Rte 1401 Chapter 8 And Chapter 6 Essentials Final Exam Review 2026

RTE 1401 - Chapter 9


Question 1.
Quality Radiographic Image

ANSWER
-Accurately represents the anatomic area of interest -Information is well visualized for diagnosis



Question 2.
What determines overall image quality?

ANSWER
-Visibility -sharpness (accuracy of structural lines)



Question 3.
Visibility refers to?

ANSWER
-Brightness -Contrast of the image



Question 4.
Sharpness refers to?

ANSWER
-Accuracy of the structural lines displayed.



Question 5.
How is sharpness achieved?

ANSWER
-Maximize spatial resolution -Minimize distortion



Question 6.
How is visibility achieved?

ANSWER
- Balancing image brightness and contrast.



Question 7.
Brightness is?

ANSWER
- amount of luminance of a display monitor (light emission)






, Question 8.
Visibility factors?

ANSWER
- Brightness
- Contrast



Question 9.
Sharpness Factors?

ANSWER
- Spatial resolution
- Distortion



Question 10.
Since the transmission contains a wide range of x-ray intensities

ANSWER
- A receptor with a wide dynamic range is needed



Question 11.
Digital image processing can adjust for?

ANSWER
- Exposure errors (greater margin of error exists for exposure, will adjust brightness levels for you)



Question 12.
Extreme exposure errors can affect?

ANSWER
- Image quality
- Patient dose



Question 13.
When exposure is too low

ANSWER
- Quantum noise may be visible
- Image may be too dark



Question 14.
When exposure is too high

ANSWER
- Saturation can occur: Image cannot be processed, and quality is degraded.