Final Exam Flashcards
These systems all use cassettes:
- CR
- DR
- Film Screen
CR and film screen
The backing material in CR cassettes is made of:
aluminum
In CR, this layer keeps the phosphor safe.
protective
In CR, this layer is commonly called the active layer.
phosphor
This element is used as a scintillator in CCD indirect DR systems.
cesium iodide
This element is used as a photoconducter in direct DR systems.
amorphous selenium
This element is used as a photodetector in TFT indirect DR systems.
amorphous silicon
The central part of PACS, this houses both historic and current data.
archive server
T/F - Web-based PACS allow for greater hardware flexibility.
true
The number of pixels contained in a display refers to__.
resolution
____ define how a set of images will be displayed on a monitor
hanging protocols
Which advanced image manipulation function will allow the technologist to join multiple images together as one?
stitching
T/F - The archive is one of the fastest growing PACS components.
true
T/F - The image storage component controls the receipt, retrieval, and distribution of images.
false
T/F - The image manager controls all DICOM processes running within the archive.
true
This is the component that interfaces with RIS and HIS.
image manager
T/F - Image manager is not capable of populating image information in EMR.
false
This is the most common level of RAID.
RAID 5
This is the least expensive form of long-term storage.
DVD
These are also known as film printers.
imagers
A comprehensive set of activities designed to monitor and maintain systems that produce a product.
quality control
A plan for the systematic observation and assessment of the different aspects of a project, service, or facility to make certain that standards of quality are being met.
quality assurance
This level of QC is done prior to installation or after a major repair is completed.
acceptance testing
This level of QC is done in order to ensure equipment is operating as expected and to catch problems before they become apparent radiographically.
routine maintenance
This level of QC is performed when errors in equipment performance are apparent, this level of QC is typically performed by a service rep.
error maintenance
Reject analysis is a __ QC step.
monthly
T/F - CR imaging plates should only be erased once a day, no matter what.
false
T/F - It is okay to throw an old imaging plate away as general trash when they need to be replaced.
false
What type of radiation is used to create the useful parts of a diagnostic image?
exit radiation and remnant radiation
T/F - Beam interactions are not affected by beam quality and quantity.
false
The image contained within the imaging receptor before it is processed into the final image is called the ____ image.
latent
Image formation is the result of_____ absorption.
differential
What are the three form of attenuation?
absorption, scatter, transmission
T/F - The primary beam is what creates digital images.
false
T/F - Ionization is the process through which an atom ejects a neutron, gaining a net charge.
false
In the diagnostic range, absorption occurs through a process called______.
photoelectric effect
T/F - During a photoelectric event, the x-ray photon loses energy, and is able to exit the body.
false
Higher kVp = Less scatter
Lower kVp = More scatter
false
T/F - The x-ray photon does not lose energy during a coherent scatter event.
true
The primary beam is a ______ beam.
heterogenous