Computed Tomography (CT) exam with correct answers

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS




Computed mTomography m(CT) m- mcorrect manswers m-Medical mImaging mtechnique
min mwhich mcomputer-enhanced mcross-sectional mX-ray mimages mare mobtained mfor
ma mdiagnoses.


Johann mRadon m- mcorrect manswers m-He mdeveloped mthe mmathematical mtheory
m"Radon mTransform" min m1917 mthat mallowed mimages mto mbe mreconstructed mfrom
mmedical mscans. m
Lay mthe mgroundwork mfor mHounsfield/Cormack*

Godfrey mHounsfield m- mcorrect manswers m-"Father mof mCT" m/ mBritish mEngineer
He mdeveloped mthe mFIRST mAxial mCT mscanner mfor mEMI mLaboratories min m1972.

Allan mMacLeod mCormack m- mcorrect manswers m-South mAfrican mPhysicist
He mdeveloped mthe mnecessary mmathematics min morder mfor mthe mFIRST mAxial mCT
mscanner mto mfunction min m1972.


James mAmbrose m- mcorrect manswers m-Radiologist mat mAtkinson-Morley's mHospital

, He mworked mwith mHounsfield min morder mto mevaluate mthe musefulness mof mthe
mFIRST mCT mmachine min m1972.


October m1, m1972 m- mcorrect manswers m-Date mthat mthe mFIRST mCT mscan mwas
mdone mon ma mLIVING mhuman mbeing. mHelped mto mdiagnose ma mbrain mlesion min
ma mfemale mpatient.


Computerized mtransverse maxial mscanning m- mcorrect manswers m-The mname mof
mthe mfirst mCT mscanner, m1972.


Dr. mRobert mLedley m- mcorrect manswers m-Professor mof mRadiology, mPhysiology
mand mBiophysics
He mdeveloped mthe mFIRST mfull-body mCT mmachine m1974.

CT m"generations" m- mcorrect manswers m-Referred mto mthe mmethod mof mCT
mscanning, mit mdescribes mthe madvancements min mTechnology mthrough mthe myears.
First mGeneration m- mModern mCT mscanners

(3) mCT mBeam mGeometries m- mcorrect manswers m-*The msize, mshape, mand mmotion
mof mthe mbeam mand mits mpath m
Pencil m- mParallel mbeam
Fan m- m10 mdegree mdivergent mbeam
Cone m- mWide mdivergent mfan mbeam m*Modern mCT*

First mgeneration mCT mscanner m- mcorrect manswers m-Head mImaging mOnly m/
mPencil mBeam m/ m1972
Translate-Rotate
Scan, mtable mmoves, mscan..etc m
"Water mBag" mHead mcap m- m1st mgen monly
SLOW

Second mgeneration mCT mscanner m- mcorrect manswers m-Head mImaging mOnly m/
mMini mFan mBeam m/ m1974
Translate-Rotate
Scan, mtable mmoves, mscan..etc
Faster mthan m1st mgen, mSLOW

Third mgeneration mCT mscanner m- mcorrect manswers m-THIS mGEOMETRY mWON m/
m1975
All mImaging m/ mFan mbeam m
Rotate-Rotate m
Curved marray mof mdetectors
Beam mAND mDetectors mrotated m360 mdegrees maround mpt
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