Ch. 13 PACS Test

Question 1

Involves maintenance of equipment, image acquisition, and processing standards.

Answer 1

total quality management

Question 2

The _____ requires compliance with standards of practice to ensure quality in any imaging system.

Answer 2

ACR

Question 3

_____ is defined as a comprehensive set of activities designed to monitor and maintain a system or piece of equipment.

Answer 3

QC

Question 4

T/F - Daily QC is a technologist’s responsibility.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

T/F - Weekly QC is not a technologist’s responsibility.

Answer 5

false

Question 6

T/F - Cleaning air intakes is a daily QC duty.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

T/F - Inspecting and cleaning cassettes is a daily QC duty.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Reject analysis is a __ QC step.

Answer 8

monthly

Question 9

Erasing imaging plates is a __ QC step.

Answer 9

daily

Question 10

Network queue checks to PACS are __ QC step.

Answer 10

daily

Question 11

T/F - CR imaging plates should only be erased once a day, no matter what.

Answer 11

false

Question 12

T/F - It is okay to throw an old imaging plate away as general trash when they need to be replaced.

Answer 12

false

Question 13

Formal preventative maintenance is performed by ____.

Answer 13

service engineers

Question 14

Formal preventative maintenance is typically performed ____.

Answer 14

semi-annually

Question 15

Which of the following should not be used to clean the PSP imaging plates?

Answer 15

corrosive solutions

Question 16

T/F - When imaging ribs, you should position the patient so that the site of their pain is furthest from the IR.

Answer 16

false

Question 17

T/F - When imaging the foot, the oblique view is typically an external rotation oblique.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

T/F - Air-contrast is a positive contrast.

Answer 18

false

Question 19

T/F - Barium contrast is a positive contrast.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

T/F - When the patient is laying in an RPO position, the splenic flexure is more visible than the hepatic.

Answer 20

true

Question 21

T/F - When the patient is laying in an RPO position, the hepatic flexure is more visible than the splenic.

Answer 21

false

Question 22

T/F - Amorphous selenium is used in direct DR applications as the photoconductor.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

T/F - Amorphous silicon is used in indirect DR as a photoconductor.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

T/F - Cesium iodide is used as a scintillator in direct DR.

Answer 24

false

Question 25

T/F - Cesium iodide is used as a scintillator in indirect DR.

Answer 25

true