CT Registry Review (MIC) Questions and Answers 100% Pass

CT Registry Review (MIC) Questions and Answers 100% Pass In order for an x-ray photon to be measured it must: 1. enter the detector chamber 2. be absorbed by the detector material 3. be converted to a measurable event - Correct Answer ️️ -1,2,3 Which system component converts the projection attenuation data into the proper digital form for the array processor? - Correct Answer ️️ -analog-to-digital converter Which of the following is NOT a function of a PACS system? a. reconstruction of the image from the raw data b. long term data storage c. digital distribution of images d. image display for the radiologist - Correct Answer ️️ -reconstruction of the image from raw data Which of the following is not part of the CT tube? a. tungsten target b. collimator c. rotating anode d. filament - Correct Answer ️️ -collimator Which of the following is FALSE regarding CT systems? 1. they are limited to nonoblique transverse scanning 2. they cannot generate a straight coronal or sagittal image 3. hey have no moving parts - Correct Answer ️️ -1,2,3 Xrays are used in CT because: a. they are easily produced by the high frequency generator b. they are less harmful than the heating effects of microwave radiation c. they penetrate the body according to specific attenuation characteristics of each tissue d. the FDA imposes no limit on the dose to the patient - Correct Answer ️️ -C Most of the commands from the technologists are received by the: - Correct Answer ️️ -operators console Xrays are produced whenever fast moving electrons collide with any form of matter because: - Correct Answer ️️ -The electron loses kinetic energy which is converted into the emission of an x-ray photon The mA determines the: - Correct Answer ️️ -quantity of x-ray photons Which of the following is a component NOT normally located in the gantry of a modern CT system? - Correct Answer ️️ -array processor Tube interscan delay time refers to: - Correct Answer ️️ -the time between the end of one scan and the start of the next scan during which the tube will cool Increased _______ will increase the likelihood that a given x-ray will penetrate a material 1. kV