Question 1

PACS stands for _______________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Processing, Applications, and Computer Storage 
B)  Processing, Archiving, and Computer Storage 
C)  Physician Applications and Communication Systems 
D)  Picture Archiving and Communication Systems 
A)  Processing, Applications, and Computer Storage 
B)  Processing, Archiving, and Computer Storage 
C)  Physician Applications and Communication Systems 
D)  Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

Question 2

A digital display monitor is best viewed ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  straight on 
B)  from above 
C)  from below 
D)  at a 30° angle 
A)  straight on 
B)  from above 
C)  from below 
D)  at a 30° angle

Question 3

An advantage to viewing the AMLCD screen is that the image quality is equally good viewed from any angle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The decreasing luminous intensity with increasing distance from the source of light follows _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the law of gravity 
B)  Murphy's law 
C)  cosine law 
D)  the inverse square law 
A)  the law of gravity 
B)  Murphy's law 
C)  cosine law 
D)  the inverse square law

Question 5

Medical flat panel display devices are identified by the ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  aperture ratio 
B)  depth of the monitor 
C)  size of the pixels 
D)  number of pixels 
A)  aperture ratio 
B)  depth of the monitor 
C)  size of the pixels 
D)  number of pixels

Exam 18: Viewing the Digital Image

PACS stands for _______________________________________.

A digital display monitor is best viewed ______________.

An advantage to viewing the AMLCD screen is that the image quality is equally good viewed from any angle.

The decreasing luminous intensity with increasing distance from the source of light follows _____________________.

Medical flat panel display devices are identified by the ___________________.

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