System Operation & Components
Multiple Choice
Choose the Correct answer for each question in the quiz!
Computed Tomography, or CT has also been commonly referred to as what?
- Computed Axial Tomography
- CAT
- Neither A or B
- Both A & B
T/F: The electronic signals sent to the table, gantry and high voltage generator must be converted into analog waveform.
- True
- False
Where Does the Technologist initiate instructional commands?
- At the Gantry
- Into the PACS Server
- From the CT System Console
- Standing on the patients right side
The Scan Controler is responsible for the timing and operation of what?
- Patient Table
- Gantry
- High Voltage Generator
- All the above
What type of information can be entered at the CT Console?
- Imaging Parameters
- Post-Processing Techniques
- Filming & Archiving instructions
- All of the above
Each command is shuttled through the _____________, as it is ___________ into the system's machine language.
- gantry, placed
- host computer, translated
- ER Doctor, checked
- Hospital, translated
Where is each command sent to after it is translated into the system's machine language?
- The Scan Controller
- The A-to-D converter
- The High Voltage Generator
- The D-to-A converter
What is another name for "Analog" waveform?
The Gantry contains some of the most important components of the scanner including...
- The CT x-ray tube
- The Detectors
- The Scan Controller
- A & B only
T/F: The conversion of electronic signal output from the scan controller into analog waveform is carried out by the A-to-D Converter.
- True
- False