Question 1

Which of the following is not a QC activity that should be monitored in a PACS environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Display quality 
B) Processing speed 
C) Repeat analysis 
D) Data integrity 
A) Display quality 
B) Processing speed 
C) Repeat analysis 
D) Data integrity C

Question 2

What is most often the weakest link in the digital imaging chain?

Accepted Answer

A) Monitor 
B) Image retrieval 
C) Processing speed 
D) Data integrity 
A) Monitor 
B) Image retrieval 
C) Processing speed 
D) Data integrity A

Question 3

Errors in equipment performance are usually detected by poor ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Equipment maintenance 
B) Quality outcomes 
C) Both of the above 
D) None of the above 
A) Equipment maintenance 
B) Quality outcomes 
C) Both of the above 
D) None of the above B

Question 4

CQI focuses on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Process 
B) Individuals 
C) Correcting mistakes 
D) QA/QC 
A) Process 
B) Individuals 
C) Correcting mistakes 
D) QA/QC

Question 5

Once you perform a test function for workstation processing speed, the next step is to measure and ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Move to the next step 
B) Schedule the next test 
C) Evaluate the image quality 
D) Note the speed 
A) Move to the next step 
B) Schedule the next test 
C) Evaluate the image quality 
D) Note the speed

Question 6

Continuous quality improvement tends to focus on ______ rather than the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) QC/QA 
B) QA/QC 
C) Process/people 
D) Service/corrections 
A) QC/QA 
B) QA/QC 
C) Process/people 
D) Service/corrections

Question 7

To make a valid performance measure in any QC activity, documentation must be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Written in ink 
B) Performed by the manager 
C) Kept in a notebook 
D) Kept up to date 
A) Written in ink 
B) Performed by the manager 
C) Kept in a notebook 
D) Kept up to date

Question 8

Annual testing and acceptance testing should be performed by a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Physicist 
B) Technologist 
C) Physician 
D) All of the above 
A) Physicist 
B) Technologist 
C) Physician 
D) All of the above

Question 9

Testing that can catch problems before they may become readily apparent is called ______ maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) Routine 
B) Acceptance 
C) Error 
D) All of the above 
A) Routine 
B) Acceptance 
C) Error 
D) All of the above

Question 10

The transfer speed from the modalities is checked monthly until ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Equipment or software is updated 
B) A weekly pattern is established 
C) Both of the above 
D) None of the above 
A) Equipment or software is updated 
B) A weekly pattern is established 
C) Both of the above 
D) None of the above

Question 11

Daily/monthly display monitor testing can be completed by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Physicists only 
B) Technologists only 
C) Physicists and physicians 
D) Technologists and physicists 
A) Physicists only 
B) Technologists only 
C) Physicists and physicians 
D) Technologists and physicists

Question 12

Another way to distribute digital images around the hospital is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Polaroid image 
B) Digital camera 
C) Wet/dry laser imagers 
D) All of the above 
A) Polaroid image 
B) Digital camera 
C) Wet/dry laser imagers 
D) All of the above

Question 13

A CRT monitor should have a luminance reading of greater than ______ cd/m.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 170 
C) 250 
D) 330 
A) 100 
B) 170 
C) 250 
D) 330

Question 14

TJC accreditation is necessary for a hospital to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Hold certain licenses 
B) Obtain reimbursements from insurance companies 
C) Receive malpractice insurance 
D) All of the above 
A) Hold certain licenses 
B) Obtain reimbursements from insurance companies 
C) Receive malpractice insurance 
D) All of the above

Question 15

Lossless and lossy are different types of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Image transfer comparisons 
B) Monitor testing methods 
C) PACS systems 
D) Compression ratios 
A) Image transfer comparisons 
B) Monitor testing methods 
C) PACS systems 
D) Compression ratios

Question 16

Which of the following describes a super user?

Accepted Answer

A) Someone trained on all aspects of the system 
B) Someone prepared to train others 
C) Someone who sets up ongoing training programs 
D) All of the above 
A) Someone trained on all aspects of the system 
B) Someone prepared to train others 
C) Someone who sets up ongoing training programs 
D) All of the above

Question 17

Most QA activities produce ______ data.

