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Image production

Image Production

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What type of factors are brightness and gray scale in terms of image quality? visibility factors (Lange Prep pg.325)
What are the two types of geometric factors? spatial resolution and distortion (Lange Prep pg.325)
What is the most important variable in x-ray imaging? the patient (Lange Prep pg.326)
What are the three prime factors in radiography? mAs, kV, and SID (Lange Prep pg.326)
What refers to the various body tissue densities and thicknesses, which results in differential absorption of the x-ray beam? subject contrast (Lange Prep pg.327)
mAs is ___________ proportional to receptor exposure directly (Lange Prep pg. 327)
As ____________ is increased, more electrons are driven to the anode with greater speed and energy kV (Lange Prep pg. 329)
What three factors have effect on the production of scattered radiation? beam restriction, kV, and thickness of part (Lange Prep pg. 331)
What is the ratio between the quantity of useful photons transmitted through the grid and the quantity of scattered photons transmitted? selectivity (Lange Prep pg.338)
For patient protection purposes, what is the required minimum filtration of the primary beam? 2.5-mm Al equivalent (Lange Prep pg.341)
Atelectasis and Paget's disease are what type of pathologic conditions? additive (Lange Prep pg.342)
Osteoporosis and emphysema are what type of pathologic conditions? destructive (Lange prep pg.343)
True or False: Protective filtration has no effect on receptor exposure True (Lange Prep pg.344)
True or False: Generator type impacts receptor exposure False (Lange Prep pg.344)
The anode heel effect has little impact on _____________ imaging. (digital/analog) digital (Lange Prep pg. 346)
What is the two-dimensional picture element? pixel (Lange Prep pg.346)
What is the term for the number of bits required to describe the number of gray levels that each pixel can take on? bit depth (Lange Prep pg.347)
The window level corresponds to image ____________ brightness (Lange Prep pg.348)
The window width corresponds to the _____________ shades of gray (Lange Prep pg.348)
What are the two types of AEC's? ionization chamber and phototimer (Lange Prep pg.354)
As the matrix size increases, pixel size ____________, and spatial resolution increases. decreases (Lange Prep pg.362)
What is the typical matrix size for chest radiography? 2048x2048 (Lange Prep pg.363)
What is also referred to as sharpness? spatial resolution (Lange Prep pg.364)
OID is _________ related to magnification directly (Lange Prep pg.366)
SID is _________ related to magnification inversely (Lange Prep pg.366)
Where is the effective focal spot the largest in size? the cathode end (Lange Prep pg.370)
True or False: The effective focal spot os always smaller than the actual focal spot according to the line-focus principle. True (Lange Prep pg.372)
What type of x-ray generator will produce the greatest voltage ripple? single-phase, full-wave rectified (Lange Prep pg.418)
Diagnostic x-rays are generally associated with a _________ frequency and a __________ wavelength. high ; short (Lange Prep pg.418)
What device is used to change AC to an unidirectional current? a solid-state diode (Lange Prep pg. 418)
The electron cloud that forms on the cathode end of the x-ray tube is the product of a process called what? thermionic emission (Lange Prep pg.432)
In which part of the radiographic circuit can the x-ray tube be found? secondary circuit (Lange Prep pg.444)
What percent voltage ripple is associated with a three-phase, 12- pulse-rectified generator? 4% (Lange Prep pg.444)
What is located between the secondary coil of the high-voltage transformer and the x-ray tube? rectifiers (Lange Prep pg.444)
In an __________ conversion detector, x-rays are converted to light scintillations, and light is converted to electric signals. indirect (Lange Prep pg.459)
With a __________ focal spot, the focal point is farther from the output screen. small (Lange Prep pg.471)
What refers to the consistency of x-ray tube output over a series of exposures? reproducibility (Lange Prep pg.503)
What affects HVL? kV and filtration (Lange Prep pg.502)
What type of radiation happens when a high-speed electron that has an energy of at least 70 keV encounters a tungsten atom within the anode and ejects a K-shell electron, leaving a vacancy? Characteristic radiation (Lange Prep pg.402)
Which interaction contributes to image fog and poses radiation hazards to personnel in flouroscopy procedures? Compton scatter (Lange Prep pg.405)
Which layer of the PSP is responsible for directing emitted light toward the CR reader? reflective layer (Lange Prep pg.399)
What are the types of shape distortion? elongation and foreshortening (Lange Q&A pg.175)
What results in foreshortening of the radiographic image? the part and IR are not parallel (Lange Q&A pg.199)
A change in the actual focal spot will affect a change in what? it will produce greater image resolution and sharpness (Lange Q&A pg.211)
What computer function corrects for exposure errors? rescaling process (Lange Q&A pg.211)
A ____________ terminates the exposure if the AEC fails. backup timer (Lange Prep pg.440)
_______________ refers to the percentage drop from maximum voltage each pulse of current experiences. voltage ripple (Lange Prep pg.444)
What is the most common type of AEC? ionization chamber (Lange Prep pg.444)
____________ filtration included the glass envelope, and the oil coolant/insulation inherent (Lange Prep pg.430)
What is the anode made out of? molybdenum or graphite (or both) (Lange Prep pg.422)
What side of the x-ray tube is the negative electrode? the cathode (Lange Prep pg.422)
Wavelength and frequency are ___________ related inversely (Lange Prep pg. 406)
This is also called "Braking" radiation" Bremsstrahlung (Lange Prep pg.402)
Bremsstrahlung accounts for what percentage of all radiation of the x-ray beam? 70-90% (Lange Prep pg. 402)
What is a type of shape distortion? magnification (Lange Prep pg. 364)
Grid absorption of the useful beam is termed ________? cutoff (Lange Prep pg. 358)
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