117 Review For Final

Front 1

A good grid to use in portable radiography is 5:1 or 18:1

Back 1

5:1 because you can be off of technique and centering and still be okay

Front 2

What are some things to carry around on a mobile unit?

Back 2

An extra cassette, adhesive tape, generic markers

Front 3

When performing a portable exam A)rearrange room furniture after the exam B) ask the family to leave C) speak to an incognitive patient as though they hear you D)all of the above

Back 3

D) all of the above

Front 4

Most of the time a portable is requested because why?

Back 4

Because of the patient's condition

Front 5

What procedure may require the use of Herrington rods?

Back 5

A scoliosis corrective procedure

Front 6

How do you define closed reduction?

Back 6

Non-invasive

Front 7

What does the abbreviation ORIF mean?

Back 7

Open reduction internal fixation

Front 8

A primary pathologic indication for an operative calangiogram is what?

Back 8

gall stones/ calculi

Front 9

What happens when you hit the boost button on a C-arm?

Back 9

brightens the image

Front 10

Which of the following methods will help reduce patient dose during a flouro procedure during surgery?

Back 10

intermitten flouro

Front 11

True or False. Shoe covers are not required in the pre-surgical or recovery areas.

Back 11

false

Front 12

True or False. Only sterile items are allowed in the sterile field.

Back 12

true

Front 13

True or False. The entire sterile gown worn by the surgeon is considered sterile.

Back 13

false

Front 14

True or False. The OR table is considered sterile only at the level of the table top.

Back 14

true

Front 15

Which of the following items is best during a hip pinning procedure to protect the sterile field?

Back 15

Shower curtain

Front 16

What should a tech do if the sterile field is violated during surgerical procedure?

Back 16

Notify the surgery team

Front 17

Which of the following is not an essential attribute for the surgical radiographer?

Back 17

Master of nursing skills

Front 18

True or False. Grids are recommended for mobile chest exams

Back 18

false

Front 19

What are the three cardinal rules of radiation proctection?

Back 19

Distance, shielding, time.
Distance is the most effective.

Front 20

True or False. C-arm digital flouro system uses two monitors

Back 20

true

Front 21

What is the minimum distance a person should be from a portable unit to avoid exposure?

Back 21

6ft

Front 22

T/F Incorrect patient demographic information is not a big deal in PACS.

Back 22

False

Front 23

Which of the following measurements is commonly found on a PACS workstation?

Back 23

combination: distance, ROI, angle

Front 24

Which funciton increases the size of an area on an image?

Back 24

Pan or Zoom

Front 25

Which function can be used to orient the image in the anatomic hanging position?

Back 25

Flip and Rotate

Front 26

T/F Digital annotations may be used to indicate a right or left side of the patient.

Back 26

false

Front 27

Which function represents the range of gray values that are being viewed on the monitor?

Back 27

Window

Front 28

Which function allows the user to move through a series of films frame by frame?

Back 28

Cine

Front 29

Which function determines how images are displayed on a monitor?

Back 29

Hanging protocol

Front 30

Which set of functions is used to move through image series, studies, and patients?

Back 30

Navigation

Front 31

Which of the following would be considered categories of workstation functions?

Back 31

Combination: Navigation functions, image manipulation and enhancement, and image management functions

Front 32

Which workstation is used to review images after aquisition but before being sent off for reporting?

Back 32

Technologists QC workstation

Front 33

A square table of numbers that represents the intensity that is to be displayed on the monitor is what?

Back 33

Matrix

Front 34

If the number of _______ increase on a monitor, the resolution _______.

Back 34

Pixels; improves

Front 35

The number of pixels contained on a display is known as what?

Back 35

resolution

Front 36

What factors might be used when determing the best type of monitor for each workstation?

Back 36

Combination: Size, resolution, orientation

Front 37

T/F Early PACS radiologists believed that they needed four to six monitors to view images.

Back 37

true

Front 38

What is the most interactive part of a PACS?

Back 38

Display workstation

Front 39

What term is used to describe the reading of the images outside of the hospital walls, usually at home or a remote location?

Back 39

teleradiology

Front 40

RIS stands for what?

Back 40

Radiology Information Systems

Front 41

Which part of the PACS houses all of the historic digital image data along with the current digital data being generated by the modalities?

Back 41

Archive

Front 42

Any computer that a healthcare worker uses to view digital images is a ________.

Back 42

Display Workstation

Front 43

A universly accepted standard for exchanging medical imaging via a networked set of display workstation, archive, and image modalities is what?

Back 43

DICOM

Front 44

A PACS consist of the following?

Back 44

Combination: storage device, display workstation, and imaging modality

Front 45

What does PACS stand for?

