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Another term for blur is ______________? - correct answerPenumbra
Measurement of radiation that is used to quantify the absolute number of ionization
events in the air. - correct answerExposure
The lead equivalent for protective glasses. - correct answer0.35 mm
The half-value layer (HVL) reduces the x-ray beam ______________ by half. - correct
answerIntensity
Increasing x-ray beam energy, ______________ attenuation. - correct
answerDecreases
The lead equivalent of lead-lined gloves. - correct answer0.25 mm
The median cubital vein is found in the ______________. - correct answerAntecubital
fossa
Rapid neurological assessment is done using the ______________. - correct
answerGlasgow scale
Oxygen flow rate through a nasal cannula is ______________ L/min. - correct answer1-
6
Patients with COPD should NOT receive oxygen at a rate higher than ______________
L/min. - correct answer3
The average pulse rate for an infant is ______________ bpm. - correct answer100-150
Irreversible brain damage as a result of cerebral hypoxia occurs in ______________
minutes. - correct answer4-6
The typical dosage of contrast media for a pediatric patient is ______________ mL/kg. -
correct answer1.5-2
Formula for Power Loss. - correct answerP = I^2 x R
A photometer is used to evaluate ______________. - correct answerDisplay contrast
When calculating effective dose (EfD) and there are multiple tissue weighting factors,
______________ them together before multiplying. - correct answerAdd
The Direct Square Law calculates ______________ when changing SID. - correct
answermAs
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The Inverse Square Law calculates how intensity changes with ______________. -
correct answerDistance
Other than intensity, the Direct Square Law can be used to calculate the relationship
between distance and ______________, as well as the relationship between distance
and ______________. - correct answerExposure, air KERMA
Increasing SID, ______________ spatial resolution. - correct answerIncreases
Increasing the anode angle, ______________ spatial resolution. - correct
answerDecreases
Decreasing kVp, ______________ image contrast. - correct answerIncreases
When maintaining exposure, when kVp increases by 15%, the mAs must
______________. - correct answerDecrease by half
When maintaining exposure, when kVp decreases by 15%, the mAs must
______________. - correct answerDouble
Formula for Magnification Factor (MF) dealing with size. - correct answerMF = image
size / object size
Entrance skin exposure (ESE) rates of general fluoro has a federal maximum of
______________ mGy/minute. - correct answer100
The ______________ phase of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) is the body's initial
response to high-dose radiation. - correct answerProdromal
The measurement of the rate at which electrons flow. - correct answerAmperage
In a CR system imaging plate, the conductor layer absorbs light, which
______________ spatial resolution. - correct answerIncreases
In a CR system, the plate reader is called the ______________. - correct
answerDigitizer
In a CR system imaging plate, the phosphor layer is mostly composed of
______________. - correct answerBarium fluorohalides
An AP hip CR is midway between the ______________ and the ______________. -
correct answerASIS, pubic symphysis
The AP pelvis IR is centered midway between the ______________ and the
______________. - correct answerASIS, pubic symphysis
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Joint type: pubic symphysis. - correct answerAmphiarthrodial, cartilaginous
AP axial outlet "Taylor method" pelvis gives a bilateral view of the ______________ and
the ______________ to assess for pelvic trauma. - correct answerPubis, ischium
The Clements-Nakayama hip IR is tilted ______________ degrees from
______________. - correct answer15, vertical
There are ______________ foramina on each C-spine vertebrae. - correct answer3
C5 has a ______________ spinous process. - correct answerBifid
Joint type: C-spine zygapophyseal joints. - correct answerDiarthrodial, plane
Swimmers CR is angled ______________ degrees and ______________. - correct
answer3-5, caudad
Swimmers CR is directed at ______________. - correct answerC7
The inferior angle of the scapula is at ______________. - correct answerT7
The lateral cervicothoracic projection is also called the ______________ view. - correct
answerSwimmers
T-spine zygapophyseal joints are ______________ degrees from the mid-coronal plane
(MCP). - correct answer20
T-spine zygapophyseal joints are ______________ degrees from the mid-sagittal plane
