Questão 1
Questão
What does radiolucent mean?
Responda
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Opaque to x-rays
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Invisible to x-rays
Questão 2
Questão
What density is radiopaque?
Questão 3
Questão
Are all of these labels correct?
Questão 4
Responda
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Focusing cup
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Filament
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Target (anode)
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Rotor
Questão 5
Responda
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Focusing cup
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Filament
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Target (anode)
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Rotor
Questão 6
Responda
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Glass envelope
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Filament
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Electrons
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Bearings
Questão 7
Responda
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Glass envelope
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Filament
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Electrons
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Bearings
Questão 8
Responda
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Glass envelope
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Electrons
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Filament
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Bearings
Questão 9
Questão
What is the heel effect?
Responda
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The beam is more concentrated on the cathode side
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The beam is more concentrated on the anode side
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The imaginary line following the centremost part of the beam
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The imaginary line following the outermost part of the beam
Questão 10
Questão
What is the central ray?
Responda
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The beam is more concentrated on the cathode side
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The beam is more concentrated on the anode side
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An imaginary line following the centremost part of the beam
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An imaginary line following the outermost part of the beam
Questão 11
Questão
Controlling the size of the beam is a legal requirement
Questão 12
Questão
Keeping the beam large makes the image sharper
Questão 13
Questão
If a smaller volume of tissue is irradiated, is a smaller or larger scatter generated?
Questão 14
Questão
Is scatter desirable?
Questão 15
Questão
What structure controls the beam?
Responda
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Collimator
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Target (anode)
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Filament
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Grid
Questão 16
Questão
How does a collimator work?
Questão 17
Questão
Where should the patient be placed in regards to the Bucky and tube?
Responda
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Close to the Bucky, far away from the tube
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Far away from the Bucky, close to the tube
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Close to the Bucky, close to the tube
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Far away from the Bucky, far away from the tube
Questão 18
Questão
What is true regarding the beam passing through the patient?
Responda
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Some x-rays are absorbed and stop their travel
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Some are scattered and continue to travel
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All scattered x-rays continue to travel in the correct direction
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A remnant beam exits the patient
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The remnant beam is accompanied by any scatter travelling in a similar direction
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All scattered x-rays will accompany the remnant beam
Questão 19
Questão
What are correct facts regarding the Bucky?
Responda
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It is placed immediately in front of the patient
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It has a tray to hold the receptor
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It has a grid to allow as much scatter as possible to reach the receptor
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It has a grid to prevent as much scatter as possible from reaching the receptor
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There are different types of grids
Questão 20
Responda
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Collimator
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Bucky
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Grid
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Receptor
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Filament
Questão 21
Responda
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Collimator
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Bucky
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Grid
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Receptor
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Filament
Questão 22
Responda
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Collimator
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Bucky
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Grid
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Receptor
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Filament
Questão 23
Questão
What is the grid ratio?
Questão 24
Questão
How are the strips placed in a non-focussed grid?
Responda
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Parallel
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Angled - matches angles of the x-rays exiting the patient, must be used with the tube at a specific distance away
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Moving - increases efficiency and hides any lines that may be caused by the grid material
Questão 25
Questão
How are the strips placed in a focussed grid?
Responda
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Parallel
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Angled - matches angles of the x-rays exiting the patient, must be used with the tube at a specific distance away
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Moving - increases efficiency and hides any lines that may be caused by the grid material
Questão 26
Questão
How are the strips placed in a reciprocating grid?
Responda
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Parallel
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Angled - matches angles of the x-rays exiting the patient, must be used with the tube at a specific distance away
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Moving - increases efficiency and hides any lines that may be caused by the grid material
Questão 27
Questão
What are the correct facts regarding receptors?
Responda
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Device used to capture the remnant beam
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Device used to capture the scatter beams
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Can be a film or digital system
Questão 28
Questão
What are correct facts regarding film receptors?
Responda
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A single piece of film is supported in a cassette
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A film is typically one-sided
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There is an intensifying screen on one side of the film
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The film needs to be processed in a darkroom so the image becomes visible
Questão 29
Questão
What are correct facts regarding a digital receptor?
