Mammography Registry Review
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What target-filtration combination in analog imaging provides the best
penetration for dense or thick breast - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rhodium target with
Rhodium Filtration
The material used for the exit port of the mammo tube is necessary
because - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔regular glass would harden the emerging beam
The intensity of the xray beam from the cathode side of the tube is
generally higher because - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the heel effect causes variation
in the intensity of the xray beam
The design of the lip of the compression paddle affects what - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔prevents the posterior and axillary fat from overlapping the body of the
breast, allows uniform compression of the post. breast tissue, helps to
increase structural strength of the compression paddle.
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, The PRIMARY goal of compression is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔allow uniform
penetration of structures within the breast
What features of the high-transmission cellular grid allow these grids to
maintain equal or less radiation dose to the patient when compared to the
linear grids? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They have copper as the strips and air as the
interspace material.
The grid ratio can vary in modern mammo units. A common grid ratio used
is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4:1
The chest wall edge of the compression paddle should be aligned just
beyond the chest wall edge of the detector to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔avoid
projecting the chest wall edge of the paddle on the mammogram
What affects the focal spot? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔angle of the anode
In mammo, the commonly used focal spot size for routine work is -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.3mm
Which of the following mammo QC tests is performed quarterly? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Repeat Analysis
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2024/2025 Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
What target-filtration combination in analog imaging provides the best
penetration for dense or thick breast - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rhodium target with
Rhodium Filtration
The material used for the exit port of the mammo tube is necessary
because - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔regular glass would harden the emerging beam
The intensity of the xray beam from the cathode side of the tube is
generally higher because - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the heel effect causes variation
in the intensity of the xray beam
The design of the lip of the compression paddle affects what - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔prevents the posterior and axillary fat from overlapping the body of the
breast, allows uniform compression of the post. breast tissue, helps to
increase structural strength of the compression paddle.
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
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, The PRIMARY goal of compression is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔allow uniform
penetration of structures within the breast
What features of the high-transmission cellular grid allow these grids to
maintain equal or less radiation dose to the patient when compared to the
linear grids? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They have copper as the strips and air as the
interspace material.
The grid ratio can vary in modern mammo units. A common grid ratio used
is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4:1
The chest wall edge of the compression paddle should be aligned just
beyond the chest wall edge of the detector to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔avoid
projecting the chest wall edge of the paddle on the mammogram
What affects the focal spot? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔angle of the anode
In mammo, the commonly used focal spot size for routine work is -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.3mm
Which of the following mammo QC tests is performed quarterly? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Repeat Analysis
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