Mammography Registry Review III
2024/2025 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
which target/filtration combo is NOT used in conventional mammography
units? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tungsten/tungsten
kv range most useful in maximizing contrast in breast tissue - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔17-24
the smaller the anode angle, the ____ the heel effect bc there is increased
absorption of the rays - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔larger
height and angle of compression paddle is considered to increase ------- of
compression paddle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔structural strength
main difference b/w mammo and x-ray grids? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mammo
grid has lower grid ratio
the smaller the target angle, the _____ the focal spot size - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔smaller
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,digital mammography systems utilize _____ instead of a cassette -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔detector and electronic system
on characteristic curve:
base + fog recorded at _____
highest exposure recorded at ____ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔toe, shoulder
graph shift to left or right indicates _____ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔differing film
speeds
curve of faster film is positioned to ____ of curve of slower film -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔left; (requires less exposure to produce any optical density)
air bleed time refers to ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔time taken for air trapped
in cassette to dissipate
density at chest wall area of wire-mesh image should be b/w ___ & ____ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.7-0.8
number of test objects of each group type visible in phantom image should
not decrease by more than ___. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔one-half
repeated film - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔resulted in additional exposure to patient
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, reject film - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔all discarded film
simplest way to confirm that darkroom fog test failed due to safelight
problem - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔repeat test w/safelight off
Medium density evaluates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔film speed
density difference evaluates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔image contrast
base + fog level evaluates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔level of fog present in
processing chain
fluorescent tubes should be replaced____ and all at the same time b/c -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔every 18-24 months; they decrease in brightness with age
whenever test fails (QC), first corrective action is to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔verify
that equipment is operating correctly, then repeat test
medical physicist/equipment service personnel called if ____ - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔problem cannot be isolated or corrected by mammographer
sensitometer step with density closest to but not less than 1.20 -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔MD-mid density; sometimes recorded as speed index
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2024/2025 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
which target/filtration combo is NOT used in conventional mammography
units? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tungsten/tungsten
kv range most useful in maximizing contrast in breast tissue - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔17-24
the smaller the anode angle, the ____ the heel effect bc there is increased
absorption of the rays - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔larger
height and angle of compression paddle is considered to increase ------- of
compression paddle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔structural strength
main difference b/w mammo and x-ray grids? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mammo
grid has lower grid ratio
the smaller the target angle, the _____ the focal spot size - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔smaller
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,digital mammography systems utilize _____ instead of a cassette -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔detector and electronic system
on characteristic curve:
base + fog recorded at _____
highest exposure recorded at ____ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔toe, shoulder
graph shift to left or right indicates _____ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔differing film
speeds
curve of faster film is positioned to ____ of curve of slower film -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔left; (requires less exposure to produce any optical density)
air bleed time refers to ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔time taken for air trapped
in cassette to dissipate
density at chest wall area of wire-mesh image should be b/w ___ & ____ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.7-0.8
number of test objects of each group type visible in phantom image should
not decrease by more than ___. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔one-half
repeated film - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔resulted in additional exposure to patient
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, reject film - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔all discarded film
simplest way to confirm that darkroom fog test failed due to safelight
problem - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔repeat test w/safelight off
Medium density evaluates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔film speed
density difference evaluates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔image contrast
base + fog level evaluates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔level of fog present in
processing chain
fluorescent tubes should be replaced____ and all at the same time b/c -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔every 18-24 months; they decrease in brightness with age
whenever test fails (QC), first corrective action is to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔verify
that equipment is operating correctly, then repeat test
medical physicist/equipment service personnel called if ____ - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔problem cannot be isolated or corrected by mammographer
sensitometer step with density closest to but not less than 1.20 -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔MD-mid density; sometimes recorded as speed index
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