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A single sided receptor array supported in a cassette
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There is also a filament in the cassette
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The image has already been processed electronically
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The latent image is formed directly on the receptor, which reacts to the x-ray beam
Questão 30
Questão
With either film or digital, you end up with an image which can be viewed on either a light box (film) or computer screen (digital)
Questão 31
Questão
What is the kVP (kilovolts peak)?
Responda
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Controls the penetrating power of the x-ray beam
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Controls the number of electrons crossing from the cathode to the anode
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The time that the electrons are allowed to cross the tube for
Questão 32
Questão
What is the mA (milliamperes)?
Responda
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Controls the number of electrons crossing from the cathode to the anode
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Controls the penetrating power of the x-ray beam
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The time that the electrons are allowed to cross the tube for
Questão 33
Questão
What are x-ray factors expressed in?
Questão 34
Questão
Where is the x-ray created?
Questão 35
Questão
How fast does a rotating anode spin per minute?
Responda
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3400 revolutions
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3000 revolutions
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3200 revolutions
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3600 revolutions
Questão 36
Questão
Why does the anode spin?
Questão 37
Questão
What facts are correct regarding Bremsstrahlung?
Responda
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The x-ray beam is heterogeneous
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The energy of the Bremsstrahlung x-ray will vary depending on how far an electron penetrates a target atom
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The energy of the Bremsstrahlung x-ray will vary depending on how quickly an electron penetrates a target atom
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X-rays of a single energy will be produced
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kVP controls the range of energies produced
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mA controls the range of energies produced
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Interactions in the outer part of the atom generate weaker x-rays, the inner part is stronger
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Interactions in the outer part of the atom generate stronger x-rays, the inner part is weaker
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X-ray Bremsstrahlung comprises a range of energies from an identifiable maximum to an indeterminate minimum
Questão 38
Questão
How do you control Bremsstrahlung?
Responda
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kVp controls the maximum energy within the beam
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kVp controls the minimum energy within the beam
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mA and s control the number of photons of energy within the beam
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mA and s control the penetration rate of photons within the beam
Questão 39
Questão
What are the two major parts on the cathode side of the tube?
Questão 40
Questão
What does the filament release when it's heated?
Responda
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Cloud of electrons (thermionic emission)
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Cloud of protons (thermionic emission)
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Cloud of atoms (thermionic emission)
Questão 41
Questão
Is the focusing cup positively or negatively charged?
Questão 42
Questão
Why does the focusing cup condense the electron cloud?
Questão 43
Questão
What directions are Bremsstrahlung radiation produced?
Responda
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All directions
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Forwards
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Backwards
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Laterally
Questão 44
Questão
What is the only part of the beam required?
Responda
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Beam travelling towards the patient
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Beam travelling away from the patient
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Beam travelling upwards through the patient
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Beam travelling downwards through the patient
Questão 45
Questão
Why is there an oil filled space between the housing and the tube?
Responda
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Absorbs the heat that is produced
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Reduces the scatter
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Decreases the amount of electron penetration
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Decreases the number of electrons of energy in the beam
Questão 46
Questão
What is the role of the collimator?
Questão 47
Questão
If the beam is restricted, is the scatter radiation increased or decreased?
Questão 48
Questão
What are correct facts regarding scatter?
Responda
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Restricting the beam reduces scatter
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Restricting the beam increases scatter
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Reducing scatter radiation improves image quality
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Reducing scatter radiation reduces image quality
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Restricting the beam reduces the patient's radiation dose
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Restricting the beam increases the patient's radiation dose
Questão 49
Questão
What is scatter often referred to as?
Responda
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Compton scatter
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Compton electron
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Recoil electron
Questão 50
Questão
Where can the outer shell electron gain some energy from and what does it become?
Responda
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Photon - becomes recoil/Compton electron
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Neutron - becomes recoil/Compton electron
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Electron - becomes Compton scatter
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Photon - becomes Compton scatter
Questão 51
Questão
What happens to the x-ray photon when it collides with an outer shell electron?
Responda
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Retains the remainder energy, but changes course (scatters) in a random direction
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Increases its energy, but changes course (scatters) in a random direction
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Decreases its energy, but changes course (scatters) in a random direction
Questão 52
Questão
Does the kVp value have a direct effect on scatter, regarding amount produced and direction of scatter?
