MAMMOGRAPHY X-RAY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
With mammography direct exposure required very high ______? -
CorreCt Answers -mAs
First dedicated mammography units were introduced in late _____? -
CorreCt Answers -1960s
What organization developed an accreditation program to set standards for
mammography? - CorreCt Answers -ACR
In _____ the ACR developed an accreditation program to set standards for
mammography? - CorreCt Answers -1987
In _____, the federal government enacted MQSA to establish standards
for facilities? - CorreCt Answers -1994
In early 2000, ______ was approved for sale in the U.S? - CorreCt
Answers -digital mammography
What are 2 types of examinations in mammography? - CorreCt Answers -
Screening mammography, Diagnostic mammography
_______ examination is performed on symptomatic women, or women
whose screening demonstrates suspicious areas that need further
evaluation. - CorreCt Answers -Diagnostic mammography
, ______ examination can include magnification images, spot compression,
and more? - CorreCt Answers -Diagnostic mammography
_______ performed on asymptomatic women using the craniocaudad and
mediolateral oblique views? - CorreCt Answers -Screening mammography
Which examination is performed yearly on women 40 years of age with
family hx and for women age 50 with no family hx? - CorreCt Answers -
Screening mammography
______ units produce high resolution and high contrast images with
moderate radiation exposure? - CorreCt Answers -dedicated
mammography untit
Why and where is the cathode from the mammography x-ray tube placed
over? - CorreCt Answers -the chest wall, to take advantage of the heel effect
What is the cathode filament made of? - CorreCt Answers -tungsten
The cathode has a _____ filament used for large and small focus? -
CorreCt Answers -Bias focusing
The anode from the mammography x-ray tube is made of ______ target
which helps to produce low energy x-rays? - CorreCt Answers -
Molybdenum
CORRECT ANSWERS.
With mammography direct exposure required very high ______? -
CorreCt Answers -mAs
First dedicated mammography units were introduced in late _____? -
CorreCt Answers -1960s
What organization developed an accreditation program to set standards for
mammography? - CorreCt Answers -ACR
In _____ the ACR developed an accreditation program to set standards for
mammography? - CorreCt Answers -1987
In _____, the federal government enacted MQSA to establish standards
for facilities? - CorreCt Answers -1994
In early 2000, ______ was approved for sale in the U.S? - CorreCt
Answers -digital mammography
What are 2 types of examinations in mammography? - CorreCt Answers -
Screening mammography, Diagnostic mammography
_______ examination is performed on symptomatic women, or women
whose screening demonstrates suspicious areas that need further
evaluation. - CorreCt Answers -Diagnostic mammography
, ______ examination can include magnification images, spot compression,
and more? - CorreCt Answers -Diagnostic mammography
_______ performed on asymptomatic women using the craniocaudad and
mediolateral oblique views? - CorreCt Answers -Screening mammography
Which examination is performed yearly on women 40 years of age with
family hx and for women age 50 with no family hx? - CorreCt Answers -
Screening mammography
______ units produce high resolution and high contrast images with
moderate radiation exposure? - CorreCt Answers -dedicated
mammography untit
Why and where is the cathode from the mammography x-ray tube placed
over? - CorreCt Answers -the chest wall, to take advantage of the heel effect
What is the cathode filament made of? - CorreCt Answers -tungsten
The cathode has a _____ filament used for large and small focus? -
CorreCt Answers -Bias focusing
The anode from the mammography x-ray tube is made of ______ target
which helps to produce low energy x-rays? - CorreCt Answers -
Molybdenum
