| Question 1: The new ACR ultrasound QC requirements specify pass/fail criteria for which of the following evaluations? |
| Reference: | ACR US Program Requirements Document
https://www.acraccreditation.org/-/media/ACRAccreditation/Documents/Ultrasound/Requirements.pdf?la=en
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| Choice A: | Sensitivity |
| Choice B: | Geometric accuracy |
| Choice C: | Image uniformity and artifact survey |
| Choice D: | All of these |
| Choice E: | None of these |
| Question 2: What is the minimum number of annual routine ultrasound QC testing sessions? |
| Reference: | ACR US Program Requirements Document
https://www.acraccreditation.org/-/media/ACRAccreditation/Documents/Ultrasound/Requirements.pdf?la=en
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| Choice A: | 4 |
| Choice B: | 3 |
| Choice C: | 2 |
| Choice D: | 1. plus the annual survey. |
| Choice E: | Routine QC is recommended but is not absolutely required. |
| Question 3: The phantom slice thickness measurement: |
| Reference: | ACR Large Phantom Guidance Document, dated 4/17/2018, www.acraccreditation.org/Modalities/MRI |
| Choice A: | Must be 5.0 +/- 0.7 mm |
| Choice B: | Should be 5.0 +/- 1.0 mm |
| Choice C: | Must pass on both the ACR and Site series. |
| Choice D: | Can pass based on the Site T1 and Site T2 series, if either the ACR T1 or T2 series fail. |
| Question 4: Measurement of SNR: |
| Reference: | MRI Accreditation Program FAQ , www.acraccreditation.org/Modalities/MRI |
| Choice A: | Is more sensitive to slice position accuracy than LCD scoring. |
| Choice B: | Is an acceptable substitute for LCD scoring for the annual MR system performance evaluation. |
| Choice C: | Is an acceptable substitute for LCD scoring for weekly MR quality control. |
| Choice D: | Is required to be included in the annual MR system performance evaluation. |
| Question 5: What is the most common error in the preparation of the nuclear phantom data? |
| Reference: | https://www.acraccreditation.org/-/media/ACRAccreditation/Documents/NucMed-PET/Nuclear-Medicine-Forms/SPECTPhantomInstructions.pdf?la=en, 4/19/2018. |
| Choice A: | Failure to apply attenuation correction. |
| Choice B: | Failure to generate the SPECT resolution composite. |
| Choice C: | Failure to submit all of the images. |
| Choice D: | Failure to clearly label the uniformity images. |
| Question 6: The 2017 ACR CT QC manual allows for the QMP and lead interpreting physician to determine that an acquisition monitor is acceptable if it does not meet recommended specifications: |
| Reference: | Dillon CM, et al. ACR 2017 Computed Tomography Quality Control Manual, October 2017, p. 83. |
| Choice A: | True. |
| Choice B: | False. |