Questão 53
Questão
Does a collimator compress and focus the x-ray beam?
Questão 54
Questão
A collimator works by 2 pairs of lead leaves which absorb or reflect the x-ray beam
Questão 55
Questão
Does a low kVp increase or decrease the scatter formation?
Questão 56
Questão
If there is less scatter, how does the image look?
Questão 57
Questão
What is needed to to counteract the less image?
Questão 58
Questão
Why can a high mA be bad for a patient?
Questão 59
Questão
What does a high kVp affect?
Questão 60
Questão
What is good contrast?
Responda
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Black
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White
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Grey
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Low kVp
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High kVp
Questão 61
Questão
What is optical density?
Questão 62
Questão
How do you maintain optical density?
Questão 63
Questão
What do you increase the kVp by to double the optical density?
Questão 64
Questão
What do you increase the mA by to double the optical density?
Questão 65
Questão
What are correct facts regarding the control panel?
Responda
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Allows you to set kVp, mA and s
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Allows upright v recumbent grids to be selected
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Allows exposure to be made
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Allows AEC (Automatic Exposure Chamber) and exact chamber to be selected
Questão 66
Questão
How many target sizes are there?
Questão 67
Questão
What size target is used for smaller exposures?
Responda
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Smaller target
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Larger target
Questão 68
Questão
What are correct facts regarding target size
Responda
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Appropriate target sizes are used to avoid overheating the target material
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The target size affects the quality of the image
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The smaller target produces a larger penumbra around the image - causing it to looked blurred
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The larger target produces a larger penumbra around the image - causing it to looked blurred
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The larger target is used for smaller exposures
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There are commonly 5 targets in an x-ray tube
Questão 69
Questão
The penumbra increases as the subject-receptor distance decreases
Questão 70
Questão
The penumbra decreases as the target-subject distance increases
Questão 71
Questão
The distance between the target and the subject, and the subject and receptor will affect the image
Questão 72
Questão
What is the subject-receptor distance also known as, and what size is desirable?
Responda
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Object-image distance (OID) - small
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Object-image distance (OID) - large
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Source-image distance (SID) - small
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Source-image distance (SID) - large
Questão 73
Questão
What benefits does a small OID give?
Questão 74
Questão
What distance is desirable for the Source-image distance (SID)?
Questão 75
Questão
What benefits are there with a long SID?
Questão 76
Questão
Is distortion undesirable in an x-ray image?
Questão 77
Questão
Why does distortion occur?
Responda
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When there is too much energy penetrating the patient
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When the anatomy lies at an inappropriate angle to the receptor, or vice versa
Questão 78
Questão
What factors make an x-ray optimal?
Responda
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Collimate the beam to the relevant anatomy
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Select a large target size
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Have a short OID
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Have a long OID
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Have a short SID
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Have a long SID
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Selecting kVp to allow adequate penetration
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Selecting mA ensuring enough photons get through the subject
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Consider anatomy to the receptor
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Ensuring balance of kVp and mAs to a suitable level of contrast
Questão 79
Questão
How can the Bucky be placed?
Responda
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Vertically
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Horizontally
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Diagonally
Questão 80
Questão
What facts are correct regarding the Bucky?
Responda
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Designed to hold a receptor
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There is only one type of Bucky
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It cannot be moved into various positions
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It holds an anti-scatter grid
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It holds the receptor close to the grid and the grid close to the protective front plate
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It can contain automatic exposure chambers
Questão 81
Questão
What is the role of an anti-scatter grid?
Responda
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To eliminate as much scatter as possible as it exits the patient and before it reaches the receptor
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To eliminate as much scatter as possible as it enters the patient
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To focus the scatter before it reaches the receptor
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To decrease the amount of radiation to the patient
Questão 82
Questão
What is the grid ratio?
Questão 83
Questão
What is the grid frequency?
Questão 84
Questão
What type of lines does a linear grid have?
Responda
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Parallel
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Diagonal
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Criss-cross
Questão 85
Questão
Where is a linear grid most efficient?
Questão 86
Questão
What is the cheapest and easiest grid to make?
