PART I Flashcards

1
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[year, person] proved it is possible to reconstruct or built up an image of 2D object from a large number of projections from different projections

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1917
J. Radon

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2
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[year, terms] earlier terms of computer tomography

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1920
“body section radiography”
“Stratigraphy” - stratum (layer), graphia (to describe)

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3
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[person,year]
redefined the technique and labeled it “tomography”
“Tomos” - section

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1935
Grossman

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4
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Image of a section of the patient that is oriented parallel to the film

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Conventional Tomogram

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5
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[person, year]
developed another technique (cross-sections) referred to as “Transverse Axial Tomography”

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1937
Watson

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[person, year] basic idea for today’s tomography, drawings of equipment to for sonograms and optical projection techniques to reconstruct

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1940
Gabriel Frank

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7
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[person, year] practical application of projections in medicine, series of experiments on a phantom
[person, year]-studied nuc med

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1960
William Oldendorf
David E. Kuhl & Roy Q. Edwards

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8
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[person, year] theory of image reconstruction; applied techniques in nuclear medicine

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1963
Allan McLead Cormack

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9
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[person, year] development of first clinical CT scanner at Central Research Laboratories of EMI Ltd. In England

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1967
Godfrey N. Hounsfield

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10
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[person, year] consultant of Atkinson-Morley’s Hospital - obtained reading from specimen of human brain with Hounsfield

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1971
Dr. James Ambrose

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11
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[person, year] developed first whole body CT Scanner, Georgetown University

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1974
Dr. Robert Ledly

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12
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[year, development] has the goals to carry out dynamic volumes scanning to accommodate imaging the dynamics of organ system with high temporal resolution

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1975
Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor (DSR)

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13
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[year, person] [..] shared Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology [..]

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1979 Hounsfield
with Allan McLead Cormack

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14
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[person, year] introduced External Beam CT (EBCT)

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1980s
Dr. Douglas Boyd

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15
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Other uses for ct

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  1. Study of internal log defects in sawmill
  2. Paleoanthropology
  3. Baggage inspection at airports
  4. Oil Exploration
  5. Fat Stock Breeding
  6. Animal Investigation
  7. Evaluate bowed stringed instruments
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16
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[components]
DESCRIBE Gantry

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-ring/doughnut shaped
-tilted fwd and bwd (15-30 deg)
-laser light for positioning
-control panel on sides

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17
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Size of aperture

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70-90cm

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18
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[components]
DESCRIBE Patient Table/ Couch

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-table to top made of carbon fiber
-should be strong and rigid
-comfort and safety

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19
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Reasons for using carbon fiber in patient table

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  1. Light weight
  2. Does not attenuate easily
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20
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[components]
DESCRIBE x-ray system (generator)

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-uses three-phase flow for the efficient production of x-rays
-high freq. generators now utilized
-located inside gantry
-voltage ripple from high frequency generator is less than 1%

21
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Fluctuation of current after it is rectified

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Voltage ripple

22
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[components]
DESCRIBE Slip ring

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-wires in systemic manner
-x-ray tube rotate continuously
-use a brush like apparatus to provide continuous electrical power and electrical communication across a rotating surface

23
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Component of tube enclosure of CT scan (x-ray tube)

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Metal envelope

24
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Consist of tungsten filaments positioned in a focusing cup

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Cathode assembly

25
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-made of barium metal compounds
-absorb gas molecules in a vacuum

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Internal Getter

26
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Components of the anode assembly

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Disk
rotor stud
hub
rotor
bearing assembly

27
Q

Small target angle of around 12 degrees

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Anode

28
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Small target effect on Image Formation

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  1. Increase Spatial Resolution
  2. Anode Heel Effect
    - if angulated too much, less surface area
    -if smaller-more surface area
29
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Reason for high rotational speed 3600 rpm to 10,000 rpm of anode

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For heat dissipation-it will hit different parts of the focal spot

30
Q

-uses ceramic insulators - so that envelope will not be affected
-uses thicker (5cm) and larger diameter (200mm) anode disk

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Anode assembly

31
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Types of anode disk

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A. All Metal Disk Design
B. Brazed Graphite Anode Disk Design
C. Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Graphite Anode Disk

32
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[base body, focal track] All Metal Disk Design

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Base body: Titanium, Zirconium and Molybdenum
Focal Track Layer: 10% rhenium & 90% tungsten

33
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[adv, disadv] All Metal Disk Design

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Adv: quick heat transfer
Disadv: weight/heavy

34
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[base body, focal track] Brazed Graphite Anode Disk Design

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Body base: graphite -10x more heat capacity than tungsten
Focal track layer: tungsten-rhenium

35
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[adv] Brazed Graphite Anode Disk Design

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High heat storage capacity
Faster anode cooling

36
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[base body, focal track] Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Graphite Anode Disk

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Base body: graphite
Focal track layer: tungsten-rhenium

37
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[adv.] Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Graphite Anode Disk

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Can accommodate large heat storage capacity
light weight disks

38
Q

Help reduce radiation dose and improve image

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Filtration

39
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Purposes of filtration

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A. Remove long wavelength x-ray
B. Shapes the energy distribution across the radiation beam by using shaped filter

40
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-Restricts x-ray beam to specific area
-control slice thickness

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Collimator

41
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Collimators present in CT:

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A. Prepatient collimator
B. Predetector collimator

42
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Determining the radiation dose profile and patient radiation dose

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Prepatient Collimator

43
Q

Determine the sensitivity profile and improve image contrast

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Predetector Collimator

44
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Capture the radiation beam from the patient and convert it into electrical signals which are subsequently converted into binary coded information

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CT Detector

45
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Types of CT detector accdg to Materials

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A. Xenon gas detector
B. Solid State Crystal (Scintillation Detectors)

46
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[adv, disadv] Xenon gas detector

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Adv: ability to remain stable under pressure, cheaper, easier to calibrate
Disadv: must be kept under pressure in an aluminum casing

47
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[adv, compo] Solid State Crystal (Scintillation Detector)

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Adv: sensitive to fluctuation in temperature and moisture
Composition: cadmium tungstate, bismuth germinate, cesium iodide, gadolinium or yttrium

48
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Major Limitation of Radiography

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  1. Superimposition of anatomical structures
  2. Radiography is qualitative rather than quantitative
49
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Goals of CT

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A. Eliminate/ minimize superimposition
B. Improve image contrast
C. Recording of very small differences in tissue contrast