ASRT - Patient Care and Radiation
Safety in Fluoroscopy
Who discovered fluoroscopy? - answer Thomas Edison
Fluoroscopy began with what kind of element? - answer calcium tungstate
Who was the first x-ray fatality in the US? - answer Clarence Dally
Fluoroscopic Unit provides ___________ - answer real-time dynamic viewing of
anatomic structures
The fluoroscopic tube is located: - answer under the table
The image intensifier is located: - answer over the table
Input phosphor is made out of: - answer cesium iodide
___________ responds to light exiting input phosphor and emits electrons - answer
photo cathode
__________ receives electrons from photocathode and emits 50-75x more light -
answeroutput phosphor
What focuses the electrons? - answerelectrostatic lenses
________ consent is not typically required for simple, noninvasive image studies -
answerinformed
________ consent is generally used for simple procedures - answerimplied
______________________ clearly defines that health records are to be held private
and confidential. - answerPatient Care Bill of Rights/HIPPA
___________ is defined as the degree of skill, knowledge, and care provided and
possessed by a healthcare worker. - answerStandard of Care
What ensures that hospitals must perform certain patient and family education
processes? - answerJoint Commission
______ ensures the standards of ethics - answerARRT
Safety in Fluoroscopy
Who discovered fluoroscopy? - answer Thomas Edison
Fluoroscopy began with what kind of element? - answer calcium tungstate
Who was the first x-ray fatality in the US? - answer Clarence Dally
Fluoroscopic Unit provides ___________ - answer real-time dynamic viewing of
anatomic structures
The fluoroscopic tube is located: - answer under the table
The image intensifier is located: - answer over the table
Input phosphor is made out of: - answer cesium iodide
___________ responds to light exiting input phosphor and emits electrons - answer
photo cathode
__________ receives electrons from photocathode and emits 50-75x more light -
answeroutput phosphor
What focuses the electrons? - answerelectrostatic lenses
________ consent is not typically required for simple, noninvasive image studies -
answerinformed
________ consent is generally used for simple procedures - answerimplied
______________________ clearly defines that health records are to be held private
and confidential. - answerPatient Care Bill of Rights/HIPPA
___________ is defined as the degree of skill, knowledge, and care provided and
possessed by a healthcare worker. - answerStandard of Care
What ensures that hospitals must perform certain patient and family education
processes? - answerJoint Commission
______ ensures the standards of ethics - answerARRT
