Collimator - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nuclides with the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons are called? -ANSWER Isotopes Two nuclides with the same atomic numbers are called? -ANSWER Isobars Two nuclides with the same number of neutrons but different atomic numbers are called? -ANSWER Isotones What is a radionuclide? -ANSWER A nuclide that emits particular or photon energy to achieve a more stable energy state Another name for a helium ion containing two protons and two neutrons is? -ANSWER an alpha part...

CT Registry Review (MIC) Questions and Answers 100% Pass In order for an x-ray photon to be measured it must: 1. enter the detector chamber 2. be absorbed by the detector material 3. be converted to a measurable event - Correct Answer ️️ -1,2,3 Which system component converts the projection attenuation data into the proper digital form for the array processor? - Correct Answer ️️ -analog-to-digital converter Which of the following is NOT a function of a PACS system? a. reconstru...

Nuclear Medicine Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Basic Gamma Camera Components - answerCollimator, NaI scintillation crystal, light guide, PMT array How does the collimator work? - answerControls which gamma rays are accepted by absorptive collimation, forming a projected image of the distribution on the surface of the crystal. What information do event signals contain? - answerPosition and energy information (could also contain time information). Reflective Material Arou...

What does filtration do? - Answer Removes low energy x-ray photons from the x-ray beam that cause unnecessary patient expsoure Radiation scatter production is increased when? - Answer The collimator is wide open, the kVp is too high, or the body part is to thick Quality of the beam is? - Answer kVp

CT Registry Review (MIC) Questions and Answers 100% Pass In order for an x-ray photon to be measured it must: 1. enter the detector chamber 2. be absorbed by the detector material 3. be converted to a measurable event - Correct Answer ️️ -1,2,3 Which system component converts the projection attenuation data into the proper digital form for the array processor? - Correct Answer ️️ -analog-to-digital converter Which of the following is NOT a function of a PACS system? a. reconstru...

GXMO OHIO EXAM; Questions and Answers 100% Solved collimator CORRECT ANSWER-a devise used to restrict xray beam cassette CORRECT ANSWER-the rigid holder that contains the film and screens Digital radiography acquires images that are created or constructed from numerical data by various types of image receptors such as computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR). CORRECT ANSWER-acquires images that are created or constructed from numerical data by various types of image rece...

What are x-rays - ️️radiant energy waves that are produced, charged, and emitted from a common center in the dental radiation tube. What does exposure time control? - ️️duration of the interval during which current will pass through the X-ray tube; this period may be stated as fractions of a second or impulses (60 pulses to a second). The amount of exposure that a patient actually receives is measured in milliampere seconds (mAs) What does milliampere control? - ️️mA describes the ...

General X-ray Machine Operator UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers collimator definition - Correct ANSWER- A box-like device attached under the tube housing that allows the limited operator to vary the size of the radiation field (a variable aperature) detent - Correct ANSWER- A mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specific location computed radiography (CR) - Correct ANSWER- Sometimes called "filmless systems" which produce images via a digital format using comput...

CT Registry Review (MIC) Questions and Answers 100% Pass In order for an x-ray photon to be measured it must: 1. enter the detector chamber 2. be absorbed by the detector material 3. be converted to a measurable event - Correct Answer ️️ -1,2,3 Which system component converts the projection attenuation data into the proper digital form for the array processor? - Correct Answer ️️ -analog-to-digital converter Which of the following is NOT a function of a PACS system? a. reconstru...

Field errors - ️️Wrong field size Omitted field Mispositioned field CQI - ️️continuous quality improvement -system/ process approach -assists with increased competition, escalating costs, quality concerns, INCREASES ACCOUNTABILITY CI - ️️continuous improvement TQM - ️️total quality management Customer centered approach What does QI do? - ️️Decrease costs Increase customer satisfaction Ensure quality throughout the healthcare organization Record and Verify System ...