A 30 y/o female presents with sharp back pain after lifting a heavy bag of groceries. Exam shows an obese female with “moon facies” and a “buffalo hump”. A thoracic spine film shows a vertebral compression fracture at T5. These findings are consistent with:

An 21-year-old woman presents with a history of recurrent headaches that mainly occur above her right eye. She describes them as “throbbing” in quality. During these headaches, she gets bouts of nausea and vomiting, and she seems to be sensitive to light. After a nap, she typically feels better. The headaches only last a few hours, and she experiences them roughly 2 times a month. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 45 year old male complains of vague chest discomfort associated with dyspnea. This pain increases with exertion. He is also a “nervous” person and is prone to anxiety. An abnormality of which of the following is most specific for chest pain of cardiac etiology?

PBL stands for _______  _______  _______.

The higher the atomic # (Z) of a part or substance, the _______ the number of photoelectric interactions.

Bone has a higher atomic # than soft tissue, therefor bone will:

Select either the correct beam restrictor for the following.  Answers may be used more than once; only once correct answer per question.

As collimation decreases (field size opens), the quantity of scatter radiation:

State if the following statement is either True or False.  THEN … explain why:   (2 pts) “Scatter radiation adds unwanted density to the image, that is unrelated to patient anatomy.”

The BEST place for a technologist to stand during a portable chest exam, in order to lower occupational dose, is: