Question 1

The use of any medical technology for early detection of disease in asymptomatic patients is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance. 
B)  prevention. 
C)  screening. 
D)  treatment. 
A)  maintenance. 
B)  prevention. 
C)  screening. 
D)  treatment. C

Question 2

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once.

-CT simulation

Accepted Answer

A) Used in radiation oncology departments 
B) Used to measure bone mineral density 
C) Imaging of vascular structures with the use of IV contrast 
D) Real-time CT 
E) Used to image critically ill patients
F)Used to image asymptomatic patients
G)Eliminates interference of overlapping structures to better define lesions
H)Combines images to enhance medical management of radiation therapy patients 
A) Used in radiation oncology departments 
B) Used to measure bone mineral density 
C) Imaging of vascular structures with the use of IV contrast 
D) Real-time CT 
E) Used to image critically ill patients
F)Used to image asymptomatic patients
G)Eliminates interference of overlapping structures to better define lesions
H)Combines images to enhance medical management of radiation therapy patients A

Question 3

Portable multislice CT (MSCT) scanners can be transported to critically ill patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The direct conversion flat-panel detector is used in FD-CT systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What action is not a step of the CT simulation process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scan the patient in the CT scanner 
B)  Plan the treatment and CT simulation 
C)  Treatment setup 
D)  Dose the patient with a nuclear medicine radionuclide 
A)  Scan the patient in the CT scanner 
B)  Plan the treatment and CT simulation 
C)  Treatment setup 
D)  Dose the patient with a nuclear medicine radionuclide

Question 6

Protective apparel must be __________ lead equivalent.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 mm 
B)  1.0 mm 
C)  1.5 mm 
D)  2.0 mm 
A)  0.5 mm 
B)  1.0 mm 
C)  1.5 mm 
D)  2.0 mm

Question 7

Which visualization tool is most frequently used in computed tomographic angiography examinations to display the structure of vessels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interactive cine 
B)  Maximum intensity projection 
C)  SSD 
D)  Volume rendering 
A)  Interactive cine 
B)  Maximum intensity projection 
C)  SSD 
D)  Volume rendering

Question 8

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once.

-Portable MSCT

Accepted Answer

A) Used in radiation oncology departments 
B) Used to measure bone mineral density 
C) Imaging of vascular structures with the use of IV contrast 
D) Real-time CT 
E) Used to image critically ill patients
F)Used to image asymptomatic patients
G)Eliminates interference of overlapping structures to better define lesions
H)Combines images to enhance medical management of radiation therapy patients 
A) Used in radiation oncology departments 
B) Used to measure bone mineral density 
C) Imaging of vascular structures with the use of IV contrast 
D) Real-time CT 
E) Used to image critically ill patients
F)Used to image asymptomatic patients
G)Eliminates interference of overlapping structures to better define lesions
H)Combines images to enhance medical management of radiation therapy patients

Question 9

The table speed can be expressed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  d = R/T. 
B)  d = R + S/t. 
C)  S = R/P + t. 
D)  P = R/t -S. 
A)  d = R/T. 
B)  d = R + S/t. 
C)  S = R/P + t. 
D)  P = R/t -S.

Question 10

The operator does not have control of which action from the control console during a CT fluoroscopy procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detector selection 
B)  Table height 
C)  Table movement 
D)  Gantry tilt 
A)  Detector selection 
B)  Table height 
C)  Table movement 
D)  Gantry tilt

Question 11

Technical developments in radiation therapy intended to improve the clinical performance of radiation treatment schemes include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate localization of tumor volumes. 
B)  dose fractionation values. 
C)  image guidance. 
D)  target delineation. 
A)  accurate localization of tumor volumes. 
B)  dose fractionation values. 
C)  image guidance. 
D)  target delineation.

Question 12

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once.

-Breast CT imaging

Accepted Answer

A) Used in radiation oncology departments 
B) Used to measure bone mineral density 
C) Imaging of vascular structures with the use of IV contrast 
D) Real-time CT 
E) Used to image critically ill patients
F)Used to image asymptomatic patients
G)Eliminates interference of overlapping structures to better define lesions
H)Combines images to enhance medical management of radiation therapy patients 
A) Used in radiation oncology departments 
B) Used to measure bone mineral density 
C) Imaging of vascular structures with the use of IV contrast 
D) Real-time CT 
E) Used to image critically ill patients
F)Used to image asymptomatic patients
G)Eliminates interference of overlapping structures to better define lesions
H)Combines images to enhance medical management of radiation therapy patients

Question 13

CT has proven useful in breast imaging due to its three dimensional nature of eliminating superimposition of structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The procedure that describes a geometric simulation process that provides beam arrangements and treatment fields without any dosimetric information is:

Accepted Answer

A)  CT fluoroscopy. 
B)  CT simulation. 
C)  quantitative CT (QCT). 
D)  virtual reality CT. 
A)  CT fluoroscopy. 
B)  CT simulation. 
C)  quantitative CT (QCT). 
D)  virtual reality CT.

Question 15

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) applications include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  coronary angiography. 
B)  assessment of pulmonary veins. 
C)  gated stress imaging. 
D)  ventricular function assessment. 
A)  coronary angiography. 
B)  assessment of pulmonary veins. 
C)  gated stress imaging. 
D)  ventricular function assessment.