Accepted Answer

A) Qualitative 
B) Quantitative 
C) Equivocal 
D) All of the above 
A) Qualitative 
B) Quantitative 
C) Equivocal 
D) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is a CQI activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Monitoring image transfer speeds 
B) Documentation of undiagnostic images 
C) Routine maintenance 
D) Monitor testing 
A) Monitoring image transfer speeds 
B) Documentation of undiagnostic images 
C) Routine maintenance 
D) Monitor testing

Question 19

Testing performed before newly installed or majorly-repaired equipment can be accepted by the department is called ______ testing.

Accepted Answer

A) Routine 
B) Error 
C) Problem 
D) Acceptance 
A) Routine 
B) Error 
C) Problem 
D) Acceptance

Question 20

Which of the following is not a part of daily/weekly QC for dry laser imagers?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensure that each film printed is free from artifacts. 
B) Measure steps on the test pattern using a densitometer. 
C) Note chemical temperatures and levels. 
D) Make sure the preventive maintenance schedule is completed. 
A) Ensure that each film printed is free from artifacts. 
B) Measure steps on the test pattern using a densitometer. 
C) Note chemical temperatures and levels. 
D) Make sure the preventive maintenance schedule is completed.

Which of the following is not a QC activity that should be monitored in a PACS environment?

What is most often the weakest link in the digital imaging chain?

Errors in equipment performance are usually detected by poor ______.

CQI focuses on ______.

Once you perform a test function for workstation processing speed, the next step is to measure and ______.

Continuous quality improvement tends to focus on rather than the .

To make a valid performance measure in any QC activity, documentation must be ______.

Annual testing and acceptance testing should be performed by a ______.

Testing that can catch problems before they may become readily apparent is called ______ maintenance.

The transfer speed from the modalities is checked monthly until ______.

Daily/monthly display monitor testing can be completed by ______.

Another way to distribute digital images around the hospital is ______.

A CRT monitor should have a luminance reading of greater than ______ cd/m.

TJC accreditation is necessary for a hospital to ______.

Lossless and lossy are different types of ______.

Which of the following describes a super user?

Most QA activities produce ______ data.

Which of the following is a CQI activity?

Testing performed before newly installed or majorly-repaired equipment can be accepted by the department is called ______ testing.

Which of the following is not a part of daily/weekly QC for dry laser imagers?

Introduction to Digital Radiography and Pacs

Basic Computer Principles

Networking and Communications Basics

Cassette-Based Equipment: the Computed Radiography Cassette, Imaging Plate, and Reader

Cassette-Based Image Acquisition

Cassetteless Equipment and Image Acquisition

Digital Radiographic Image Processing and Manipulation

Pacs Fundamentals

Pacs Archiving

Digitizing, Printing, and Burning

Total Quality Management of Cr and Dr Systems

Filters

Exam 11: Ensuring Quality in Pacs

Which of the following is not a QC activity that should be monitored in a PACS environment?

What is most often the weakest link in the digital imaging chain?

Errors in equipment performance are usually detected by poor ______.

CQI focuses on ______.

Once you perform a test function for workstation processing speed, the next step is to measure and ______.

Continuous quality improvement tends to focus on ______ rather than the ______.

To make a valid performance measure in any QC activity, documentation must be ______.

Annual testing and acceptance testing should be performed by a ______.

Testing that can catch problems before they may become readily apparent is called ______ maintenance.

The transfer speed from the modalities is checked monthly until ______.

Daily/monthly display monitor testing can be completed by ______.

Another way to distribute digital images around the hospital is ______.

A CRT monitor should have a luminance reading of greater than ______ cd/m.

TJC accreditation is necessary for a hospital to ______.

Lossless and lossy are different types of ______.

Which of the following describes a super user?

Most QA activities produce ______ data.

Which of the following is a CQI activity?

Testing performed before newly installed or majorly-repaired equipment can be accepted by the department is called ______ testing.

Which of the following is not a part of daily/weekly QC for dry laser imagers?

Introduction to Digital Radiography and Pacs

Basic Computer Principles

Networking and Communications Basics

Cassette-Based Equipment: the Computed Radiography Cassette, Imaging Plate, and Reader

Cassette-Based Image Acquisition

Cassetteless Equipment and Image Acquisition

Digital Radiographic Image Processing and Manipulation

Pacs Fundamentals

Pacs Archiving

Digitizing, Printing, and Burning

Total Quality Management of Cr and Dr Systems

Filters

Continuous quality improvement tends to focus on rather than the .