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Unless shields are used to block scatter radiation, what body part of the operator p
not lense or thyroid
The organs of medical workers that have the highest lifetime risk f
breat and lungs
A person standing next to the image receptor when the beam is laterally oriented is
The collimator blades are visiable in the image
The separator device distance for X-ray tube housings is shorter for some manufact
Make it easier to use the c-arm in steep beam angles
x-ray tubes for angiographic c-arm fluoroscopes are generally oriented with
Reduce the dose rate to the patient
a nurse notices that the patient's arm is frequently in the image during an
Mention it to the physician at an appropriate moment
radiation monitors are an essential tool for fluoroscopists primarily
inform us as to whether our radiation habits are safe
For complex fluoroscopically guided interventions, the risk of injury is more import
short term debillitating
Which of the following is least useful in managing radiation dose to the hands of
wear radiation protective gloves
Radiation that exposes personnel primarily comes from the direction of:
the patien
Which of the two measures of dose are quantitatively the same when applied to d
absorbed dose and equiv dose
If standing at 1 meter form a source of diagnostic X-ray radiation, the least distanc
not 16, not 8, not 32
The regulatory maximum exposure rate during the application of standard fluorosc
not 10r/min, not applies to both fluoroscopy, not can be used to estimate skin dose
The x-ray tubes for angiographic c-arm fluoroscopes are generally oriented
not to improve image quality
Filters that exist in angiographic units are often switchable by the machine and
not penetration of beam through patient-ski
Of the following, which one is the best readily available radiation monitor on all
not dose area product
Under what conditions does reduced pulse rate during fluoroscopy not always resul
When pulse intensity is increased disproportionately for lower pulse rates
e radiation that enters the abdomen of an adult-size patient is about how many
50-200
Application of which one of the following will likely result in the least increase
not increased pulse frequency
Filters that exist in angiographic units are often switchable by the machin
Penetration of beam through patient
Under what conditions does reduced pulse rate during fluoroscopy not always result
When pulse intensity is increased disproportionately for lower pulse rates
Unless shields are used to block scatter radiation, what body part of the operator
not lens, thyroids or hands
The dose to the lens of the eye of a patient during a neurointerventional stu
can be appropriately managed by blocking the lateral beam
Beam divergence from the X-ray source is an important factor in patient-skin dose
more intense
Narrowing collimation:
not reduces exposure rates, not increase overall carcinogenic rates
Which of the following is least useful in managing radiation dose to the hands of
not work with hands on exit
As you increase beam angle to oblique and caudal-cranial projections, what happens
Increases
Narrowing collimation:
doesnt increase overall carcinoogneic risk to pt
Which one of the following is true regarding radiation injury from fluoroscopi
numerous cases
a physician is pregnant:
She may continue fluoroscopic procedures as long as shielding and monitoring are properly employed.
The separator device distance for X-ray tube housings is shorter for some m
not better control xray radiatio
unless the machine is operating at its maximum legal output rate, entrance-skin-
not 1.5-2.5 higher, not 1.1-1.3
Fluorographic or image acquisition (DA, DSA, Cine) dose rates differ from fluoros
5-50 times greater
The kVp at which the fluoroscope oerates is a compromise based on the trade-off of
image contrast and patient dose rate
What professional group established the early radiation safety committee that le
international congress of rads