Ch. 23 Radiographic Artifacts (Bushong)
Latest 2026-2027 Questions and
Answers
What can IR's suffer from physically from? - Correct
Answers ✅Rough handling, scratches, & dust
How can artifacts produced by dust be easily corrected? -
Correct Answers ✅Proper cleaning unless the dust is
internal to optics of CR
True/False: Dust on any section of CR optical path such as
the mirrors and lenses can be corrected by the RT -
Correct Answers ✅False; those internal components
cannot be corrected by the RT and must be professionally
serviced
True/False: CR & DR image receptors should last the life of
the imaging system - Correct Answers ✅True
True/False: "radiation fatigue" of an IR can happen and
must be avoided by replacing said IR - Correct Answers
✅False; there is no such thing as "radiation fatigue"
What must Routine Quality Control include? Why must
these be included? - Correct Answers ✅- regular
documentation of imaging frequency
- imaging performance
Latest 2026-2027 Questions and
Answers
What can IR's suffer from physically from? - Correct
Answers ✅Rough handling, scratches, & dust
How can artifacts produced by dust be easily corrected? -
Correct Answers ✅Proper cleaning unless the dust is
internal to optics of CR
True/False: Dust on any section of CR optical path such as
the mirrors and lenses can be corrected by the RT -
Correct Answers ✅False; those internal components
cannot be corrected by the RT and must be professionally
serviced
True/False: CR & DR image receptors should last the life of
the imaging system - Correct Answers ✅True
True/False: "radiation fatigue" of an IR can happen and
must be avoided by replacing said IR - Correct Answers
✅False; there is no such thing as "radiation fatigue"
What must Routine Quality Control include? Why must
these be included? - Correct Answers ✅- regular
documentation of imaging frequency
- imaging performance