Back 45

Picture Archive Communication System

Front 46

Specific part of DICOM that can communicate with existing imaging veiwing devices that is called the......

Back 46

the conformance statment of DICOM

Front 47

THE CONNECT DEVICE THAT CAN BRING 2 OR MORE NETWORKS THAT SPEAK THE SAME LANG

Back 47

The bridge

Front 48

The most fragile type of network connection is...........

Back 48

Fiberoptic

Front 49

The cable consisting of a center conducting wire surrounded by installation in a grounded shield of braided wire........

Back 49

coaxial cable

Front 50

What is a server?

Back 50

Manages resources for other computers

Front 51

Two or more objects sharing resources and information of computers, terminals, and servers interconnected by communication channels is what?

Back 51

All of above: 1)a computer network 2)a wide area network and 3) a local area network

Front 52

The higher the resolution, the less information can be displayed on the moniter.....

Back 52

false

Front 53

The basic picture element is known as....

Back 53

pixel

Front 54

How much more storage capacity does a DVD have over a CD?

Back 54

7 times as much

Front 55

A collection of connectors sticking out the back of the PC.................

Back 55

ports

Front 56

Memory is measured in what?

Back 56

bytes

Front 57

RAM is ________ memory.

Back 57

temporary

Front 58

The series of connections, controllers, & chips that make up the information highway

Back 58

BUS

Front 59

CPU

Back 59

Microprocessor on a motherboard

Front 60

How many bytes are needed to store one alpha-numeric character?

Back 60

one

Front 61

Binary code is a computer language based on _______.

Back 61

1's and 0's

Front 62

DICOM is a standard that allows imaging modalities and PACS to communicate in the same language.

Back 62

true

Front 63

A lookup table maps ______?

Back 63

Image grayscale values

Front 64

Another name for exposure latitude is ____

Back 64

Dynamic range

Front 65

frequent and consistent oversight of digital equipment is necessary to avoid ____

Back 65

unnecessary patient exposure

Front 66

general system inspection does NOT include __

Back 66

cleaning the CRT

Front 67

T/F if cassette labels are worn or damaged the connection of the imaging plate to the patient exam will not be effected.

Back 67

false

Front 68

if the printer glass becomes obstructed by dirt or fingerprints, artifacts on the printed image can be interpreted as...

Back 68

pathologic conditions

Front 69

the purpose of a personal repeat log is to...

Back 69

establish error trends

Front 70

T/F unless manual input it required it is difficult to identify the technologist when personal side markers are not used.

Back 70

true

Front 71

positioning errors may be the cause of incorrect processing due to mistakes in...

Back 71

all of the above
(part-to-plate position, collimation, and alignment)

Front 72

what is NOT a part of the daily/weekly QC for dry laser imagers?

Back 72

note chemical temperatures and levels

Front 73

what is used to reduce the size of the image files to increase the speed of the network transfer of the images?

Back 73

compression

Front 74

what is a continuous quality improvement (CQI) activity?

Back 74

documentation of non-diagnostic images

Front 75

documentation of non-diagnostic images

Back 75

all of the above
(someone...who sets up ongoing training programs, prepared to train others, trained in all aspects of the systems)

Front 76

another name for quality management is?

Back 76

continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Front 77

a comprehensive set of activities designed to monitor and maintain a piece of equipment is known as...

Back 77

quality control (QC)

Front 78

the overall efficiency(?) and effectiveness of the imaging systems evaluated beyond the mechanics producing radiographic images is a definition of...

Back 78

continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Front 79

QA and QC programs focus on ____ quality whereas CQI focuses on ____ the process.

Back 79

maintaining; improving

Front 80

to make a valid performance measure in any QC activity, documentation must be...

Back 80

kept up to date

Front 81

where can QC standards be found for what should be monitored in a PACS system?

Back 81

all of the above
(TheAmerican College of Radiology, The American Association of Physicists and Medicine, and the equipment vendor)

Front 82

what is most often the weakest link in a digital imaging chain?

Back 82

the monitor

Front 83

the purpose of a QC monitor test pattern is to evaluate...

Back 83

all of the above
(image resolution,image distortion, and artifacts)

Front 84

annual testing and acceptance testing should be performed by who?

Back 84

the physicist

Front 85

equipment testing is usually determined by___.

Back 85

poor quality outcomes

Front 86

What does ORIF stand for?

Back 86

open reduction internal fixation

Front 87

A network that utilizes as central computer that sends the entire original resource to the client.

Back 87

server-based network

Front 88

Each portable x-ray cassette should be___.

Back 88

labeled

Front 89

When performing a portable, always____.

Back 89

Yell, "x-ray"

Front 90

Mobile exams should be performed___.

Back 90

as upright as possible.