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ARRT registry review covering equipment operation, QA, etc. content area

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What is the voltage ripple for a 3 phase 6 pulse generator?   13%  
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What is the voltage ripple for a 3 phase 12 pulse generator?   3-4%  
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What is the voltage ripple for a high frequency generator?   <1%  
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What is the voltage ripple for 1/2 wave and full wave generators?   100%  
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How often should lead apron checks be done?   annually  
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What are the input phosphor sizes?   25 cm, 17 cm, 12 cm  
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What are input phosphors made of?   cesium iodide  
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What is the average output phosphor size?   1-2.5 cm  
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What are output phosphors made of?   cadmium sulfide  
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How do you decrease magnification without using the mag mode button?   increase SID, decrease OID  
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What is the brightness gain formula?   minification x flux gain  
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What is the magnification factor formula?   input1/input2  
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What kind of interaction is caused by the energy from slowing down of electrons that produces an x-ray   Brehmsstrahlung  
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Which interaction can produce an x-ray from any kV?   Brehmsstrahlung  
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The binding energy released from an outer shell electron that produces an x-ray is what type of interaction?   Characteristic  
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As frequency ______, wavelength _______ and energy _______   increases, decreases, increases  
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What is radiation that exits the tube?   primary radiation  
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What is radiation that exits the patient?   remnant radiation  
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How often should CR cassettes be erased? Cleaned?   erased every 24-48 hours; cleaned monthly  
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inverse square formula   I1/I2 = (d2)squared/(d1)squared  
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heat unit formula   kVp x mA x seconds x generator x # of exposures taken  
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unsharpness formula   filament size x OID/SOD  
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positive density every 3.14" perpendicular to the direction of film travel for 1" roller   pi lines  
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appear as scratch lines parallel to direction of film travel separated by 1-2"   guide shoe marks  
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How often should fluoroscopy output be tested?   every 6 months  
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What type of exams would have a type 1 histogram?   hand, foot, ankle, pelvis  
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What type of exams would have a type 2 histogram?   abdomen  
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What type of exams would have a type 3 histogram?   contrasted studies, prosthetics, metal hardware  
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Where is the range for the exposure indicator number found?   between S1 and S2 on a histogram  
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Where is the VOI/ROI found on a histogram?   between S1 and S2 on a histogram  
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As DQE _________, patient dose goes __________   increases, decreases  
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EI is ____________ proportional to exposure of the image receptor   directly  
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S-number is __________ proportional to exposure of the image receptor   inversely  
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What is the ability of a digital system to display changes in gray scale values-bit depth?   contrast resolution  
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What is the ability of a system to record adjacent small structures?   spatial resolution  
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What is optimal kVp for extremities-peds?   60-70  
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What is optimal kVp for small extremities?   64  
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What is optimal kVp for medium extremities?   72-76  
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What is optimal kVp for large extremities?   80-86  
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What is optimal kVp for small parts of the skull?   76  
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Where all digital images are stored   PACS, picture archival communication system  
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Order entry, patient demographic information; frequently integrated with PACS and sometimes HIS/EMR   RIS, radiology information system  
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What is optimal kVp for skull (general)?   90  
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What is optimal kVp for abdomen, pelvis, lumbar?   90  
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What is optimal kVp for vertebral column (C&T spines)?   86  
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What is optimal kVp for nongrid/grid?   86/120  
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What is optimal kVp for barium based contrast media studies plain/double contrast?   120/100  
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What is optimal kVp for iodine based contrast media studies?   80  
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Patient demographic information, billing, supplies, order entry for testing   HIS, hospital information system  
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Patient medical charts   EMR/EHR, electronic medical record/electronic health record  
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Standard developed to interconnect medical digital imaging devices   DICOM, digital imaging and communications in medicine  
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