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Flouroscopy Darcie

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what is the purpose of fluoroscopy   to image objects in motion(dynamic imaging)  
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what are the ASRT practice standards, regarding fluoro   RT only performs static imaging, not diagnostic purposes -state law supercedes ASRT -institutional guidelines can supercede ASRT and state law  
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who invented first fluoroscope?, when?   Thomas Edison, in 1896  
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what is brightness gain   the increase in image intesity, caculated by minification gain x flux gain  
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minification gain   input phosphor diameter divided by ouput phosphor diameter squared  
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flux gain   ratio of output phosphor light photons to input phosphor light photons (OP/IP)  
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conversion factor   luminance of output phosphor divided by exposure rate of input phosphor (sometimes used instead of brightness gain)  
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-Automatic Brightness Control(ABC) -Automatic Dose Control(ADC) -Automatic Brightness Stabilization(ABS)*DF systems   automatically adjusts technique to maintain density and contrast(kVp, mA or pulse time or a combo)  
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what is the weakest link in the entire fluoro system   tv chain  
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tv monitor   allows for us to manually or electronically control density and contrast if needed  
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veiling glare   reduction in contrast due to internal scattered radiation, scattered electrons or scattered light  
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lag   continued emission of light when turned off  
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vignetting   loss of brightness at periphery  
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pincushion effect   loss of sharpness at periphery due to curve of IP screen  
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S distortion   in presence of electromagnetic field -image sharpest and brightest at center  
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video camera control system   quicker response as no change in technical factors  
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raster pattern   interlaced lines (520 in US) that appear due to image capture on a tv monitor. (more lines=more resolution) progressive laser scans read all data at once, instead of left to right and provide more resolution  
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cassette spot films   only advantage is larger image -more radiation  
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spot film resolution is dependant upon what   -5 geometric factors -minification gain -electrostatic focussing point -IP,OP diameter -viewing system -OID -Phosphor size/thickness  
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quantum mottle is controlled with which technical factor   mA  
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what is a fluoroscopic screen   zinc cadmium sulfide hand-held then attached to table(Dark Fluoroscopy)  
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disadvantages or dark fluorscopy   -large dose from primary beam directly at radiologist -eyes need to dark adapt to use rod vission (scotopic) *15 min to adjust -must be done in darkened room  
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when was image intensified fluoro developed   -1948 -uses 2 phoshpors *input(cesium iodide) *output(zinc cadmium sulfide)  
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scotopic vision   -uses rods -night vision -less visual acuity  
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photopic vision   -uses cones -daylight -better visual acuity  
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what equipment is in an image intensified fluoro room   -c arm attatchment *overhead II *under table II -carriage -tubes(designed to operate longer at low mA  
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fluoroscopic xray tubes   -uses pulsed beam(reduces exposure) -.5-5 mA -has fixed target -minimum SSD(source to skin distance) *15"(38cm)stationary *12"(30cm)mobile c-arm  
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image intensifiers   -use cone vision(photopic) -increased visual acuity(x10) -amplifies brightness 500-8000 times -tube is glass or metal vacum  
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input phosphor   -made of cesium iodide -packing density allows 66% absortion of incident beam, which = good conversion efficiency -concave to match shape of envelope, which prevents distortion  
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photocathode   -photoemissive cesium and antimony applied onto a protective coat -converts light into electrons  
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electrostatcic focussing lenses   -negatively charged electrodes plated onto the inside of the glass envelope -accelerates and focuses electron stream -since optically focussed the image is inverted on output phosphor  
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output phosphor   -made of zinc cadmium sulfide or optic disc -opaque filter is placed under output phosphor to absorb isotropic light and decrease backflow to input phosphor, which would fog image  
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anode   -sits in front of output phosphor -positively charged with 25 kv(25,000 V) -hole in center for passage of electrons to output phosphor  
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MAG tubes   -multi, dual, tri, or quad focus varieties -MAG increases voltage to lenses, which = increased acceleration and moves output phosphor FS closer to input side, which = 1.5-4 times magnification  
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MAG calculations   -input phosphor divided by diameter used during MAG ex. 9"/5"=1.8 MAG -you must collimate as dose is increased -decreases contrast increases dose 2-4 times  
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video camera tubes   -vidicon or plumbicon  
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vidicon/plumbicon cathode   -cathode end has heating element that forms electron gun as it thermonically emits electrons  
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vidicon/plumbicon control grid   sits around electron gun and forms electrons into a beam, accelerated toward target by potential difference(accelerator grids)  
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vicicon/plumbicon anode and wire mesh   decelerates beam and allows for it to strike target perpendicularly  
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vidicon/plumbicon focussing or steering coils/deflecting coils   -used to focus beam, for resolving power -cause beam to scan target in a raster pattern(525-1,050 scan lines)  
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vidicon/plumbicon anode end   -coupled with output phosphor of image intensifier -light from OP passes through the window and is absorbed by the signal plate  
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vidicon/plumbicon signal plate   -made of thin positively charged graphite -conducts video signal out of the tube into external video circuit  
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vidicon/plumbicon target   -thin insulating mica coating with globules of light sensitive photoconductive material in a matrix pattern -vidicon target is antimony trisulfide -plumbicon target is lead oxide -the more illumination = more electrons = larger video signal  
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to allow for spot films video camera tubes use what   beam splitter  
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tv or computer matrix system   -electronically controls brightness and contrast -multiple viewers  
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radiation safety measures in fluro   -intermittnt fluoro -pulsed beam -5 minute alarm -cumulative timer -deadman switch -moile units have cord at least 6ft long -electronically controlled collimator shutters -pateients table top exposure is less that 10 R/min  
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