QM review Flashcards
A motion picture camera is called:
a.) DVR
b.) spot film device
c.) spot film camera
d.) cinefluorography
d.) cinefluorography
Which governmental agency mandates a policy on medical equipment and operation?
a.) CDRH
b.) TJC
c.) FDA
d.) OSHA
c.) FDA
A physicist or engineer is responsible for performing which type of testing?
a.) performance
b.) noninvasive and complex
c.) invasive and complex testing
d.) noninvasive and simple
c.) invasive and complex testing
Beam quantity should be within +/- ___________%
a.) 5%
b.) 1%
c.) 10%
d.) 2%
c.) 10%
SID affects both spatial resolution and image distortion.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Which organization sets the standards of healthcare accreditation?
a.) private insurance companies
b.) DNV
c.) TJC
d.) centers for medicare/medicaid services (CMS)
d.) centers for medicare/medicaid services (CMS)
An example of an internal customer would be:
a.) contrast vendor
b.) patients family member
c.) patient
d.) ER department
d.) ER department
An artifact caused by magnetic field is called:
a.) barrel distortion
b.) S distortion
c.) pincushion distortion
d.) vignetting
b.) S distortion
Which organization invented continuous quality improvement?
a.) DNV
b.) OSHA
c.) TJC
d.) FDA
c.) TJC
Components that may effect the final output are called:
a.) healthcare metrics
b.) key process variables
c.) risk management
d.) process components
b.) key process variables
A SMPTE patter is best used to evaluate:
1.) dry laser printers
2.) electronic display devices
3.) image intensifiers
4.) DICOM systems
a.) 2 only
b.) 1, 2 4
c.) 3 only
d.) 1 and 2
d.) 1 and 2
For a non DR system the most common type of image intensifier is the:
a.) tube type
b.) flat panel
a.) tube type
A decreased anode angle results in an increased anode heel effect.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
A high frequency generator can use current thats been altered to as much as __________HZ before being rectified.
a.) 60
b.) 120
c.) 100,000
d.) 60,000
c.) 100,000
A radiograph that has densities that are very different from each other
a.) has many shades of gray
b.) has long scale contrast
c.) has high contrast
d.) has low contrast
c.) has high contrast
Establishing a 20 minute maximum wait time for a procedure is considered:
a.) threshold of acceptablility
b.) peronal performance
c.) patient comfort
d.) patient satisfaction
a.) threshold of acceptability
Which of the following is an individual or entity that furnishes input or goods or services to a medical facility?
a.) patient
b.) internal customer
c.) customer
d.) supplier
d.) supplier
Quality assessment:
a.) focuses on the process, not the employee
b.) concerns only instruments and equipment
c.) makes no effort to improve the level of care, just maintain it
d.) concerns only human factors
c.) makes no effort to improve the level of care, just maintain it
What are the two ways that the output phosphor and the television camera can be linked?
1.) CCD
2.) orthicon
3.) lens coupling
4.) fiber optics
5.) closed circuit tv
a.) 3 and 4
b.) 1 and 2
c.) 2 and 5
d.) 1 and 5
a.) 3 and 4
Any variation between the stated kilovolt on the control panel and the measured kilovolt must be plus or minus ____________%
a.) 20
b.) 2
c.) 10
d.) 5
d.) 5
The SID indicator must be within _______% of the actual SID
a.) 1
b.) 5
c.) 10
d.) 2
d.) 2
_______________ is useful in myelograms when an image is necessary to be on the display monitor but the xray beam is off:
a.) last image hold
b.) filtering
c.) image restoration
d.) road mapping
a.) last image hold
in digital fluoroscopy, the ________ adjsuts radiation output for changes in part thickness.
a.) AEC
b.) HVL
c.) PBL
d.) AERC
d.) AERC
All of the following are true for reducing patient dose except:
a.) low mas
b.) use pulsed fluoro
c.) increase patient to image intensifier distance for c arm exams
d.) high kvp
c.) increase patient to image intensifier distance for c arm exams