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Physics

Ch. 7 and 8

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Image contrast is affected by beam quality and kVp
An increase in kVp would ____ the _____ of the emission spectrum increase; amplitude and position
The HVL of an x-ray beam is a measurement of beam energy
An increase in mAs would ____ the ______ of the emission spectrum increase; amplitude alone
Beam energy is affected by kVp and filtration
The ____ of an x-ray beam is higher when the peak of the emission spectrum is further to the ____ quality; right
An exposure taken at 100 kVp would have a continuous emission spectrum with a maximum energy of _____ keV 100
A low-quality beam would also have low _____ penetrability
An x-ray beam that could pass through dense tissue would have high ___ penetrability and quality
The quantity of bremss radiation increases proportionately with increased mAs
The penetrability of an x-ray beam is called x-ray quality (controlled by kVp)
Characteristic x-rays are produced by released binding energy
X-ray intensity is proportional to kVp2
Bremss x-rays are produced by _____ at the target slowing electrons
If an exposure is 0.5 mGy at an SID of 40, what would the exposure be at an SID of 60 0.222 mGy
At 55 kVp, _____ of the x-rays produced are bremss 100%
Most of the x-rays produced at the target are bremss
If the intensity of a 70 kVp exposure at 20 mAs is 1.0 mGy, what would it be at 5mAs 0.25 mGy
Characteristic K-shell x-rays have an effective energy of ____ keV 69.5
An increase of 15% in kVp is equivalent to increasing mAs 100%
The useful characteristic x-rays from tungsten targets are ___-shell x-rays K
The inverse square law has the same effect on x-ray ____ and x-ray ____ intensity;exposure
If a technologist changes the technique from 70 kVp @ 200 mAs to 70 kVp @ 400 mAs, the x-ray intensity will double
Electron interactions at the inner shell of the target atoms produce ____ radiatio characteristic
If the quantity of electrons hitting the target is doubled, the x-ray intensity is increased by a factor of 2
Approximately ____ of the kinetic energy of the projectile electrons is converted to x-rays at the target 1%
A 10% increase in kVp has ___ effect on x-ray intensity than/as a 10% increase in mAs much greater
The efficiency of x-ray production increases as ____ increases kVp
If filter thickness is _____ then x-ray intensity is ____ increased; reduced reduced; increased
The production of heat at the anode is directly proportional to tube current
Most of the heat generated at the target is due to outer-shell excitation
The efficiency of x-ray production is ____ the tube current not affected by
At the target, the projectile electrons interact with inner-shell and outer-shell electrons
During an exposure, most of the ____ energy of the projectile electrons is converted to ____ kinetic; heat
Projectile electrons travel from cathode to anode
If the SID is reduced by half, how is the x-ray intensity at the image affected increased 4 times
X-ray intensity increases in direct proportion to increases in mAs
The number of x-rays in the useful beam defines x-ray intensity (same as quantity)
Grays, or milligrays, in air are the measurement for x-ray quantity, exposure, and intensity
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