MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What BIRAD category requires what additional imaging study is
recommended? -
correct answer ✅0
T/F: if laser printer results fall outside control limits it is ok to still
print clinical images -
correct answer ✅false
1 in _ US women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime -
correct answer ✅8
MQSA requires no more than _ millirads per image -
correct answer ✅300
largest number of cancers are found in the __ quadrant -
correct answer ✅upper outer
lateral lesions will move _ on the ML relative to the MLO -
correct answer ✅Down
medial lesions will move _ on the ML relative to the MLO -
correct answer ✅Up
,MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
an extension of the tissue of the breast that extends into the axilla -
correct answer ✅tail of spence
_ produces growth of ducts -
correct answer ✅estrogen
_ produces lobular development -
correct answer ✅prolactin/progesterone
refers to the intensity of the x-ray beam, produced from the x-ray
tube, which is not uniform in all portions of the beam -
correct answer ✅anode heel effect
detect and correct potential problems, before they impact image
quality and care -
correct answer ✅quality control
-a detailed technical eval of the unit
-a detailed measure of limits of a unit
,MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
-the optimization of the unit -
correct answer ✅annual medical physicist survey (MQSA
inspection)
QC TESTS
1. purpose: asses the quality and consistency
2. frequency: at least weekly
3. equipment and procedure:
4. performance criteria
5. corrective action -
correct answer ✅
phantom imaging test:
you must see:
_ Fibers
_ groups of specks ( _ per group)
_ masses -
correct answer ✅4 Fibers
3 groups of specks (6 per group)
3 masses
, MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
For phantom imaging the number of objects in each group should
not decrease by more than __ from one phantom eval to the next -
correct answer ✅
how often should the visual checklist be performed? -
correct answer ✅monthly and after any service/maintenance
How often should QC test be performed? -
correct answer ✅weekly
Visual checklist:
-function
-compression release
-light field lamp
-collimator override
-c-arm rotations
-compression up and down -
correct answer ✅
(Grade A+)
What BIRAD category requires what additional imaging study is
recommended? -
correct answer ✅0
T/F: if laser printer results fall outside control limits it is ok to still
print clinical images -
correct answer ✅false
1 in _ US women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime -
correct answer ✅8
MQSA requires no more than _ millirads per image -
correct answer ✅300
largest number of cancers are found in the __ quadrant -
correct answer ✅upper outer
lateral lesions will move _ on the ML relative to the MLO -
correct answer ✅Down
medial lesions will move _ on the ML relative to the MLO -
correct answer ✅Up
,MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
an extension of the tissue of the breast that extends into the axilla -
correct answer ✅tail of spence
_ produces growth of ducts -
correct answer ✅estrogen
_ produces lobular development -
correct answer ✅prolactin/progesterone
refers to the intensity of the x-ray beam, produced from the x-ray
tube, which is not uniform in all portions of the beam -
correct answer ✅anode heel effect
detect and correct potential problems, before they impact image
quality and care -
correct answer ✅quality control
-a detailed technical eval of the unit
-a detailed measure of limits of a unit
,MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
-the optimization of the unit -
correct answer ✅annual medical physicist survey (MQSA
inspection)
QC TESTS
1. purpose: asses the quality and consistency
2. frequency: at least weekly
3. equipment and procedure:
4. performance criteria
5. corrective action -
correct answer ✅
phantom imaging test:
you must see:
_ Fibers
_ groups of specks ( _ per group)
_ masses -
correct answer ✅4 Fibers
3 groups of specks (6 per group)
3 masses
, MTMI Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
For phantom imaging the number of objects in each group should
not decrease by more than __ from one phantom eval to the next -
correct answer ✅
how often should the visual checklist be performed? -
correct answer ✅monthly and after any service/maintenance
How often should QC test be performed? -
correct answer ✅weekly
Visual checklist:
-function
-compression release
-light field lamp
-collimator override
-c-arm rotations
-compression up and down -
correct answer ✅
