Missed Mock Questions Flashcards
Type 2 diabetes aka
Adult onset
Window Width controls
contrast
Most superior portion of the sternum
manubrium
axial oblique mandible, the CR is directed
25 degrees
biologic response directly proportional to dose
linear curve
dose monitoring devices that utilize aluminum oxide
OSL
AP Ferguson, the CR is directed
30-35 degrees cephalad
An increase in KVP will result in
decreased image contrast
Exposure linearity is allowed to vary no more than
+/-10%
An inanimate object being involved in spreading of disease
fomite
Alteration of DNA due to ionizing radiation
mutation
barium as a contrast is contraindicated when
perforated bowel
blooming of the focal spot increases as
mAs increases
energy emitted by the output phosphor of an image intensifier
visible light
output phosphor of animate intensifier
zinc cadmium sulfide
correctly positioned feeding tube tip
duodenum
low kvp settings will result in
high contrast/short scale
kvp range for imaging body parts with barium
100-110 kvp
ethical principal of avoiding hard to others
nonmaleficence
as the atomic number increases, X-ray absorption
increases
syncope
feeling faint
as the temperature of a conductor decreases resistance to current flow
decreases
the international unit for radiant energy absorbed in a medium
gray
grid frequency aka
strip density
exposure reproducibility is allowed to vary by no more than
5%
image penumbra will be increased by
increasing focal spot size, decrease SID, increase OID
fracture of proximal ulna with dislocation of the radial head
monteggia fracture
formula for air/gap technique
10% of SID
With the prone, PA stomach position, barium will be found in all but the
fundus
kvp range that should be used for imaging with iodine contrast
70-80 kvp
xray beam is measured in its equivalency to
aluminum
LPO for oblique projection of the SI joint, we see
the right SI joint furthest from the IR
Articulation between tubercle of rib and vertebra
costotranverse joint
for the AP Axial sacrum, the CR is directed
15% cephalad
Voltage waveform with approximately 14% ripple is
3 phase, 6 pulse
unit that quantifies the force of electron propulsion
volt
PA Waters of the sinuses, the petrous ridges should be seen
At the lower margins of the maxillary sinus
the max number of electrons which may be in an atoms M shell is
18
digital imaging system that uses amorphous selenium is
Direct conversion DR
most common found crystalline radiography film
silver bromide
biologic response directly proportional to ionizing radiation dose
linear curve
decreasing collimation will result in
longer scale contrast
insect
vector
iliac crest is found at the spinal level of
L4
As kV increases, patient absorbed dose
decreases
annual effective dose
5 rem (whole body dose - occupational)
KVP
will not effect image detail
axial calcaneous, the CR is directed
40 degrees cephalic
subjecting a person to scorn, ridicule, or contempt
defamation
the capture element for indirect DR digital
amorphous silicon
the liquid portion of blood is
plasma
output phosphor of an image intensifier is
zinc cadmium sufide
example of agfa overexposure # is
2.7
gastrointetinal syndrome occurs with a dose of
600-1000 rads
rectification factor of a high frequency X-ray generator is
1.4
ap axial sacrum CR is angled
15 degrees cephalad
an electrical component functioning as a variable resistor is
rheostat
the position that best demonstrates the splenic flexure of large intestine in profile
LAO
PA Axial colon, the CR is directed
30-40 degrees caudal
defemation by spoken word is
slander
knee position that shows open intercondylar fossa
holmblad
the dens aka
odontoid process
the eye of the scotty dog is
pedicle
the jugular notch lies at the spinal level of
T-2
for the PA Waters, the OML is
37 degrees
increasing collimation will result in
a decrease in image density
the stecher method of the wrist the CR is angled
20 degrees toward the elbow
decrease in OID =
decrease in image contrast
international unit for radiant energy absorbed in a medium is
gray
AP Axial c-spine with the patient RPO, the foramina viewed is
left side farthest from the IR
increasing the SID will not result in
increased penumbra
the type of tissue that contains supportive cells known as glia
nervous
holes of the cribriform plate on the ethmoid bone pass
olfactory nerves
exposure reproducibility is allowed to vary by no more than
+/- 5%
Grids used in CR must have at least this many line pair per inch
178
parenteral drug administration may be performed
orally, intrathecally, intravenously
sphygmomanometer
blood pressure
densitometer
xray film density
SID
recorded image detail can be improved
ethnocentrism
ones own values are absolute and superior to others
increase in KVP
decreased image contrast
intrathecal injection
subarachnoid space
fomite
inantimate object involved in the spreading of disease
A person developing epilation a few days after exposure
somatic effect
combination producing the greatest image detail
long SID, short OID
touching inappropriately or without permission
battery
fraud
willful and intentional misrepresentation of facts
somatic effects
biological damage sustained by a living organism due to radiation
the largest tarsal bone
calcaneous
the inferior angle of the scapula
T-7
acute radiation syndrome response stage that occurs first is
prodromal
ionizing radiation that causes the most damage is
alpha
effective dose for fetus for the entire 9 months is
.5 rem
fluoro xray intensity at tabletop must not exceed
10R/min
the larynx is composed primarily of
cartilage
acute radiation syndrome requiring the most exposure is
cerebrovascular
kvp x ma x time x rectification factor
heat units
nose of the scotty dog is
transverse process
programmed cell death
apoptosis
grid frequency
the number of lead strips per cm/in
general public annual effective dose for whole body
.5 rem
traditional unit for calculating X-ray exposure in air
roentgen
