Week #3

Question 1

What are the 3 parts of the QC program for radiographic equipment?

Answer 1

Visual inspection
Environmental inspection
Performance testing

Question 2

Visual inspection is governed by:

Answer 2

SC35

Question 3

T/F
Discolouration of outside cables may be an indication of internal heat

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What does performance testing do?

Answer 4

Evaluates the performance of the xray generator and xray tube with specialized test instruments

Question 5

Measures the charge from the number of ion pairs created within a gas caused by incident radiation
Used with voltages of 100-300V

Answer 5

Ion chambers
(Least sensitive, most common)

Question 6

Used with voltages of 300-900V
Measure the charge from the number of ion pairs created within a gas caused by incident radiation

Answer 6

Proportional counter

Question 7

Used with voltage of 900-1200V
Greatest sensitivity

Answer 7

Geiger-Muller counter

Question 8

KERMA

Answer 8

Kinetic energy released in matter