Digital Film Receptors Flashcards

0
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Used for computed radiography

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Imaging plate

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1
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Allows implementation of a fully PACS

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Digital detectors

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2
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Imaging plate is made from

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Photostimulable phosphor plate

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3
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Phosphor layer

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Barium fluorochloride

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4
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Protects the phosphor layer and allows light feom the laser and emitted light to pass through it

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Protective layer

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5
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A layer of PSP that traps the electrons during exposure

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Phosphor layer

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6
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Stimulates light

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Photostimulable

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7
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Most commonly used phosphor

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Barium Fluorobromide

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8
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Sends light in a forward direction

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Reflective layer

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9
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Absorbs and reduces static electricity, not found in IS, absorbs excess electricity

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Conductive layer

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10
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Gives imaging sheet some strength

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Support layer

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11
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Absorbs stimulating light (laser light) but reflects emitted light

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Light Shielding Layer

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12
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Protects the back of the plate

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Backing layer

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13
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Identification of the patient

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Barcode

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14
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Serve to orient the cassette to the top of the patient and patient’s right side

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Stickers

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15
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2 types of IP

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Standard Resolution

High Resolution

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16
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Resolution that have thick phosphor layer

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Standard Resolution IP

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17
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Resolution that have thinner phosphor layer, commonly used for extremity examination

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High Resolution IP

18
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CR cassette are usually made of

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Aluminum / Aluminum honeycomb panel

19
Q

Allow radiation to pass through

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Radiolucent (front of cassette)

20
Q

The back of the cassete is made up of _____ to prevent backscatter radiation

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Lead

21
Q

The light produced is ______ to the xray exposure

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Proportional

22
Q

Used as a receptor for digital radiography (indirect conversion)

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Charged Coupled Devices

23
Q

CCD are physically small about

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2-3 cm^2

24
Q

Detects xrays and converts them into light

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Xray scintillator

25
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Materials used for xray scintillator

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PSP

CsI scintillator

26
Q

Reduces the size of the projected visible light image

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Fiber optics tapers - lens

27
Q

Converts light into an electric charge

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CCDs

28
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The number of light photons that reach the CCDs are less / light that are lost

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Secondary Quantum Sink

29
Q

Converts xray to light and then converts the light to electrical charges

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Indirect conversion flat panel detector

30
Q

It emits light proportional to the amount of energy absorb

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Xray scintillator

31
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Xray scintillator are made up of

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CsI

Gd2O2S

32
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Converts light to an electrical signal

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Amorphous Silicon Photodiode

33
Q

Signal in a form of a charge is read out by ______. Sends image to the computer

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Thin Film Transistor

34
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This crystal xan be shaped into 5-10 um wide needles arranged perpendicularly

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Cesium Iodide

35
Q

This reduces diffusion of light within the scintillator layer/ high quality

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Cesium iodide

36
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Resistant to mechanical stress and used for portable flat-panel detectors

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Gadolinium Oxysulfide

37
Q

Directly converts xray to electrical charges

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Direct conversion detectors

38
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Converts xray photons into electrical charges

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Xray photoconductor

39
Q

Most commonly used photoconductor

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Amorphous selenium

40
Q

Rotating selenium-dotted drum which has a positive electrical surface charge is exposed to xrays / limited to thorax stand

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Selenium drum

41
Q

Provides good resolution and can be used for both thorax stand and bucky tables

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Flat-panel detector

42
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The capacity of the detector to transfer the modulation of the input signal

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Modulation Transfer Function