Exam 1: Introduction to Digital Radiography and Pacs

The latest modality to incorporate digital imaging with their image acquisition is ______.

Which of the following best describes the sequence for image acquisition using computed radiography?

Early picture archival and communication systems were first developed ______.

A Bucky apparatus is required for digital radiography.

Who was the first to incorporate digital imaging with the CT scanner?

With conventional radiography, optical density is primarily controlled by ______.

Many PACS reading stations also have image-processing capabilities.

The two elements needed to convert light signals into an electrical signal while using indirect capture DR are TFT and ______.

Early reconstruction of raw computed tomography data took a few ______ to form a recognizable image.

When switching from a conventional diagnostic radiography room to one that incorporates computed radiography, major equipment changes are to be expected.

Indirect capture DR converts absorbed x-ray energy into visible light.

All of the following are components of a PACS except ______.

Like CR, DR can use the existing diagnostic equipment found in today's imaging departments.

The x-ray absorber typically used in direct capture DR is a ______.

Another name for exposure latitude is ______.

Which two modalities could easily be converted to digital imaging properties?

The active element in a storage phosphor is ______.

In which decade was MRI first introduced?

The first full-scale PACS was first used in 1993 in ______.

Barium fluorohalide phosphor screens have a k-edge at ______ keV.