| CR Physics and Technology Topics | Very Much | Some | A Little | Not at All |
| a. Physics of Photostimulable Luminescence (PSL) (i.e., How the CR Phosphors respond to the X-Ray Beam) | 21.1 (15) | 21.1 (15) | 23.9 (17) | 33.8 (24) |
| b. Types of CR phosphors | 12.7 (9) | 22.5 (16) | 21.1(15) | 43.7(31) |
| c. Structure of the CR Imaging Plate (IP) | 23.2 (16) | 29 (20) | 23.1 (16) | 24.6 (17) |
| d. Exposure techniques for different body parts performed | 44.3 (31) | 28.6 (20) | 22.9 (16) | 4.3 (3) |
| e. The CR Reader and its major components | 27.1 (19) | 37.1 (26) | 27.1 (19) | 8.6 (6) |
| f. How the CR Reader detects and digitizes the PSL signal coming off the IP | 22.5 (16) | 31 (22) | 31 (22) | 15.5 (11) |
| g. IP erasure procedure and its importance | 39.4 (28) | 42.2 (30) | 15.5 (11) | 2.8 (2) |
| h. Components of the CR Workstation | 38.6 (27) | 42.9 (30) | 18.6 (13) | |
| i. Selection of the correct body part | 57.1 (40) | 31.4 (22) | 10 (7) | 1.4 (1) |
| j. Selection of the correct processing algorithm to match the body parts and views under investigation (i.e., a chest algorithm is selected to process chest body part and view) | 50.7 (36) | 35.2 (25) | 12.7 (9) | 1.4 (1) |
| k. Image display on the monitor | 49.3 (35) | 40.9 (29) | 9.9 (7) | |
| l. Image pre-processing operations (e.g., histogram analysis) | 17 (12) | 28.0 (27) | 33.8 (24) | 11.3 (8) |
| m. Image post-processing operations (e.g., windowing) | 49.3 (35) | 40.8 (29) | 9.9 (7) | |
| n. Exposure Indicators (EI) for your system | 46.5 (33) | 38.0 (27) | 15.5 (11) | |
| o. Relationship of the EI to the radiation dose used | 36.6 (26) | 39.4 (28) | 22.5 (16) | 1.4 (1) |
| p. Vendor acceptable ranges of EIs for various body parts/views | 44.3 (31) | 47.1 (35) | 8.6 (6) | |
| q. Guidelines for the use of EIs in Quality Control | 25.7 (18) | 37.1 (26) | 25.7 (18) | 11.4 (8) |
| r. How to use the EIs for managing patient dose | 29.6 (21) | 36.6 (26) | 23.9 (17) | 9.7 (7) |
| s. Lack of Exposure Indicator standardization | 7.2 (5) | 24.6 (17) | 43.5 (30) | 24.6 (17) |
| t. Image quality descriptors (spatial resolution, contrast resolution, and noise) | 22.9 (16) | 32.9 (23) | 34.3 (24) | 10 (7) |
| u. Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE) and its relationship to image quality and dose | 14.1 (10) | 22.5 (16) | 33.8 (24) | 29.6 (21) |
| v. CR artifacts | 25.3 (18) | 36.6 (26) | 36.6 (26) | 1.4 (1) |
| w. Causes of sub-optimal CR images | 29.6 (21) | 40.9 (29) | 26.8 (19) | 2.8 (2) |
| x. Exposure "creep" | 21.4 (15) | 31.4 (22) | 20 (14) | 27.1 (19) |
| y. Optimization of the Image Quality and Radiation Dose | 28.2 (20) | 36.6 (26) | 32.4 (23) | 2.8 (2) |
| z. Quality Control Tools, Reject Analysis, and QC Tests for CR | 16.9 (12) | 23.9 (17) | 28.0 (27) | 21.1 (15) |
| aa. Effects of fogging | 21.1 (15) | 21.1 (15) | 39.4 (28) | 18.3 (13) |
| bb. Cassette and imaging plate cleaning and operator maintenance | 26.8 (19) | 45.1 (32) | 22.5 (16) | 5.6 (4) |