FLUOROSCOPY EXAM PREP TEST BANK 2026
FULL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Thomas Edison. Answer: Who invented fluoroscopy?
◉ 1948. Answer: What year was the image intensifier invented?
◉ Increased image brightness. Answer: What is the principle advantage
of the image intensifier?
◉ converts remnant xray beam to light. Answer: What is the function of
image intensification?
◉ charge-coupled device. Answer: Semiconducting device used in
fluoroscopic video cameras capable of storing a charge from light
photons striking a photosensitive surface.
◉ 12 inches. Answer: The distance between the tube and the patient of a
fluoroscopy machine.
◉ Fluoroscopy. Answer: Allows real-time dynamic visualization of an
xray image on a TV monitor.
, ◉ under the table. Answer: Where is the tube located in a conventional
fluoro machine?
◉ above table. Answer: Where is the tube located in a remote fluoro
room?
◉ .25 mm. Answer: How much lead is used in the protective
curtain/sliding panel on a fluoro machine?
◉ 100mR per hour at a distance of 2 feet. Answer: How much exposure
would occur if the bucky slot shielding device was not used?
◉ fluoroscopic exposure monitor. Answer: An extra monitor clipped to
outside of apron which provides an instantaneous, audible indication of
the intensity of secondary radiation.
◉ distortion. Answer: What does the shortened SOD add to the image?
◉ .3-.6 mm. Answer: What is the typical focal spot used on fluoro
machines?
◉ black & white. Answer: How does a fluoro image appear as compared
to a regular xray image?
FULL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Thomas Edison. Answer: Who invented fluoroscopy?
◉ 1948. Answer: What year was the image intensifier invented?
◉ Increased image brightness. Answer: What is the principle advantage
of the image intensifier?
◉ converts remnant xray beam to light. Answer: What is the function of
image intensification?
◉ charge-coupled device. Answer: Semiconducting device used in
fluoroscopic video cameras capable of storing a charge from light
photons striking a photosensitive surface.
◉ 12 inches. Answer: The distance between the tube and the patient of a
fluoroscopy machine.
◉ Fluoroscopy. Answer: Allows real-time dynamic visualization of an
xray image on a TV monitor.
, ◉ under the table. Answer: Where is the tube located in a conventional
fluoro machine?
◉ above table. Answer: Where is the tube located in a remote fluoro
room?
◉ .25 mm. Answer: How much lead is used in the protective
curtain/sliding panel on a fluoro machine?
◉ 100mR per hour at a distance of 2 feet. Answer: How much exposure
would occur if the bucky slot shielding device was not used?
◉ fluoroscopic exposure monitor. Answer: An extra monitor clipped to
outside of apron which provides an instantaneous, audible indication of
the intensity of secondary radiation.
◉ distortion. Answer: What does the shortened SOD add to the image?
◉ .3-.6 mm. Answer: What is the typical focal spot used on fluoro
machines?
◉ black & white. Answer: How does a fluoro image appear as compared
to a regular xray image?
