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A patient comes into the department and bilateral femur radiographs are ordered.  A satisfactory radiograph is taken on the left femur measuring 11 cm using manual technical factors of 72 kVp and 5 mAs.  The patient’s right femur is very swollen due to injury and measures 15 cm in thickness.  Which of the following sets of technical factors would be optimal in maintaining density for the right femur while keeping radiation exposure to a minimum?

What is the term for used for adding text to an image after processing?

Which of the following is NOT a component of image enhancement?

List, in order, the digital phosphors that have the highest to lowest DQE: Barium Fluorobromide Film/screen Cesium iodide Amorphous selenium

What is the image receptor response for digital imaging?

What kVp is discouraged when imaging extremities with digital radiography?

Which post processing feature is demonstrated in the following digital images (viewing from left to right)? histogram equalization 3.jpg

Which of the following accurately describes Stage II in automatic rescaling failure?

Which of the following exposure indicators is used by Konica?

Which of the following terms is defined as the ability of a digital imaging system to efficiently convert a wide range of exposures to an image?