2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting
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Session Title: Imaging/Diagnostic QA Software
Question 1: What is a typical error rate when manually transcribing x-ray radiography QA data?
Reference:RTI vendor analysis data
Choice A:<1%
Choice B:Between 1% and 6%
Choice C:Between 10% and 20%
Choice D:>20%
Question 2: A typical radiography equipment performance testing includes
Reference:Jerrold T. Bushberg, J. Anthony Seibert, John M. Boone, et al, The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, p.202-223, 2012.
Choice A:kV Accuracy
Choice B:dose/mAs linearity
Choice C:dose reproducibility
Choice D:All of the above
Question 3: What would some of the effects be of using customized templates in X-ray QA?
Reference:https://rtigroup.com/product/software/
Choice A:Reduced downtime in X-ray rooms
Choice B:Harmonized measurement procedures
Choice C:Standardized correlated data
Choice D:Reduced risk of biased data
Choice E:All of the above
Question 4: A CBCT equipment performance evaluation may include which of the following?
Reference:AAPM TG-142 report, “Quality Assurance of Medical Accelerators”, 2009.
Choice A:Geometric distortion
Choice B:HU constancy
Choice C:Spatial resolution
Choice D:Uniformity
Choice E:All of the above
Question 5: The ACR CT phantom can not be used to test which of the following?
Reference:AAPM TG-233 report, “Performance Evaluation of Computed Tomography Systems”, 2019.
Choice A:CT gantry tilting angle accuracy
Choice B:CT HU accuracy
Choice C:Slice thickness
Choice D:CNR
Choice E:High contrast resolution
Question 6: According to ACR CT Accreditation the CT equipment performance evaluation should be performed at least
Reference:ACR Computed Tomography Quality Control Manual, 2017.
Choice A:Monthly
Choice B:Quarterly
Choice C:Semi-Annually
Choice D:Annually
Question 7: Which of the following ACR accreditation modalities have annual display monitor evaluation requirement?
Reference:ACR 2015 MRI Quality Control Manual; ACR 2017 CT Quality Control Manual; ACR PET Equipment Evaluation Summary; ACR US Equipment Evaluation Summary.
Choice A:ACR MRI Accreditation
Choice B:ACR Nuclear Medicine Accreditation
Choice C:ACR Ultrosonography Accreditation
Choice D:ACR Digital Mammography Accreditation
Choice E:All of the above
Question 8: Which of the following AAPM task group report(s) is/are related to medical display monitor?
Reference:AAPM TG-18 Report: “Assessment of Display Performance for Medical Imaging Systems” 2005; AAPM TG-270 Report: “Display Quality Assurance”, 2019.
Choice A:AAPM TG-270 Report
Choice B:AAPM TG-170 Report
Choice C:AAPM TG-18 Report
Choice D:(a) and (c)
Choice E:(b) and (c)
Question 9: The display monitor brightness can be measured by
Reference:Yu Liu, Jihong Wang, “PACS and Digital Medicine: Essential Principles and Modern Practice”, pg.50, CRC Press, 2010.
Choice A:An internal or external luminance meter
Choice B:An external illuminance meter
Choice C:An optometer
Choice D:All of the above
Question 10: According to AAPM TG-270 for diagnostic display monitors, the allowed maximum error for GSDF is
Reference:AAPM TG-270 Report, “Display Quality Assurance”, 2019.
Choice A:10 cd/m2
Choice B:10 lumen
Choice C:10%
Choice D:None of the above
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