According to federal regulations, before a radiologic technologist can become a mammographer, he or she must complete how many hours of instruction?
A. 40
B. 15
C. 5
D. 0; there is no such requirement - answer-a. 40
The structure in the breast where milk is produced, where the hormonal and...
MAMMOGRAPHY TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to federal regulations, before a radiologic technologist can become a mammographer, he or she must complete how many hours of instruction?
A. 40
B. 15
C. 5
D. 0; there is no such requirement - answer-a. 40
The structure in the breast where milk is produced, where the hormonal and nutritional exchange occurs, and where the majority of breast cancers arise is the ____________. - answer-terminal duct lobular unit
Positioning image quality checkpoints include all of the following except for:
A. Pnl
B. Compare current to prior images
C. Qc on the mammography machine
D. Inclusion of specific radiographic landmarks on each projection - answer-c. Qc on the
mammography machine
The acs now recommends that women age ________ and older should have yearly screening mammograms. - answer-45
A diagnostic mammogram is for women:
A. Age 30 and older
B. Who have an average risk of developing breast cancer
C. When a problem has been identified
D. When there is a lower than average risk of developing breast cancer - answer-c. When a problem has been identified
The results of the mammogram can be delivered to the patient verbally, with no need to send the patient a written report
A. True
B. False - answer-b. False
Which are functions that can be performed by a mammography technologists?
A. Complete the breast health history form with the patient
B. Contact screening exam patients who need to be recalled for additional views
C. Administer required navigation through ancillary breast imaging procedures
D. Perform core biopsies E. All of the above - answer-e. All of the above
What are examples of hard skills?
A. Technical knowledge, proficiency in performing the exam
B. Teamwork, interactions with people - answer-a. Technical knowledge, proficiency in performing the exam
Hipaa laws address:
A. Patient privacy
B. Equipment sterilization
C. Patient comfort
D. Equipment functions - answer-a. Patient privacy
Multiple lucencies that sometimes are visible throughout a mammogram are: A. Lymph nodes
B. Ringworm
C. Skin moles
D. Skin pores - answer-d. Skin pores
The oblique view was introduced into the united states in the mid 1970s. It originated in ___________. - answer-scandinavia
Assymmetric breast tissue:
A. Can be benign
B. Can be malignant
C. Is common
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - answer-d. All of the above
In 2016, the number of cases of breast cancer expected to be diagnosed worldwide is approximately ___________; in the united states, in 2017 , this number is projected to be ___________.
A. 3 million; 800,000
B. 1.5 million; 75, 850
C. 1.5 million; 40,335 - answer-d. 1.5 million; 318,600
Equipment vendors develop internal look-up tables created from algorithms that either decreases the radiation dose to the patient or improving image contrast.
A. True
B. False - answer-a. True To help maintain spatial resolution during magnification, what change is made to the mammographic imaging technique?
A. A lower kvp is used
B. A smaller image receptor is used
C. A longer sid is used
D. A smaller focal spot size is used - answer-d. A smaller focal spot size is used
Once the medical physicist approves the mammography equipment for use, the technologist assumes operation for each individual exposure.
A. True
B. False - answer-a. True
___________ are exempt from mqsa requirements. A. Freestanding breast imaging centers
B. Hospitals with joint commission accreditation
C. Veterans administration hospitals
D. State funded hospitals - answer-c. Veterans administration hospitals
The most common location for breast cancer formation is the ____________.
A. Fatty tissue
B. Dense tissue
C. Ducts
D. Lymph vessels - answer-c. Ducts
Radiographically, gladnular tissue displays as what color? What color is adipose tissue?
What color is cancer?
A. All are white
B. Glandular tissue is white; adipose tissue is gray/black; and cancer is sometimes white, gray, or black
C. Glandular tissue is white; adipose tissue is gray/black; and cancer is white
D. All are gray/black - answer-c. Glandular tissue is white; adipose tissue is gray/black; and cancer is white
The early (nondedicated) imaging system in use until the 1960s incorporated which of the following?
A. Tungsten target tube
B. Glass envelope tube
C. Double emulsion film with intensifying screens
D. A and b
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