Question 1

The medical physicist is responsible for the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  monthly equipment check 
B)  quarterly conference with the radiologist 
C)  annual artifact evaluation 
D)  semiannual compression check 
A)  monthly equipment check 
B)  quarterly conference with the radiologist 
C)  annual artifact evaluation 
D)  semiannual compression check C

Question 2

The screen-film mammography quality control program is outlined by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  radiology department 
B)  Mammography Quality Standards Act 
C)  state governments 
D)  Bureau of Radiation Health 
A)  radiology department 
B)  Mammography Quality Standards Act 
C)  state governments 
D)  Bureau of Radiation Health B

Question 3

How often should the mammographer perform the quality control test for screen-film contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  daily 
B)  weekly 
C)  monthly 
D)  semiannually 
A)  daily 
B)  weekly 
C)  monthly 
D)  semiannually D

Question 4

One responsibility of the radiologist is to track _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  patient communications 
B)  film repeat analysis 
C)  darkroom conditions 
D)  equipment performance 
A)  patient communications 
B)  film repeat analysis 
C)  darkroom conditions 
D)  equipment performance

Question 5

Every daily sensitometry strip should be fed into the processor _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  emulsion side down 
B)  on the same edge of the feed tray 
C)  with the least exposed end first 
D)  all of the above 
A)  emulsion side down 
B)  on the same edge of the feed tray 
C)  with the least exposed end first 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

The team of _____ is responsible for mammography quality control.

Accepted Answer

A)  mammographer and QC technologist 
B)  mammographer, radiologist, and medical physicist 
C)  medical physicist, staff manager, and chief radiologist 
D)  staff manager and medical physicist 
A)  mammographer and QC technologist 
B)  mammographer, radiologist, and medical physicist 
C)  medical physicist, staff manager, and chief radiologist 
D)  staff manager and medical physicist

Question 7

When is the QC evaluation of the equipment performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  once a year 
B)  when major components are replaced 
C)  when repairs are needed 
D)  both A and B 
A)  once a year 
B)  when major components are replaced 
C)  when repairs are needed 
D)  both A and B

Question 8

The medical physicist is responsible for _____ performance evaluation of the imaging equipment.

Accepted Answer

A)  quarterly 
B)  semiannual 
C)  biannual 
D)  annual 
A)  quarterly 
B)  semiannual 
C)  biannual 
D)  annual

Question 9

The first step in quality control is the daily _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  darkroom cleaning 
B)  sensitometric strip 
C)  screen cleaning 
D)  phantom image 
A)  darkroom cleaning 
B)  sensitometric strip 
C)  screen cleaning 
D)  phantom image

Question 10

The mammographer should _____ on a monthly basis.

Accepted Answer

A)  do a repeat analysis 
B)  complete a visual checklist 
C)  perform processor quality control 
D)  review phantom images 
A)  do a repeat analysis 
B)  complete a visual checklist 
C)  perform processor quality control 
D)  review phantom images

Question 11

The role of medical physicist includes _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  doing annual performance evaluations of equipment 
B)  consulting with the mammographers concerning QC 
C)  reviewing the QC records to check for compliance 
D)  all of the above 
A)  doing annual performance evaluations of equipment 
B)  consulting with the mammographers concerning QC 
C)  reviewing the QC records to check for compliance 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

A quality assurance program includes measures of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  patient satisfaction 
B)  processor quality control 
C)  equipment function 
D)  all of the above 
A)  patient satisfaction 
B)  processor quality control 
C)  equipment function 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

The processor quality control begins with daily tests for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  developer temperature and darkroom fog 
B)  fixer retention and darkroom fog 
C)  developer temperature and sensitometric values 
D)  fixer retention and sensitometric values 
A)  developer temperature and darkroom fog 
B)  fixer retention and darkroom fog 
C)  developer temperature and sensitometric values 
D)  fixer retention and sensitometric values

Question 14

Once control values are set,the daily speed index (mid density)and contrast index (density difference)should not vary more than _____ from the control.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.10 
B)  0.15 
C)  0.20 
D)  0.25 
A)  0.10 
B)  0.15 
C)  0.20 
D)  0.25

Question 15

The sensitometry strip step with the optical density closest to,but not less than,_____ is the speed index (mid density)step.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.2 
B)  1.5 
C)  2.2 
D)  2.5 
A)  1.2 
B)  1.5 
C)  2.2 
D)  2.5

Question 16

The _____ is responsible for supervising quality assurance.

