Question 1

A larger bit depth:

Accepted Answer

A)  Results in increased spatial resolution 
B)  Reduces the number of shades of gray 
C)  Increases the number of shades of gray 
D)  Affects both digital and film-screen image quality 
A)  Results in increased spatial resolution 
B)  Reduces the number of shades of gray 
C)  Increases the number of shades of gray 
D)  Affects both digital and film-screen image quality

Question 2

The overall blackness on the processed film image is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Density 
B)  Image contrast 
C)  Brightness 
D)  Spatial resolution 
A)  Density 
B)  Image contrast 
C)  Brightness 
D)  Spatial resolution

Question 3

The highest quality radiographic image has no unsharpness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Interactions of high energy x-rays (energies beyond the diagnostic range)with tissue include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pair production 
B)  Coherent scattering 
C)  Photodisintegration 
D)  A and C 
A)  Pair production 
B)  Coherent scattering 
C)  Photodisintegration 
D)  A and C

Question 5

An area of increased brightness on a display monitor will show decreased density on a film image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Beam attenuation is increased with a higher-energy x-ray beam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The photoelectric effect is dependent on both the energy of the x-ray photon and the composition of the anatomic tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Brightness/density is a quality related to the _____________ of the radiographic image.

Accepted Answer

A)  Visibility of structures 
B)  Accuracy of structural lines 
C)  Spatial resolution 
D)  B and C 
A)  Visibility of structures 
B)  Accuracy of structural lines 
C)  Spatial resolution 
D)  B and C

Question 9

Bit depth is determined by the matrix size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As compared to digital imaging, film-screen imaging has:

Accepted Answer

A)  A wider dynamic range 
B)  A narrower dynamic range 
C)  The same dynamic range 
D)  No dynamic range 
A)  A wider dynamic range 
B)  A narrower dynamic range 
C)  The same dynamic range 
D)  No dynamic range

Question 11

With film-screen imaging, anatomic tissues, such as bone, that absorb most of the radiation result in that area of the image being:

Accepted Answer

A)  More blurred 
B)  Sharper 
C)  Darker (more density) 
D)  Lighter (less density) 
A)  More blurred 
B)  Sharper 
C)  Darker (more density) 
D)  Lighter (less density)

Question 12

Spatial resolution is improved with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased pixel size 
B)  Increased pixel pitch 
C)  Increased pixel density 
D)  Increased pixel bit depth 
A)  Increased pixel size 
B)  Increased pixel pitch 
C)  Increased pixel density 
D)  Increased pixel bit depth

Question 13

The photoelectric effect involves the removal (ejection)of an electron.This process of removing an electron from an atom is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Attenuation 
B)  Transmission 
C)  Ionization 
D)  Differential absorption 
A)  Attenuation 
B)  Transmission 
C)  Ionization 
D)  Differential absorption

Question 14

The _____ image occurs first on the image receptor, and the _____ image occurs following proper image development/processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Manifest, latent 
B)  Invisible, latent 
C)  Visible, manifest 
D)  Latent, manifest 
A)  Manifest, latent 
B)  Invisible, latent 
C)  Visible, manifest 
D)  Latent, manifest

Question 15

The abdomen has low subject contrast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_____ results in the process of image formation, whereby the x-ray beam interacts with the anatomic tissue, and a portion of the beam strikes the image receptor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transference 
B)  Differential absorption 
C)  Molecular modeling 
D)  Compensating filtration 
A)  Transference 
B)  Differential absorption 
C)  Molecular modeling 
D)  Compensating filtration

Question 17

Unwanted exposure to the IR due to scatter radiation is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Latent 
B)  Manifest 
C)  Fog 
D)  Cloudiness 
A)  Latent 
B)  Manifest 
C)  Fog 
D)  Cloudiness

A larger bit depth:

The overall blackness on the processed film image is:

The highest quality radiographic image has no unsharpness.

Interactions of high energy x-rays (energies beyond the diagnostic range)with tissue include:

An area of increased brightness on a display monitor will show decreased density on a film image.

Beam attenuation is increased with a higher-energy x-ray beam.

The photoelectric effect is dependent on both the energy of the x-ray photon and the composition of the anatomic tissue.

Brightness/density is a quality related to the _____________ of the radiographic image.

Bit depth is determined by the matrix size.

As compared to digital imaging, film-screen imaging has:

With film-screen imaging, anatomic tissues, such as bone, that absorb most of the radiation result in that area of the image being:

Spatial resolution is improved with:

The photoelectric effect involves the removal (ejection)of an electron.This process of removing an electron from an atom is known as:

The _ image occurs first on the image receptor, and the _ image occurs following proper image development/processing.

The abdomen has low subject contrast.

_____ results in the process of image formation, whereby the x-ray beam interacts with the anatomic tissue, and a portion of the beam strikes the image receptor.

Unwanted exposure to the IR due to scatter radiation is called:

Radiation and Its Discover

The X-Ray Beam

Exposure Technique Factors

Scatter Control

Image Receptors and Image Acquisition

Image Processing and Display

Exposure Technique Selection

Image Evaluation

Dynamic Imaging: Fluoroscopy

Filters

Exam 3: Image Formation and Radiographic Quality

A larger bit depth:

The overall blackness on the processed film image is:

The highest quality radiographic image has no unsharpness.

Interactions of high energy x-rays (energies beyond the diagnostic range)with tissue include:

An area of increased brightness on a display monitor will show decreased density on a film image.

Beam attenuation is increased with a higher-energy x-ray beam.

The photoelectric effect is dependent on both the energy of the x-ray photon and the composition of the anatomic tissue.

Brightness/density is a quality related to the _____________ of the radiographic image.

Bit depth is determined by the matrix size.

As compared to digital imaging, film-screen imaging has:

With film-screen imaging, anatomic tissues, such as bone, that absorb most of the radiation result in that area of the image being:

Spatial resolution is improved with:

The photoelectric effect involves the removal (ejection)of an electron.This process of removing an electron from an atom is known as:

The _____ image occurs first on the image receptor, and the _____ image occurs following proper image development/processing.

The abdomen has low subject contrast.

_____ results in the process of image formation, whereby the x-ray beam interacts with the anatomic tissue, and a portion of the beam strikes the image receptor.

Unwanted exposure to the IR due to scatter radiation is called:

Radiation and Its Discover

The X-Ray Beam

Exposure Technique Factors

Scatter Control

Image Receptors and Image Acquisition

Image Processing and Display

Exposure Technique Selection

Image Evaluation

Dynamic Imaging: Fluoroscopy

Filters

The _ image occurs first on the image receptor, and the _ image occurs following proper image development/processing.