Quiz 1 Flashcards
What changes need to be made for digital vs film?
Adjust the contrast
Put these in order or most to least radiopacity (most opaque to least opaque)
a. bone
b. gas
c. fat.
d. metal
e. soft tissue
metal–>bone–>soft tissue–> fat–> gas
What is attenuation?
reduction of x-ray intensity as it passes through matter (air is low attenuation and metal is high attenuation)
What is the Max total body does or Max accumulative dose
5000 mREM
Is energy directly or inversely proportional to kVp?
directly proportional
high kVp=high energy
Summation opacity
two or more objects are overlapping resulting in more intense radiopacity
How do you calculate MAS?
mA multiplied by the time of exposure (mA x time (msex) = mAs
what is the inverse square law?
doubling the distance from the source will reduce the exposure by 1/4, more exposure makes the image darker
increased collumination ___________(increases/decreases) scatter radiation and ____________ (increases/decreases) beam restriction
INCREASES scatter radiation
DECREASES the beam restriction
decreased collumination ___________(increases/decreases) scatter radiation and ____________ (increases/decreases) beam restriction
DECREASES scatter radiation
INCREASES the beam restriction
More anatomy in the image will have __________(increased/decreased) scatter radiation
INCREASED scatter radiation
Small focal areas will have ________(sharp/blurry) images with ________(increased/decreased) resolution.
SHARP images
INCREASED resolution
What will increasing the mAs (primary) do to the quality of the image?
INCREASES quantity of X-rays which increases the total number of x-rays generated
What is the purpose of the grid?
Reduce the number of scatter photons which will increase the quality No affect on personnel exposure
What metal are the aprons made out of?
LEAD (Pb2+)
no bear hands
distance and exposure are _________(directly/inversely) proportional
INVERSELY
increased distance will decrease exposure
How would you get the beam to penetrate [lol] better?
Increase the KVP
What part fo the cell is targeted by radiation?
Nuclear DNA
What type of tissue is most radiosensitive?
rapidly dividing cells ex: late term fetus.
What tool turns poor contrast into good contrast? i.e. increase the quality
Use of the grid
what is border efacement?
same opacity right next to each other with loss of border
What is foreshortening and what is it caused by?
the image appears squished together. it is caused by geometric distortion
ex: limbs are really prone to this
What is geometric distortion?
an unwanted “warping” of the image that distorts the spatial relationship among objects in the image.
This is foreshortening which is commonly seen in the limbs.
What would you do in a Great Dane vs a mini poodle?
multiple shots of a Great Dane and adjust collumination based on size of patient and the area being imaged