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Interactions of high energy x-rays (energies beyond the diagnostic range) with tissue include:


A) Pair production
B) Coherent scattering
C) Photodisintegration
D) A and C

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Brightness/density is a quality related to the _____________ of the radiographic image.


A) Visibility of structures
B) Accuracy of structural lines
C) Spatial resolution
D) B and C

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The photoelectric effect involves the removal (ejection) of an electron.This process of removing an electron from an atom is known as:


A) Attenuation
B) Transmission
C) Ionization
D) Differential absorption

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The _____ image occurs first on the image receptor, and the _____ image occurs following proper image development/processing.


A) Manifest, latent
B) Invisible, latent
C) Visible, manifest
D) Latent, manifest

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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_____ results in the process of image formation, whereby the x-ray beam interacts with the anatomic tissue, and a portion of the beam strikes the image receptor.


A) Transference
B) Differential absorption
C) Molecular modeling
D) Compensating filtration

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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A larger bit depth:


A) Results in increased spatial resolution
B) Reduces the number of shades of gray
C) Increases the number of shades of gray
D) Affects both digital and film-screen image quality

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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With film-screen imaging, anatomic tissues, such as bone, that absorb most of the radiation result in that area of the image being:


A) More blurred
B) Sharper
C) Darker (more density)
D) Lighter (less density)

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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The abdomen has low subject contrast.

A) True
B) False

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Bit depth is determined by the matrix size.

A) True
B) False

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The highest quality radiographic image has no unsharpness.

A) True
B) False

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Beam attenuation is increased with a higher-energy x-ray beam.

A) True
B) False

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An area of increased brightness on a display monitor will show decreased density on a film image.

A) True
B) False

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As compared to digital imaging, film-screen imaging has:


A) A wider dynamic range
B) A narrower dynamic range
C) The same dynamic range
D) No dynamic range

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The overall blackness on the processed film image is:


A) Density
B) Image contrast
C) Brightness
D) Spatial resolution

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Spatial resolution is improved with:


A) Increased pixel size
B) Increased pixel pitch
C) Increased pixel density
D) Increased pixel bit depth

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Unwanted exposure to the IR due to scatter radiation is called:


A) Latent
B) Manifest
C) Fog
D) Cloudiness

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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The photoelectric effect is dependent on both the energy of the x-ray photon and the composition of the anatomic tissue.

A) True
B) False

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