Question 16

Which visualization tool refers to the viewing and evaluation of the images in the axial data set by panning through the set of images?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interactive cine 
B)  Maximum intensity projection 
C)  Multiplanar reconstructions 
D)  Volume rendering 
A)  Interactive cine 
B)  Maximum intensity projection 
C)  Multiplanar reconstructions 
D)  Volume rendering

Question 17

Which step in the CT simulation process includes the beam placement and the treatment design that are executed with virtual simulation software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning of the treatment 
B)  Reconstruction of the images 
C)  Scanning of the patient 
D)  Treatment setup 
A)  Planning of the treatment 
B)  Reconstruction of the images 
C)  Scanning of the patient 
D)  Treatment setup

Question 18

SSD images are useful in the display of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrating tortuous structures. 
B)  surface controls of vessels. 
C)  vascular relationships. 
D)  vessel origins. 
A)  demonstrating tortuous structures. 
B)  surface controls of vessels. 
C)  vascular relationships. 
D)  vessel origins.

Question 19

CT screening has been used in all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  breast screening. 
B)  colon screening. 
C)  lung cancer screening. 
D)  whole-body screening of healthy patients. 
A)  breast screening. 
B)  colon screening. 
C)  lung cancer screening. 
D)  whole-body screening of healthy patients.

Question 20

All of the following are fundamental imaging principles involved in real-time CT except:

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous image display. 
B)  fast continuous scanning. 
C)  fast image reconstruction. 
D)  volume-rendering capabilities. 
A)  continuous image display. 
B)  fast continuous scanning. 
C)  fast image reconstruction. 
D)  volume-rendering capabilities.

The use of any medical technology for early detection of disease in asymptomatic patients is referred to as:

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -CT simulation

Portable multislice CT (MSCT) scanners can be transported to critically ill patients.

The direct conversion flat-panel detector is used in FD-CT systems.

What action is not a step of the CT simulation process?

Protective apparel must be __________ lead equivalent.

Which visualization tool is most frequently used in computed tomographic angiography examinations to display the structure of vessels?

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Portable MSCT

The table speed can be expressed as:

The operator does not have control of which action from the control console during a CT fluoroscopy procedure?

Technical developments in radiation therapy intended to improve the clinical performance of radiation treatment schemes include all of the following except:

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Breast CT imaging

CT has proven useful in breast imaging due to its three dimensional nature of eliminating superimposition of structures.

The procedure that describes a geometric simulation process that provides beam arrangements and treatment fields without any dosimetric information is:

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) applications include all of the following except:

Which visualization tool refers to the viewing and evaluation of the images in the axial data set by panning through the set of images?

Which step in the CT simulation process includes the beam placement and the treatment design that are executed with virtual simulation software?

SSD images are useful in the display of all of the following except:

CT screening has been used in all of the following except:

All of the following are fundamental imaging principles involved in real-time CT except:

Computed Tomography: an Overview

Digital Image Processing

Physical Principles of Computed Tomography

Data Acquisition Concepts

Image Reconstruction

Iterative Reconstruction Basics

Basic Instrumentation

Image Postprocessing and Visualization Tools

Image Quality

Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography

Multislice Computed Tomography: Physical Principles and Instrumentation

Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography: Basic Concepts

Positron Emission Tomographyct Petct and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomographyct Spectct Hybrid Scanners

Computed Tomography of the Head, Cerebral Vessels, Neck, and Spine

Computed Tomography of the Body

Pediatric Computed Tomography

Quality Control for Computed Tomography Scanners

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Exam 12: Other Technical Applications of Computed Tomography Imaging: Basic Principles

The use of any medical technology for early detection of disease in asymptomatic patients is referred to as:

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -CT simulation

Portable multislice CT (MSCT) scanners can be transported to critically ill patients.

The direct conversion flat-panel detector is used in FD-CT systems.

What action is not a step of the CT simulation process?

Protective apparel must be __________ lead equivalent.

Which visualization tool is most frequently used in computed tomographic angiography examinations to display the structure of vessels?

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Portable MSCT

The table speed can be expressed as:

The operator does not have control of which action from the control console during a CT fluoroscopy procedure?

Technical developments in radiation therapy intended to improve the clinical performance of radiation treatment schemes include all of the following except:

Please match the following CT applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Breast CT imaging

CT has proven useful in breast imaging due to its three dimensional nature of eliminating superimposition of structures.

The procedure that describes a geometric simulation process that provides beam arrangements and treatment fields without any dosimetric information is:

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) applications include all of the following except:

Which visualization tool refers to the viewing and evaluation of the images in the axial data set by panning through the set of images?

Which step in the CT simulation process includes the beam placement and the treatment design that are executed with virtual simulation software?

SSD images are useful in the display of all of the following except:

CT screening has been used in all of the following except:

All of the following are fundamental imaging principles involved in real-time CT except:

Computed Tomography: an Overview

Digital Image Processing

Physical Principles of Computed Tomography

Data Acquisition Concepts

Image Reconstruction

Iterative Reconstruction Basics

Basic Instrumentation

Image Postprocessing and Visualization Tools

Image Quality

Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography

Multislice Computed Tomography: Physical Principles and Instrumentation

Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography: Basic Concepts

Positron Emission Tomographyct Petct and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomographyct Spectct Hybrid Scanners

Computed Tomography of the Head, Cerebral Vessels, Neck, and Spine

Computed Tomography of the Body

Pediatric Computed Tomography

Quality Control for Computed Tomography Scanners

Filters