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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT FLUORO EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -74 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which of the following terms refers to the size ratio between the input and output phosphor screens
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Minification gain
Question 2: Remnant radiation interacts with what part of the image intensifier
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Input Phosphor Question 3: The input screen is coated with a Phosphor that converts x-ray photons to
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Light photons Question 4: Excessive lighting in the fluoroscopy room:
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May result in increasing the technical operating factors
Question 5: If the entrance skin dose is measured from the surface of the tabletop, the x-ray source is located
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Under the table Question 6: The television monitor used for viewing the fluoroscopic image contains
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- Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
- Control for regulating contrast
- Control for regulating brightness
Question 7: The ability of the image intensifier to increase the overall illumination level of the image is called its
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Brightness gain Question 8: The ability of an imaging system to differentiate small objects that are closely
spaced as separate objects is referred to as:
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Resolution Question 9: The "visibility" of mottle in the virtual image is determined by the ___ of the system
in use:
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- Resolution
- Sensitivity
- Contrast level
Question 10: The mottle level of an image can be adjusted by
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- changing mA
- changing kVp
- changing the exposure factors
- increasing the number of available x-ray photons
Question 11: When referring to a lens system, a higher 'f-number' will result in less ___ being available to form an image on cine film
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Light
Question 12: Minification gain formula
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Diameter of input screen 2/by diameter of output screen 2 Question 13: Image "lag" is generally considered to be a disadvantage, however, a latent effect
of lag when using a vidicon TV camera is:
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- Minimizes the effects of quantum mottle
- Averages out the statistical fluctuations
Question 14: When switching from a 6-inch magnification mode to a 9-inch mode, how will the patient's radiation dose be altered
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Decreased by 2.25 times Question 15: The component in an image intensifier that regulates or changes the amount of magnification in the vertual image is the
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Electrostatic Lenses Question 16: When quality factor called spatial frequency is increased, so does the
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Number of line pairs/mm Question 17: What function does the output phosphor serve in an image intensifier?
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Convert the energy of electrons bombarding it into visible light
Question 18: The total filtration used in fluoroscopic x-ray tubes operating above 125 kVp must
be a least:
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3.0 mm Al equivalent
Question 19: Size distortion is primarily caused by
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Object-to-image distance (OID) Question 20: The statistical image quality of a fluoroscopic imaging system is primarily
determined by the number of:
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X-ray photons
Question 21: The output screen converts photoelectrons into
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Light Question 22: Fluoroscopic magnification is made possible by varying the voltage applied to the
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Electrostatic Lenses Question 23: The greatest limiting factor concerning resolution for fluoroscopic systems is the
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Video Monitor Question 24: The exposure rate at the tabletop may not exceed five rads per minute except
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- when using the ABC on large patients
- during magnification mode
- where higher exposure rates are allowed