasing  
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The finely focused laser beam that scans each line of the imaging plate correlates to one   show
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The number of ___ determines and affects the density and contrast of an imaging system   show
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show orientation, projections  
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raw data from scanning will have a range of values related to how much__ the plate received.   show
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show lowest  
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The area within the collimated field will have the____ values   show
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T/F A marker placed outside the collimation field will appear in the processed image.   show
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show T  
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show F  
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During initial processing what is created form the image data   show
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show minimum, maximum  
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T/F Image processing will provide the proper gray scale, regardless of variations in kvp and mas   show
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The appropriate anatomical menu is selected by the body part by the _ when the imaging plate is loaded into the reading unit.   show
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show Density, contrast  
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It is critical to adhere to uniform positioning and collimation procedures when using a CR system.   show
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T/F The reading system must be given consistent data to analyze if it is to provide consistent diagnostic quality results.   show
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New generation CR readers store the _ data in the workstation.   show
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show Mas  
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show higher  
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show wider dynamic range  
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Conventional films allows mistakes if a wrong radiographic technique is used:   show
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show good image  
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show conventional  
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____ can be easily transmitted through networks and archived   show
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makes anatomic structures more visible and distinguishable   show
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results in smoothing of the structures   show
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show use windowing and leveling within this same image to see the various structures with different levels of density and contrast, Magnification of the entire image or specific structures  
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show High KVP No grid or inadequate grid efficiency Inadequate beam limitation (i.e., collimation) Increased part size or tissue thickness  
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show KVP  
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show wide dynamic range  
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show fogging, from both scatter and background radiation  
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show exposure error increases, image quality will decrease!  
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Basic principles regarding the production of poor____ when using film/screen do not change with the use of digital   show
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show wider latitude  
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show MAS  
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show grainy, reticulated image for which digital post processing cannot compensate  
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Adequate___ is required to activate any digital image receptor!   show
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show sensitivity number,index number  
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Underexposures in digital results in a “too noisy” image or   show
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Overexposures in digital___ be detected unless patient dose measurements are performed   show
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Over exposure in digital yields good images with unnecessary but   show
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Over range of digitizer (extreme over exposure) may result in___ with potential loss of information   show
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A lack of sufficient incoming data to process an image:   show
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show Digital Radiography utilizes a reusable detector  
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Digital Radiography can be divided into two groups:   show
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show Photostimulable Phosphor Imaging Plates  
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The layers of a plate (PSP or IP) include:   show
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insulates from “handling trauma”   show
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active component” photostimulable phosphor   show
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the base on which to coat the other layers   show
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show conductor layer  
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prevents light from erasing data on the imaging plate or leaking through the backing   show
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In order for CR to function, the imaging material must have the ability to__ and__the image information in a usable form.   show
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show low-energy scatter  
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The imaging plate is more sensitive to scatter both__ and___it is sensitized through exposure to the x-ray beam.   show
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what begins with an x-ray exposure to the imaging plate.   show
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show fluorescence,energy  
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The latent image is stored within the____, similar to a latent image on film, but with wider___   show
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show latent image,  
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show photostimulable phosphor luminescence  
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The imaging plate is scanned by a___ laser beam   show
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These laser beam scan causes the phosphors to emit the stored latent image in the form of   show
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These light photons are detected by the photosensitive receptors and then converted to an   show
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This electrical signal is, in turn, converted to a unique digital value for that particular level of   show
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show laser beam,electrons  
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After reading the imaging plate the electrons to return to a   show
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show light photons  
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show electronic signal  
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show digital signal  
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show spacing,pixel  
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It is recommended that CR plates be erased____, if not used, to eliminate unwanted noise.   show
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the degree of geometric sharpness or accuracy of recorded detail of the structure   show
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The smaller the pixel, the___ the spatial resolution.   show
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show beam,part  
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a graphical representation or diagram that is generated by dividing a scanned area into pixels and determining the signal intensity for each pixel.   show
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The shape of a histogram will correspond to the specific__and__ used for an exam.   show
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Kilovoltage for computed radiography will control____ similar to film radiography   show
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The Fuji computed radiography (CR) system uses an S number to assist in evaluating exposure and are   show
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Kodak’s CR indicator system is called the Exposure Index and It is directly proportional.   show
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Most CR systems do not send all the data acquired by the image receptor to the post-acquisition system because some data represents exposure below the diagnostic imaging range, while other data represents exposure far above the diagnostic range   show
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post-processed by algorithms that eliminate the overexposed portion of the image receptor output   show
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a compound that absorbs x-rays and converts the energy to visible light by fluorescence   show
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A good scintillator yields many light photons for each incoming x-ray photon; __ to __ visible photons out per 1kV of incoming x-ray energy are typical.   show
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Scintillators usually consist of a___ number material, which has high x-ray absorption.   show
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show granular  
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