Responda
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Linear/parallel grid
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Focused
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Crossed
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Static
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Moving/reciprocating
Questão 87
Questão
What type of grid has angled strips?
Responda
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Focused
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Linear/parallel
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Static
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Crossed
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Moving/reciprocating
Questão 88
Questão
Which portion of the grid matches the direction of the beam?
Questão 89
Questão
What is the aim of a reciprocating grid?
Responda
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Blur the shadows of the grid strips so they're not visible on the image
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To decrease the amount of radiation
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To improve the contrast of the image
Questão 90
Questão
What types of strips can a reciprocating grid have?
Questão 91
Questão
Why are crossed grids commonly found in general radiography practice?
Responda
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They are extremely effective at scatter removal, as they're made up for 2 grids running at 90 degrees to each other
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They are extremely effective at scatter removal, as they're made up for 4 grids running at 90 degrees to each other
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They are the cheapest form of imaging
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Difficult to use as the central part of the beam must be perpendicular and central to the grids
Questão 92
Questão
Why is an air gap beneficial instead of a grid?
Questão 93
Questão
What does the cassette hold close together?
Questão 94
Questão
What do the phosphors act as in the intensifying screens?
Questão 95
Questão
What does the phosphor layer contain?
Questão 96
Questão
What is spectral matching?
Responda
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The emulsion is set to match the colour of light being emitted by the intensifying screens
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The base is lightly tinted (pale blue or grey) to match the colour of light being emitted by the intensifying screens
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Silver halide crystals are active in the emulsion
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The emulsions are covered by a fine, translucent protective layer
Questão 97
Questão
A digital receptor has intensifying screens or film and an area for patient information
Questão 98
Questão
What facts are correct regarding digital receptors?
Responda
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Cassette is a rigid, light-tight and dust-proof support
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There is an area for patient information
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There is a single sided imaging plate
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There is a double sided imaging plate
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The latent image is still invisible and needs to be processed
Questão 99
Questão
What is the order in an intensifying screen?
Questão 100
Questão
What is the base made of?
Responda
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Strong, flexible, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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Weak, flexible, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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Strong, solid, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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Weak, solid, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
Questão 101
Questão
The higher the speed, the more re-active the screen is
Questão 102
Questão
What layers does the x-ray beam pass through?
Responda
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Base
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Reflective layer
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Protective layer
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Phosphor layer
Questão 103
Questão
Does the x-ray beam interact with the phosphor layer to emit light?
Questão 104
Questão
Why do the phosphors have a high atomic number?
Responda
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So the x-ray absorption is high
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So the x-ray absorption is low
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So the light emitted from the x-ray beam is high
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So the light emitted from the x-ray beam is low
Questão 105
Questão
What is the x-ray conversion efficiency?
Questão 106
Questão
How much afterglow is optimal?
Questão 107
Questão
Should the phosphors be affected by heat, humidity or any other environmental effects?
Questão 108
Questão
What do the emulsion layers of the intensifying screens contain that react to x-rays?
Responda
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Crystals
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Electrons
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Protons
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Light waves
Questão 109
Questão
What size crystals produce finer, more contained light?
Questão 110
Questão
What needs to happen in screens with small crystals?
Questão 111
Questão
Where are fine crystal screens most commonly used?
Questão 112
Questão
What direction is light emitted from the phosphors?
Responda
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All directions
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Diagonally
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Vertically
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Horizontally
Questão 113
Questão
What is the role of the reflective layer?
Responda
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Redirects the light emitted from the phosphors, so as much light as possible is travelling towards the film
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Redirects the scatter away from the receptor, so a minute amount of scatter is travelling towards the film
Questão 114
Questão
What percentage of the image is formed by the direct interaction of x-rays with the film?
Questão 115
Questão
What is the role of the protective layer of the intensifying screen?
Responda
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Fine translucent layer to protect the phosphors from dust and abrasion
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Thick translucent layer to protect the phosphors from dust and abrasion
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Fine coloured layer to protect the phosphors from dust and abrasion
Questão 116
Questão
What is the active ingredient in the emulsion of a film?
Responda
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Silver halide crystals
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Gold halide crystals