Exam 13: Minimizing Patient Dose

Each of the following is a type of gonad shield EXCEPT

Skull radiography routinely includes a posterior-anterior (PA) projection.This is intended to

Match the following choices with the correct answer as each relates to minimizing patient radiation dose. -1.7 mR/mAs

What is the approximate entrance skin exposure in mR for the fluoroscopic examination of the stomach performed for 4.5 minutes at 110 kVp at 1.7 R/min?

An effective method of reducing patient exposure is to use

The approximate entrance skin exposure (ESE) for a radiographic study taken at 90 kVp and 23 mAs is

In an effort to minimize patient dose,

A radiographic examination of the small bowel for a 25-cm abdomen was performed doing a 15-min PA; 30-min PA; 60-min PA; and 90-min PA radiograph.What is the total approximate entrance skin exposure if each radiograph was produced at 100 kVp, 25 mA, and 40 in (100 cm)? According to calculations, 100 kVp = 5.6 mR/mA.

Match the following choices with the correct answer as each relates to minimizing patient radiation dose. -lowers dose to the kidneys

Match the following choices with the correct answer as each relates to minimizing patient radiation dose. -dose relationship is inverse.

To reduce patient exposure, the __________ consistent with image quality should be selected.

Entrance skin exposure is a/an ____ exposure.

The conscientious radiographer can reduce the patient dose by at least ____ in most examinations by choosing appropriate exposure factors.

When patient SID or SOD increases,

What is the approximate entrance skin exposure for a 15-cm AP abdomen produced at 70 kVp, 20 mA, and a SID of 40 in (100 cm), if 70 kVp = 2.5 mR/mA?

Match the following choices with the correct answer as each relates to minimizing patient radiation dose. -45 mR ESE

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets an entrance skin exposure limit of ____ R/min for fluoroscopic systems in the United States.

When the primary-beam field size ____, the patient exposure ____.

Of the choices below, the combination of exposure factors that would minimize patient dose would be

The use of a grid will