Accepted Answer

A)  chief radiologist 
B)  mammographer 
C)  department manager 
D)  medical physicist 
A)  chief radiologist 
B)  mammographer 
C)  department manager 
D)  medical physicist

Question 17

The _____ is responsible for measurement of the mammogram viewing conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  darkroom technologist 
B)  mammographer 
C)  medical physicist 
D)  radiologist 
A)  darkroom technologist 
B)  mammographer 
C)  medical physicist 
D)  radiologist

Question 18

The average glandular dose to mammography patients must be tested annually by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mammographer 
B)  radiologist 
C)  medical physicist 
D)  department manager 
A)  mammographer 
B)  radiologist 
C)  medical physicist 
D)  department manager

Question 19

The _____ is responsible for selecting the medical physicist and mammographers responsible for quality control.

Accepted Answer

A)  radiologist 
B)  department manager 
C)  chief mammographer 
D)  federal government 
A)  radiologist 
B)  department manager 
C)  chief mammographer 
D)  federal government

Question 20

The purpose of a quality assurance program is to maintain the maximum _____ with the minimum _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  equipment function, department costs 
B)  patient satisfaction, exam time 
C)  quality of mammograms, patient dose 
D)  patient care, exam time 
A)  equipment function, department costs 
B)  patient satisfaction, exam time 
C)  quality of mammograms, patient dose 
D)  patient care, exam time

Exam 24: Mammography Quality Control

The medical physicist is responsible for the _____.

The screen-film mammography quality control program is outlined by the _____.

How often should the mammographer perform the quality control test for screen-film contact?

One responsibility of the radiologist is to track _____.

Every daily sensitometry strip should be fed into the processor _____.

The team of _____ is responsible for mammography quality control.

When is the QC evaluation of the equipment performed?

The medical physicist is responsible for _____ performance evaluation of the imaging equipment.

The first step in quality control is the daily _____.

The mammographer should _____ on a monthly basis.

The role of medical physicist includes _____.

A quality assurance program includes measures of _____.

The processor quality control begins with daily tests for _____.

Once control values are set,the daily speed index (mid density)and contrast index (density difference)should not vary more than _____ from the control.

The sensitometry strip step with the optical density closest to,but not less than,_____ is the speed index (mid density)step.

The _____ is responsible for supervising quality assurance.

The _____ is responsible for measurement of the mammogram viewing conditions.

The average glandular dose to mammography patients must be tested annually by the _____.

The _____ is responsible for selecting the medical physicist and mammographers responsible for quality control.

The purpose of a quality assurance program is to maintain the maximum _____ with the minimum _____.

Essential Concepts of Radiologic Science

The Structure of Matter

Electromagnetic Energy

Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism

The X-ray Imaging System

The X-ray Tube

X-ray Production

X-ray Emission

X-ray Interaction with Matter

Concepts of Radiographic Image Quality

Control of Scatter Radiation

Screen-Film Radiography

Screen-Film Radiographic Technique

Computers in Medical Imaging

Computed Radiography

Digital Radiography

Digital Radiographic Technique

Viewing the Digital Radiographic Image

Screen-Film Radiographic Artifacts

Screen-Film Radiographic Quality Control

Digital Radiographic Artifacts

Digital Radiographic Quality Control

Mammography

Fluoroscopy

Digital Fluoroscopy

Interventional Radiography

Computed Tomography

Human Biology

Fundamental Principles of Radiobiology

Molecular Radiobiology

Cellular Radiobiology

Deterministic Effects of Radiation

Stochastic Effects of Radiation

Health Physics

Designing for Radiation Protection

Patient Radiation Dose Management

Occupational Radiation Dose Management

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