RADT 1085 TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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RADT 1085 TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
In what year did CGR introduce the first dedicated mammography machine? _______ - Answer 1967
Which mammographic process was developed that utilized a dry process system and utilized an electrically charged imaging plate and the result...
RADT 1085 TEST QUESTIONS
WITH REVISED ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
In what year did CGR introduce the first dedicated mammography machine? _______ -
Answer ✔ 1967
Which mammographic process was developed that utilized a dry process system and
utilized an electrically charged imaging plate and the resulting image came out on heavy
paper in shades of blue? ____________________ - Answer ✔ xerox
Which company introduced the first dedicated screen/film system for mammography? -
Answer ✔ Du point (usa)
Name the concerns identified as a result of the NEXT study in 1985: - Answer ✔ poor
processor
inexperienced operators
improper physician interpretation
poor exposure techniques
inconsistency
Concern about the quality of mammography led to the development of the
______________ ____________________ (ACR) accreditation program in 1987. -
Answer ✔ ACR
By June of 1996, 66 percent of the mammography machines in the United States had
pass the American College of Radiology (ACR) voluntary accreditation. Of those that
failed, the three most common reasons for failure wer - Answer ✔ positioning poor
images
failur eof phantom to demonstrate appropriate contrast and resolution
poor processor performance
In what year did the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists implement its first
advanced level examination specifically for mammography? ____ - Answer ✔ 1991
In what year did the Final Rule of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) go
into effect? __________ - Answer ✔ 1999
In what year did the first digital mammography unit gain approval for sale in the United
States? - Answer ✔ 2000
, Modern mammography machines use ____________________ generators. - Answer ✔
high Freq
The general kVp selection on a modern mammographic unit ranges from __________
kVp to __________ kVp - Answer ✔ 22
40
The AEC system used in modern mammography equipment consists of how many
detectors? - Answer ✔ 1
Mammography generators have a backup timer, just like in conventional AEC for a
radiographic room. The backup timer for grid techniques must be set at __________
mAs, and for non-grid and magnification techniques the backup timer must be set at
__________ mAs - Answer ✔ 600
300
Should AEC or manual techniques be used for imaging studies of the breast that
includes implants? ____ - Answer ✔ manual
The anode in mammography x-ray tubes is made of ____________________. *Hint -
this material is NOT used in dense or large/thick breasts. - Answer ✔ moly B
____________________ is a newer anode material is now used in mammography,
generally for dense or thick/large breasts - Answer ✔ rhodium
The x-ray tube window, or port, is made up of ___________________ , which has an
atomic number of 4 and allows lower energy x-rays to exit freely. - Answer ✔ beryllium
Mobile examinations are more difficult for what reason? - Answer ✔ variables
Name and describe some of the variables that are present and/or encountered while
performing mobile radiography. - Answer ✔ non-stationary equip.
furniture etc
What steps should be taken before you physically drive the mobile/portable equipment
into the patient's room? - Answer ✔ knock
greet
When performing mobile/portable radiography, why is it important to ensure that all
attached lines and tubes are moved as much as possible prior to exposure? What
problems can arise if these steps are not taken? - Answer ✔ obscured anatomy
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