Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
What is spot film? - Correct Answers ✅Preserved image
during fluoroscopic examination without interruption of the
dynamic examination.
Kinda like a screenshot
pg. 339
In which year did Thomas A. Edison invent the fluoroscope?
a. 1892
b. 1894
c. 1896
d. 1898 - Correct Answers ✅c. 1896
pg. 339
What is fluoroscopy?
What does it visualize? - Correct Answers ✅Real-time
image (dynamic viewing)
Examination of moving internal structures and fluids
What is cineradiography? - Correct Answers ✅Video
imaging
What is the visualization of vessels called? - Correct
Answers ✅Angiography
,Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
What are the 2 main areas of angiography? - Correct
Answers ✅Neuroradiography and vascular radiology
What are these main areas of angiography called? - Correct
Answers ✅Interventional radiography
What is the most common physical layout of a fluoroscopic
imaging system? - Correct Answers ✅X-ray tube hidden
under the patient couch and IR over the patient couch
What type of display monitor is used in image-intensified
fluoroscopy? - Correct Answers ✅Light-emitted diode (LED)
During fluoroscopy, the x-ray tube is operated at less than
____ mA, contrast this with a radiographic examination in
which the x-ray tube current is ____________ of mA. - Correct
Answers ✅5, hundreds
Difference between fluoroscopy and x-ray: - Correct
Answers ✅•Fluoro- <5 mA, X-ray- >100 mA
•Fluoro- visualize moving internal structures/fluids (dynamic
images), X-ray- static images
•Fluoro- select brightness levels, X-ray- lower patient dose
Patient radiation dose is higher during fluoroscopy or
radiographic examinations? Why? - Correct Answers
,Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
✅Fluoroscopy. The x-ray beam exposes the patient
continuously and for a considerably longer time
The _________ of operation depends entirely on the section of
the _______ that is being examined. - Correct Answers
✅Kilovolt peak kVp, body
mA selection depends on... - Correct Answers ✅According
to pt thickness and response to ABC
How can a radiologist select an image brightness level? What
is this called? - Correct Answers ✅By varying the kVp, the
mA, or sometimes both. Automatic brightness control (AEC)
This feature of an image-intensified fluoroscopy is called
__________________, which is a subset of _________________. -
Correct Answers ✅automatic brightness control (EBC),
automatic exposure control (AEC)
What is the principle advantage of image-intensified
fluoroscopy over earlier types of fluoroscopy is ____________. -
Correct Answers ✅Increased image brightness
Which part of the eye controls the amount of admitted light?
a. Cones
b. Blind spot
, Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
c. Iris
d. Rods - Correct Answers ✅c. Iris
pg. 340
The image-intensifier tube is of which approximate length?
a. 50 cm
b. 70 cm
c. 90 cm
d. 100 cm - Correct Answers ✅a. 50 cm
pg. 342
Which device has been the principal method to monitor and
view fluoroscopic images for over half a century?
a. Prompter
b. Pager
c. Mobile phone
d. Television - Correct Answers ✅d. Television
pg. 345
Which term refers to the images in which dynamic motion of
circulation or internal structures is visualized instantly as
fluoroscopic imaging occurs?
a. Fog
Questions with Complete Solutions
What is spot film? - Correct Answers ✅Preserved image
during fluoroscopic examination without interruption of the
dynamic examination.
Kinda like a screenshot
pg. 339
In which year did Thomas A. Edison invent the fluoroscope?
a. 1892
b. 1894
c. 1896
d. 1898 - Correct Answers ✅c. 1896
pg. 339
What is fluoroscopy?
What does it visualize? - Correct Answers ✅Real-time
image (dynamic viewing)
Examination of moving internal structures and fluids
What is cineradiography? - Correct Answers ✅Video
imaging
What is the visualization of vessels called? - Correct
Answers ✅Angiography
,Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
What are the 2 main areas of angiography? - Correct
Answers ✅Neuroradiography and vascular radiology
What are these main areas of angiography called? - Correct
Answers ✅Interventional radiography
What is the most common physical layout of a fluoroscopic
imaging system? - Correct Answers ✅X-ray tube hidden
under the patient couch and IR over the patient couch
What type of display monitor is used in image-intensified
fluoroscopy? - Correct Answers ✅Light-emitted diode (LED)
During fluoroscopy, the x-ray tube is operated at less than
____ mA, contrast this with a radiographic examination in
which the x-ray tube current is ____________ of mA. - Correct
Answers ✅5, hundreds
Difference between fluoroscopy and x-ray: - Correct
Answers ✅•Fluoro- <5 mA, X-ray- >100 mA
•Fluoro- visualize moving internal structures/fluids (dynamic
images), X-ray- static images
•Fluoro- select brightness levels, X-ray- lower patient dose
Patient radiation dose is higher during fluoroscopy or
radiographic examinations? Why? - Correct Answers
,Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
✅Fluoroscopy. The x-ray beam exposes the patient
continuously and for a considerably longer time
The _________ of operation depends entirely on the section of
the _______ that is being examined. - Correct Answers
✅Kilovolt peak kVp, body
mA selection depends on... - Correct Answers ✅According
to pt thickness and response to ABC
How can a radiologist select an image brightness level? What
is this called? - Correct Answers ✅By varying the kVp, the
mA, or sometimes both. Automatic brightness control (AEC)
This feature of an image-intensified fluoroscopy is called
__________________, which is a subset of _________________. -
Correct Answers ✅automatic brightness control (EBC),
automatic exposure control (AEC)
What is the principle advantage of image-intensified
fluoroscopy over earlier types of fluoroscopy is ____________. -
Correct Answers ✅Increased image brightness
Which part of the eye controls the amount of admitted light?
a. Cones
b. Blind spot
, Chapter 25 Fluoroscopy Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
c. Iris
d. Rods - Correct Answers ✅c. Iris
pg. 340
The image-intensifier tube is of which approximate length?
a. 50 cm
b. 70 cm
c. 90 cm
d. 100 cm - Correct Answers ✅a. 50 cm
pg. 342
Which device has been the principal method to monitor and
view fluoroscopic images for over half a century?
a. Prompter
b. Pager
c. Mobile phone
d. Television - Correct Answers ✅d. Television
pg. 345
Which term refers to the images in which dynamic motion of
circulation or internal structures is visualized instantly as
fluoroscopic imaging occurs?
a. Fog
