The fluoroscope - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Fluoroscopy question and answers graded A+ 2023 already passedfluoroscopy is a _____ examination - correct answer dynamic the fluoroscope was invented by _____ in 1896 - correct answer edison image intensification tubes were developed in _____ - correct answer 1948 digital fluoroscopic systems were predominate by ____ - correct answer 2005 ______ ______ _____ requires a Specialized x-ray tube with a Image receptor called a Fluoroscopic screen that can be viewed during the procedure -...

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Fluoroscopy Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Why would radiologists wear red goggles to "dark adapt" before fluoroscopic procedures - Answer- -Because they would filter out blue-green wavelengths What type of vision was required for the dim fluoroscopic images - Answer- -Rod vision What 2 problems did having to use rod vision for the first fluoroscopic images lead to - Answer- -Poor visual acuity and poor ability to detect shades of gray (contrast) What was developed to pro...

Radiation Protection in Medical Imaging UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Who was the first recorded fatality in the US caused by the cumulative radiation exposure from x-rays? - Ans Clarence Dally. He was Thomas Edison's friend and became his test subject with fluoroscope. Who discovered x-rays? - Ans Wilhelm Roentgen. In 1895, but he was not the only scientist working with radiation. What kind of energy can produce changes in atomic structure by creating positively or neg...

Given the title of discovering x-rays - Answer- Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen When were x-rays discovered? - Answer- November 8, 1895 Roentgen discovered x-rays with which device? - Answer- Crookes tube The phosphor that Roentgen used in early experiments with x-rays is called? - Answer- Barium platinocyanide How are x-ray tube voltages measured? - Answer- Kilovolt He discovered the fluoroscope - Answer- Thomas Edison in 1898 He first applied x-ray beam collimation and filtration in ...

Which statement is true regarding a shaped contact shield? - Correct It is cup shaped, it is designed specifically for male patients. Which factor that aids in reduction a patient does is most under the control of a radiologic technologist? - Correct Reduction of repeat examination What is unacceptable source to skin distance while working on stationary fluoroscopes? - Correct 43 cm Which type of device does a radiologic technology's place to the side of the collimator of the x-ray tube ...

Dosimetry Exam Question and answers rated A+ 2023A patient is lying supine and the physician wants the field moved cephalad 1cm. What direction is the table moved? - correct answer out "Smearing" or moving junctions and/or gaps between fields is called: - correct answer feathering Simulation with a fluoroscope is a: - correct answer dynamic study What type of setup is preferred? - correct answer isocentric SAD

Chapter 36: Fluoroscopy fully correctly solved rated A+ 2023Fluoroscopy - correct answer a dynamic radiographic examination; involves active diagnosis during an examination Image Intensification Tube - correct answer video camera and monitor used to view fluoroscopic images Thomas Edison - correct answer invented a more notable fluoroscope in 1896 His fluoroscope produced a very faint image that one viewed while standing in the path of the x-ray beam as it exited the patient and screen....

_____ syndrome is not a form of acute radiation syndrome. - carcinogenic A radiograph of the abdomen demonstrates involuntary motion due to bowel peristalsis (involuntary contractions). Which of the following factors will best eliminate this problem during the repeat exposure? - Decrease exposure time A radiograph of the abdomen is underexposed and must be repeated. The original technique used was 60 kV with 25 mAs. The technologist decides to keep the mAs at the same level but change the k...

According to National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) guidelines, a medical xray tube must include aluminum equivalent filtration equal to a minimum of: - 2.5 mm Which two guidelines are accepted means of controlling infection in the imaging department? 1. Never transport an isolation patient into the radiology department 2. Wash hands before and after every patient 3. Wear gloves when emptying soiled linen 4. Recap dirty needles 5. Wear head covering when working w...