LMRT Core & Patient Care
What are the standard precautions for patient care? (3) - ✔️✔️1) Hand Washing
2) Wearing protective wear (gloves, masks, aprons, eye protection)
3) Placing needles in sharps container( do not break bend or recap needles)
Vehicle - ✔️✔️Any medium that transports microorganisms
Surgical Asepsis - ✔️✔️The complete removal of all organisms & their spores from
equipment
Signal-To-Noise Ratio - ✔️✔️The ability to convert an electric signal into a useful
image
Edge Enhancement - ✔️✔️A process in which images can be made sharper and have
better contrast
Source or Reservoir of Infection - ✔️✔️Any place where pathogens can thrive in
sufficient numbers to pose a threat
Susceptible Host - ✔️✔️Patient whose natural resistance to infection is diminished
Pathogen - ✔️✔️Microorganisms that cause disease
Medical Asepsis - ✔️✔️The process of reducing the probability of infectious organisms
being transmitted to an individual
Patients Information - ✔️✔️Patients have right to their information including billing,
medical and radiographic records
Confidentiality - ✔️✔️HIPPA protect patients and their rights
What are the Target Materials? - ✔️✔️Molybnum & Tungsten
Invasion of Privacy - ✔️✔️When a persons confidential information is not maintained or
when a person has been improperly exposed or touched
Bit Depth - ✔️✔️A measurement of how many colors are in an image
What are the Sources of Electrons? - ✔️✔️A Filament & Tungsten Wire
, Gray Scale - ✔️✔️Recorded intensity in different shades of brightness
LUT - ✔️✔️A histogram of the luminance values taken during image acquisition
Patient Privacy - ✔️✔️Patients modesty will be respected & every effort will be made to
protect the patients dignity
Rescaling or Automatic Rescaling - ✔️✔️Pixel values are adjusted to produce an
image
Histogram - ✔️✔️A graphic representation of digitally recorded signals of an image
Fixing Agent - ✔️✔️Ammonium Thiosulfate
Developer Agents - ✔️✔️Phenidone & Hydroquinone
Spatial Resolution - ✔️✔️Sharpness and structures recorded in the image
Smoothing - ✔️✔️Filtering pixel values to reduce noise
Values of Interest (VOI) - ✔️✔️Image values in the region of interest
Dynamic Range - ✔️✔️A response to determine different levels of radiation
Informed Consent (7) - ✔️✔️1) Pt must receive full explanation of procedure risks and
benefits
2) Pt must be competent to sign form
3) Only parents or legal guardians may sign for minors or mentally ill patients
4) Forms must be completed before signing
5) Only physician on for can perform procedure
6) Any condition stated on form must be met
7) Pt can revoke consent at any time
What are the 5 stages of dealing w/ loss of a patient? - ✔️✔️1) Denial
2) Anger
3) Bargaining
4) Depression
5) Acceptance
Respondeat Superior - ✔️✔️A legal document that hold employers responsible for the
Negligent acts of their employees
Assault - ✔️✔️The threat of touching in an injurious way
What are the standard precautions for patient care? (3) - ✔️✔️1) Hand Washing
2) Wearing protective wear (gloves, masks, aprons, eye protection)
3) Placing needles in sharps container( do not break bend or recap needles)
Vehicle - ✔️✔️Any medium that transports microorganisms
Surgical Asepsis - ✔️✔️The complete removal of all organisms & their spores from
equipment
Signal-To-Noise Ratio - ✔️✔️The ability to convert an electric signal into a useful
image
Edge Enhancement - ✔️✔️A process in which images can be made sharper and have
better contrast
Source or Reservoir of Infection - ✔️✔️Any place where pathogens can thrive in
sufficient numbers to pose a threat
Susceptible Host - ✔️✔️Patient whose natural resistance to infection is diminished
Pathogen - ✔️✔️Microorganisms that cause disease
Medical Asepsis - ✔️✔️The process of reducing the probability of infectious organisms
being transmitted to an individual
Patients Information - ✔️✔️Patients have right to their information including billing,
medical and radiographic records
Confidentiality - ✔️✔️HIPPA protect patients and their rights
What are the Target Materials? - ✔️✔️Molybnum & Tungsten
Invasion of Privacy - ✔️✔️When a persons confidential information is not maintained or
when a person has been improperly exposed or touched
Bit Depth - ✔️✔️A measurement of how many colors are in an image
What are the Sources of Electrons? - ✔️✔️A Filament & Tungsten Wire
, Gray Scale - ✔️✔️Recorded intensity in different shades of brightness
LUT - ✔️✔️A histogram of the luminance values taken during image acquisition
Patient Privacy - ✔️✔️Patients modesty will be respected & every effort will be made to
protect the patients dignity
Rescaling or Automatic Rescaling - ✔️✔️Pixel values are adjusted to produce an
image
Histogram - ✔️✔️A graphic representation of digitally recorded signals of an image
Fixing Agent - ✔️✔️Ammonium Thiosulfate
Developer Agents - ✔️✔️Phenidone & Hydroquinone
Spatial Resolution - ✔️✔️Sharpness and structures recorded in the image
Smoothing - ✔️✔️Filtering pixel values to reduce noise
Values of Interest (VOI) - ✔️✔️Image values in the region of interest
Dynamic Range - ✔️✔️A response to determine different levels of radiation
Informed Consent (7) - ✔️✔️1) Pt must receive full explanation of procedure risks and
benefits
2) Pt must be competent to sign form
3) Only parents or legal guardians may sign for minors or mentally ill patients
4) Forms must be completed before signing
5) Only physician on for can perform procedure
6) Any condition stated on form must be met
7) Pt can revoke consent at any time
What are the 5 stages of dealing w/ loss of a patient? - ✔️✔️1) Denial
2) Anger
3) Bargaining
4) Depression
5) Acceptance
Respondeat Superior - ✔️✔️A legal document that hold employers responsible for the
Negligent acts of their employees
Assault - ✔️✔️The threat of touching in an injurious way
