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Irene Gold > x-ray > Flashcards

x-ray Flashcards

1
Q

Best view for uncinate processes

A

Pillar

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2
Q

Best view for greater tuberosity

A

external rotation

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3
Q

Tube tilt for AC joint

A

5 cephalad

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4
Q

20 degree tube tilt, FFD should be adjusted by:

A

moving closer 4 in

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5
Q

Best view for lung apices

A

Lordotic

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6
Q

What view has hand flat on table

A

medial oblique elbow

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7
Q

Visualize intercondylar fossa

A

tunnel view

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8
Q

patellofemoral joint

A

sunrise

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9
Q

normal kohler’s teardrop

A

7mm

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10
Q

Best view to see fx through anterior and posterior arch of atlas

A

APOM

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11
Q

Tube tilt for anterior oblique in cervical spine

A

15 degrees caudal

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12
Q

LPO lumbar oblique, looking at: (2)

A

left pars

right SI joint

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13
Q

Tube tilt for A-P sacral view

A

15 cephalic

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14
Q

Frog leg tube tilt and distance

A

no tube tilt

40 FFD

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15
Q

cervical view that requires tube tilt

A

APLC (15 cephalad)

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16
Q

tube tilt for A-P coccyx

A

10 caudal

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17
Q

IVFs in lumbar spine

A

lateral

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18
Q

Lumbar gravity line drawn at ___ and falls through ___

A

L3

sacral base

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19
Q

Best to see basilar invagination

A

Lateral cervical

20
Q

Thoracic X-rays breathing instructions

A

suspended inspiration

21
Q

scaphoid fx best seen on

A

PA with ulnar deviation

22
Q

Not part of normal ankle series

A

lateral oblique

23
Q

troubleshooting a dark film

A

developer too hot

24
Q

troubleshooting a light film

A

developer too low

25
Q

Inadequate developer

A

Brown film

26
Q

Inadequate fixer

A

milky film

27
Q

reason for small focal spot

A

better detail

28
Q

best way to prevent scatter from reaching patient

A

collimation

29
Q

____ is inversely related to contrast of xray

30
Q

a grid ___ patient dose and ___ image quality

A

increases

increases

31
Q

When the useful beam gets slowed down because it interacts with the target nucleus= _____ radiation

A

Bremsstrahlung

32
Q

what causes X-ray to become brown

A

exhausted developed

33
Q

change to decrease magnification

A

decrease OFD

34
Q

Primary form of scatter radiation

35
Q

screen film contrast test

A

wire mest test

36
Q

where does thermionic emission occur

A

focusing cup

37
Q

side effect of grid

A

increases patient dose

38
Q

what will give image best detail

A

small filament

39
Q

___ best decreases contrast

40
Q

if FFD is doubled, what do you do to obtain a quality radiograph

41
Q

green of blue tint is used to

A

reduce glare

42
Q

changes AC to DC

43
Q

brings out latent image

44
Q

removes exposed silver halide crystals

45
Q

hardens image

46
Q

removes developer and fixer

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