(MSP). - correct answer70
The tubercle of a rib articulates with the T-spine's ______________. - correct
answerTransverse process
Fluoro grid ratios are usually ______________ than common x-ray grids. - correct
answerLower
The ______________ projection demonstrates the foramina ovale and the spinosum. -
correct answerSMV
Carbon dioxide is used in examinations of the stomach in order to better visualize the
______________. - correct answerMucosal lining
The top flap of the sterile tray should be opened ______________ from the
radiographer. - correct answerAway
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On the femur, the adductor tubercle is found on the ______________ condyle. - correct
answerPosterior medial
The femoral shafts slant medially ______________ degrees. - correct answer5-15
The "frog leg" or "frog hip" lateral hip/lateral proximal femur is officially called the
______________ method. - correct answerModified Cleaves
The Modified Cleaves method calls for the leg to "fall out" at a ______________ degree
angle. - correct answer45
Clements-Nakayama hip CR is angled ______________ degrees ______________. -
correct answer15, posterior
Another name for the Cross-table Lateral Hip is the ______________. - correct
answerDanelius-Miller
If an obturator foramen on one side is closed off and foreshortened, the patient was
tilted ______________ that side. - correct answerToward
The AP axial "Taylor method" outlet pelvis CR is angled at ______________ degrees
for men, ______________ degrees for women, and for both sexes the angle is
______________. - correct answer20-35, 30-45, cephalic
The AP axial "Taylor method" outlet pelvis CR is centered ______________ inches
______________ to the ______________ border of the pubis symphysis. - correct
answer1-2, distal, superior
AP axial inlet pelvis CR is angled ______________ degrees and ______________. -
correct answer40, caudad
AP axial inlet pelvis CR is centered between the ______________. - correct
answerASIS
The AP axial ______________ pelvis is used to determine posterior displacement of the
anterior pelvis. - correct answerInlet
W(r): gamma radiation. - correct answer1
W(r): x-ray radiation. - correct answer1
Occupational radiation has ______________ energy and ______________ LET. -
correct answerLow, low
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Another term for blur is ______________? - correct answerPenumbra
Measurement of radiation that is used to quantify the absolute number of ionization
events in the air. - correct answerExposure
The lead equivalent for protective glasses. - correct answer0.35 mm
The half-value layer (HVL) reduces the x-ray beam ______________ by half. - correct
answerIntensity
Increasing x-ray beam energy, ______________ attenuation. - correct
answerDecreases
The lead equivalent of lead-lined gloves. - correct answer0.25 mm
The median cubital vein is found in the ______________. - correct answerAntecubital
fossa
Rapid neurological assessment is done using the ______________. - correct
answerGlasgow scale
Oxygen flow rate through a nasal cannula is ______________ L/min. - correct answer1-
6
Patients with COPD should NOT receive oxygen at a rate higher than ______________
L/min. - correct answer3
The average pulse rate for an infant is ______________ bpm. - correct answer100-150
Irreversible brain damage as a result of cerebral hypoxia occurs in ______________
minutes. - correct answer4-6
The typical dosage of contrast media for a pediatric patient is ______________ mL/kg. -
correct answer1.5-2
Formula for Power Loss. - correct answerP = I^2 x R
A photometer is used to evaluate ______________. - correct answerDisplay contrast
When calculating effective dose (EfD) and there are multiple tissue weighting factors,
______________ them together before multiplying. - correct answerAdd
The Direct Square Law calculates ______________ when changing SID. - correct
answermAs
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The Inverse Square Law calculates how intensity changes with ______________. -
correct answerDistance
Other than intensity, the Direct Square Law can be used to calculate the relationship
between distance and ______________, as well as the relationship between distance
and ______________. - correct answerExposure, air KERMA
Increasing SID, ______________ spatial resolution. - correct answerIncreases
Increasing the anode angle, ______________ spatial resolution. - correct
answerDecreases
Decreasing kVp, ______________ image contrast. - correct answerIncreases
When maintaining exposure, when kVp increases by 15%, the mAs must
