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Chapter 1 Anatomy, Terminology and Positioning principles
Chapter 2 Image Quality, Digital Imaging & Radiation Protection
Ch 3 Chest
CH 4 ABD
Chapter 5 Upper Limb
100
The two divisions of the skeleton
What are axial and appendicular?
100
The 6 image quality factors for digital imaging
What are brightness (replaces density), contrast, resolution, distortion, exposure index, and noise?
100
Number of ribs to demonstrate for a chest x-ray with correct inspirati
What is 10-11?
100
The muscle demonstrated on an optimal abdomen radiograph
What is psoas major?
100
Projections used for imaging the forearm
What are AP and lateral?
200
Number of bones in the axial skeleton
What is 80?
200
The amount of kVp increase that is equivalent to doubling the mAs –
What is 15%?
200
Request form says to r/o right pneumothorax – name the patients position
What is left lateral decubitus?
200
Centering location for AP erect or lateral decubitus abdomen
What is 2 inches above the iliac crest?
200
CR location for PA and oblique hand images
What is over the 3rd MCP joint?
300
Number of bones in the appendicular skeleton.
What is 126?
300
Requirement for long scale contrast
What is high kVp? (more differences in density – shades of gray)
300
Bony landmark for an AP projection of the chest
What is the jugular notch?
300
The four abdominal quadrants
What is RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, and LLQ?
300
Carpal bone that articulates with the lateral radius
What is the scaphoid?
400
he four different types of body habitus beginning with the smallest –
What are asthenic, hypersthenic, sthenic, and hypersthenic?
400
Term for changing or enhancing the electronic image to improve the diagnostic quality
What is post processing?
400
Requirement to demonstrate air/fluid levels in the lung
What is a horizontal beam?
400
Medical term for stomach
What is gastro?
400
Joint movement for the IP joints
What is ginglymus?
500
Percentage of population that is sthenic
What is 50%?
500
Annual dose limit for technologists
What is 5 rem per year?
500
Best method (radiograph) to diagnose a small pneumothorax
What is expiration CXR?
500
Structure that produces bile
What is the liver?
500
Projection of the elbow that demonstrates the olecranon in profile
What is the lateral?