Exam 15: Additional Equipment

Which of the following individuals need to be shielded during mobile radiographic procedures?

Breast imaging is done on this type of dedicated radiographic unit

AEC devices are always used for mobile radiographic imaging

To make the breast tissue a more uniform thickness,the dedicated mammography unit includes a _______________ device.

The film-screen image receptor used in mammography has

The radiation dose to the breast ______________________ when magnification techniques are used.

When a panorex examination is being performed,the x-ray tube and image receptor move

This dedicated unit is used to determine if a patient's bone mineral density or mass is normal or low (osteoporosis).

The focal spot size of a dedicated mammography unit is _________ than that of a standard x-ray tube,measuring __________________

Unless otherwise required,during C-arm fluoroscopic procedures the x-ray tube should be located.

To produce the low kVp photons needed for mammography,the tube anode target is made of

As compared with a standard radiographic grid,the grid used for mammography has a __________ grid ratio and a ____________ grid frequency.

The goal of linear tomography is to

The radiographer does not need to wear a lead apron while imaging patients using mobile equipment because the exposure is very minimal.

The kVp is very low because of the breast's

The arc created during the total movement of the x-ray tube during tomography is the

Bone densitometry uses x-rays to determine the level of bone density because

A dedicated unit is one that is designed for specific imaging procedures

A dedicated chest room allows the radiographer to stay in the room while the images are being processed.

There are generally _____ sets of locks on mobile C-arm fluoroscopic equipment.