______________. - correct answerDecrease by half
When maintaining exposure, when kVp decreases by 15%, the mAs must
______________. - correct answerDouble
Formula for Magnification Factor (MF) dealing with size. - correct answerMF = image
size / object size
Entrance skin exposure (ESE) rates of general fluoro has a federal maximum of
______________ mGy/minute. - correct answer100
The ______________ phase of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) is the body's initial
response to high-dose radiation. - correct answerProdromal
The measurement of the rate at which electrons flow. - correct answerAmperage
In a CR system imaging plate, the conductor layer absorbs light, which
______________ spatial resolution. - correct answerIncreases
In a CR system, the plate reader is called the ______________. - correct
answerDigitizer
In a CR system imaging plate, the phosphor layer is mostly composed of
______________. - correct answerBarium fluorohalides
An AP hip CR is midway between the ______________ and the ______________. -
correct answerASIS, pubic symphysis
The AP pelvis IR is centered midway between the ______________ and the
______________. - correct answerASIS, pubic symphysis
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Joint type: pubic symphysis. - correct answerAmphiarthrodial, cartilaginous
AP axial outlet "Taylor method" pelvis gives a bilateral view of the ______________ and
the ______________ to assess for pelvic trauma. - correct answerPubis, ischium
The Clements-Nakayama hip IR is tilted ______________ degrees from
______________. - correct answer15, vertical
There are ______________ foramina on each C-spine vertebrae. - correct answer3
C5 has a ______________ spinous process. - correct answerBifid
Joint type: C-spine zygapophyseal joints. - correct answerDiarthrodial, plane
Swimmers CR is angled ______________ degrees and ______________. - correct
answer3-5, caudad
Swimmers CR is directed at ______________. - correct answerC7
The inferior angle of the scapula is at ______________. - correct answerT7
The lateral cervicothoracic projection is also called the ______________ view. - correct
answerSwimmers
T-spine zygapophyseal joints are ______________ degrees from the mid-coronal plane
(MCP). - correct answer20
T-spine zygapophyseal joints are ______________ degrees from the mid-sagittal plane
(MSP). - correct answer70
The tubercle of a rib articulates with the T-spine's ______________. - correct
answerTransverse process
Fluoro grid ratios are usually ______________ than common x-ray grids. - correct
answerLower
The ______________ projection demonstrates the foramina ovale and the spinosum. -
correct answerSMV
Carbon dioxide is used in examinations of the stomach in order to better visualize the
______________. - correct answerMucosal lining
The top flap of the sterile tray should be opened ______________ from the
radiographer. - correct answerAway
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On the femur, the adductor tubercle is found on the ______________ condyle. - correct
answerPosterior medial
The femoral shafts slant medially ______________ degrees. - correct answer5-15
The "frog leg" or "frog hip" lateral hip/lateral proximal femur is officially called the
______________ method. - correct answerModified Cleaves
The Modified Cleaves method calls for the leg to "fall out" at a ______________ degree
angle. - correct answer45
Clements-Nakayama hip CR is angled ______________ degrees ______________. -
correct answer15, posterior
Another name for the Cross-table Lateral Hip is the ______________. - correct
answerDanelius-Miller
If an obturator foramen on one side is closed off and foreshortened, the patient was
tilted ______________ that side. - correct answerToward
The AP axial "Taylor method" outlet pelvis CR is angled at ______________ degrees
for men, ______________ degrees for women, and for both sexes the angle is
______________. - correct answer20-35, 30-45, cephalic
The AP axial "Taylor method" outlet pelvis CR is centered ______________ inches
______________ to the ______________ border of the pubis symphysis. - correct
answer1-2, distal, superior
AP axial inlet pelvis CR is angled ______________ degrees and ______________. -
correct answer40, caudad
AP axial inlet pelvis CR is centered between the ______________. - correct
answerASIS
The AP axial ______________ pelvis is used to determine posterior displacement of the
anterior pelvis. - correct answerInlet
W(r): gamma radiation. - correct answer1
W(r): x-ray radiation. - correct answer1
Occupational radiation has ______________ energy and ______________ LET. -
correct answerLow, low
