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1
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Which two researcher invested in CT?

A

Godfrey Hounsfield and Dr. Allan Cormack

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When was the first CT of brain taken?

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1971

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What were some characteristics of the first CT scanners?

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Low Resolution, Long acquisition times and Long data to image conversion times

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4
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Describe the 1st generation CT Scanners?

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  • Pencil Beam system
  • Parallel beam geometry
  • Excellent scatter rejection
  • Each Projection measured
  • 160 Parallel Rays
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5
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Describe 2nd Generation CT scanners.

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  • Narrow Fan Beam (30 detectors)
  • Reduced # of exposure for acquisition
  • More scatter is detected than “Pencil” beam
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Describe a 3rd Generation CT Scanner.

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  • Rotate/Rotate (Translation eliminated)
  • Wider fan beam, enough to cover patient
  • Reconstruction takes seconds
  • More scatter detected than 2nd generation
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Describe 4th generation CT Scanners.

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  • Rotate/Stationary
  • Similar scatter to 3rd generation
  • Fixed array of detectors
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8
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What is helical scanning?

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  • 3rd and 4th generation with continuous motion of source
  • Slip rings provide electrical connection to x-ray tube (and detectors in 3rd generation)
  • Table continuously move with source and detectors rotating
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9
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What are hounsfield units?

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  • CT Numbers that relate to linear attenuation coefficients

- Range from 3000 to -1000

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10
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What is Hounsfield equation?

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HU= (Ux-Uwater)/ (Uwater-Uair) x 1000

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11
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Water has a hounsfield value of?

A

0

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12
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Bone has a Hounsfield value of ?

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+1000

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13
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Air has a Hounsfield value of?

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-1000

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14
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What is principle of Dual energy CT?

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Materials exhibit different attenuation at different mean energies

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What are the two interactions that photon have with matter?

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Compton and Photoelectric effect

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16
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What happens to the atom to undergo photoelectric effect?

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photon has sufficient energy to overcome the binding energy of the K-shell

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17
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What is the K-Edge?

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The K-shell threshold of a substance, that is unique to every substance

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18
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What is dual spiral?

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Two spiral scans at low and high kV

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19
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What is slow Kv Switching?

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Switch kV level typically once per gantry rotation

20
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What is fast kV switching?

A

Switch kV level every millisecond

21
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What is dual source?

A

Simultaneous scan with two tubes

22
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What is split filter?

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Beam of one sources “sees” two different filters

23
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What type of detectors do dual energy CT use?

A

Sandwich type, two layers per channel

24
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What is the purpose of the top layer of the detector?

A

Detection of lower energy quanta

25
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What is the purpose of the bottom layer of the detector?

A

Detection of higher energy quanta

26
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What two examples of applying Dual Energy CT?

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Metal Artifact Reduction, Certain structure exclusion with manipulating energy dependences

27
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What is required when working with metal artifact?

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The artifact must be contours and assigned a proper density for accurate dose distrubtion

28
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What are the two used metal artifact reduction algorithms?

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Normalized Metal Artifact Reduction (NMAR) AND Empirical Beam Hardening and Scatter Correction (EBHSC)

29
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What type of table top do CT Simulators utilize?

A

Flat patient to replicate the table on the linac

30
Q

What is the contiguous slice thickness and Increment?

A

2mm & 2mm, which exhibits acceptable quality and acceptable dose

31
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What is 50% overlap slice thickness and increment?

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2mm slice & 1mm increment, best quality and highest dose

32
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What is a 100% gap slice thickness and increment?

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2mm slice and 4mm increment, worst quality and lowest dose

33
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What is partial volume averaging?

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When object is partially out of the scan plane or smaller than the spatial resolution. The visible portions can be averages to estimate a hounsfield

34
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What is slice thickness for non-IMRT?

A

5mm

35
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What is slice thickness for IMRT/VMAT?

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2-3mm

36
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What is the slice thickness for SBRT/SRS?

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1-1.5mm

37
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As slice thickness increase, what happens to DRR Resolution?

A

Declines

38
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As slice thickness increases, what happen to partial volume averaging?

A

Often difficult to visualize certain structures, making PVA difficult

39
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As slice thickness increase, what happens to signal to noise ratio ?

A

Improves

40
Q

What is the name of the system used for patient positioning.

A

XYZ Coordination system

41
Q

The X plane utilizes which plane ?

A

Transverse plane (L or R)

42
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The y plane utilizes which plane ?

A

Longitudinal, extending from superior to inferior

43
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The z plane utilizes which plane ?

A

The Coronal, extending from superior to posters

44
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What is the purpose of the XYZ system?

A

To replicate the position relative to the linear accelerator

45
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What is localization?

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Delineation of treatment target and placement of isocenter relative to target

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