CT Tutor Test 1

Question 1

Amount of energy that passes through the patient onto a detector

Answer 1

Transmitted intensity

Question 2

xenon is used in CT detectors because of its

Answer 2

high atomic number and high-fat solubility

Question 3

Examples of interstitial lung diseases include

Answer 3

bronchiectasis, emphysema, asbestosis and sarcoidosis

Question 4

When a CT examination of the lumbar spine calls for iodinated contrast material, the contrast media is placed directly into the

Answer 4

subarachnoid space via intrathecal injection

Question 5

Small children undergoing CT examinations are commonly sedated with the medication

Answer 5

chloral hydrate

Question 6

What is the name of fibrous connective tissue that binds the kidneys in the retroperitoneum?

Answer 6

Gerota’s fascia

Question 7

Which x-ray interaction between the x-ray beam and the patient which results in the most PATIENT dose?

Answer 7

photoelectric effect

Question 8

When administering intravenous iodinated contrast media what type of infection control technique is required?

Answer 8

surgical asepsis

Question 9

The appearance of an acute subdural hematoma on a CT image of the brain can be described as…

Answer 9

hyperdense