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1. Minimizing patient exposure can be
A
accomplished by using all of the following
Single-phase generators
EXCEPT:
re- quire more exposure
A) a single-phase generator.
than
B) added tube filtration.
3-phase or high-frequency
C)beam restriction.
generators because of
D) low mAs settings.
their decreased x-ray
produc- tion eflciency.
2. is the local processing function of
D
renum- bering pixel values for an entire
Windowing renumbers
image domain.
pixel values across the
A) The look-up table (LUT)
image do- main.
B) The histogram
C)Equalization
D) Windowing
A
3. The detector consists of a thin-film Both indirect and direct
transis- tor array. flat panel detectors
A) flat-panel contain a thin-film
B) photostimulable phosphor plate (PSP) transistor array. The TFT
C)charge coupled device (CCD) is involved in
D) complementary metal-oxide charge readout when
semidonductor (CMOS) voltage is applied to the
pixels.
4. All of the following are regarded as special consider- A
ations when establishing technique charts EXCEPT:
A) radiographer skill.
B) patient age.
C)casts.
D) contrast media.
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5. C
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A technologist notices that a co-worker selects
ex- posure factors for a patient's examination
that are much
higher than indicated by department
protocol or technique charts. The
technologist should:
A) defer to a more senior technologist's
experience and do not say anything.
B)go immediately to the department
supervisor and suggest an investigation.
C)talk to the technologist about why those
expo- sure factors were chosen and express
concern about overexposing the
patient.
D) express concern to other technologists in
the de- partment.
6. Which of the following is FALSE about the laboratory B
value GFR?
A) GFR stands for glomerular filtration rate.
B) GFR is calculated from the results of a blood
urea nitrogen (BUN) test.
C)GFR estimates how much blood passes
through the glomeruli of the kidney.
D) GFR is a measure of kidney function and
estima- tion of degree of kidney disease.
7. Until a photostimulable phosphor plate (PSP) is
C processed, electrons freed upon irradiation
are stored in
the:
A) valence band.