2. detect and measure the radiation transmitted through the patient.
3. produce, shape, and filter the x-ray beam.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2, and 3
Which of the following houses the x-ray tube and detectors?
A. the gantry
B. the housing of the x-ray tube
C. the generator
D. the detector box
Which is not a component of the imaging system?
A. laser printer
B. x-ray tube
C. collimator
D. detectors
Which of the following generators is used in a modern CT scanner?
,A. single-phase
B. constant potential
C. three-phase
D. high-frequency
The computer and image-processing systems of a CT scanner system consist of all of the following
except:
A. software
B. data acquisition system
C. hardware
D. processing architecture
A hard copy (film image) is produced by a:
A. television monitor.
B. laser optical disk.
C. laser imager (printer).
D. magnetic disk
Which of the following (on the control console) controls picture contrast?
A. touch panel
B. floppy disk drive
C. keyboard
D. window controls (WW)
CT software refers to all of the following except:
, A. UNIX
B. operating systems
C. applications software
D. magneto-optical disks
Modular design concept is intended to:
A. simplify technologist operation.
B. simplify upgrading of scanners.
C. simplify radiologist performance.
D. make the patient more comfortable.
A hardware option for CT scanners is:
A. xenon CT.
B. bone mineral analysis package.
C. 3D imaging package.
D. independent workstation.
Which of the following refers to the size, shape, motion, and path traced by the x-ray beam in CT
scanning?
A. Detector tracing
B. Beam geometry
C. Data acquisition
D. Data projection
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