Fluoroscopy Main Exam 100% Verified
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Total filtration permanently required in the useful fluoroscopic beam should not be less
than - Correct Ans-2.5mm Aluminum
If X-ray source is below the table, useful beam exposure must be measured at what
distance above the table top - Correct Ans-30 cm
Table top exposure rates for units without auto exposure control must be measured
every - Correct Ans-3 years
Dark adaptation for the eye takes how long - Correct Ans-30 minutes
Target-to-tabletop distance must be greater than and should be greater than... - Correct
Ans-12 and 18 inches
Integration time for brain to recognize an object - Correct Ans-0.2 seconds
Most scatter occurs at which direction from the primary beam - Correct Ans-135
degrees
mA setting for spot filming where a spot film camera is not used - Correct Ans-150 mA
Greatest dose to the patient comes from spot filming cameras using this film size -
Correct Ans-105 mm
SI unit analogous to the rad is - Correct Ans-Gray
_________ is a variation in density resulting from the random spatial distribution of
quanta. - Correct Ans-Quantum sink
SI unit analogous to the rem - Correct Ans-Sievert (unit)
Exposure reduction of .25 mm lead - Correct Ans-97%
Scattered radiation received is proportional to - Correct Ans-Dose received by the
patient
Most effective medium for static viewing in terms of reducing patient dose - Correct
Ans-Video disc recorder
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Contrast of the image intensifying tube is measured by - Correct Ans-conversion factor
maximum magnification for cinefluorography is done via which method - Correct Ans-
total over framing
Ratio of photons that leave the output phosphor to the number of Xray photons that
strike the input phosphor - Correct Ans-Flux gain
Half value layer determines which characteristic of the Xray - Correct Ans-Xray quality
Ability to distinguish separate objects in line pairs per mm - Correct Ans-Resolving
power
The portion of the image intensifier responsible for magnification - Correct Ans-
electrostatic lenses
resolution of a 9 inch image intensifier tube - Correct Ans-3.5 line pairs per millimeter
light photons intercepting when electrons strike a fluorescent screen forms a... - Correct
Ans-Real image
Fluoro with a grid in place affects exposure rates how - Correct Ans-1.5-2 x higher
Greatest radiosensitivity of fetus occurs when - Correct Ans-2-8 weeks gestation
The quantity of the beam is controlled by which unit of measurement - Correct Ans-
miliamperage
Which fluoroscopic method gives patient dose reduction of up to to 95%? - Correct
Ans-video disc recorder
100erg/gram is equivalent to? - Correct Ans-1 rad
Fluoro units with AECs or CINE cameras must have physicist calibration how often -
Correct Ans-every year
Which imaging modality has the best resolution - Correct Ans-Radiograph
Compared to the input phosphor, the image output phosphor is... - Correct Ans-Smaller
and brighter
As spot film size increases, what happens to the patient dose? - Correct Ans-Patient
dose increases
Unit used to specify the quality of an X-ray beam - Correct Ans-HVL
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