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RadIP Exam Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The X-Ray Imaging System | X-ray Tube, High Voltage Generator, Operating Console |
| Radiation quantity | is x-ray intensity |
| Radiation quality | is x-ray penetrability. |
| Operating Console Provides for control of | Line compensation kVp mA Exposure time. |
| Most exposure timers are electronic and are controlled by | a microprocessor |
| Automatic exposure control | Measures the quantity of radiation that reaches the IR |
| Three primary parts of the High Voltage Generator | The high-voltage transformer The filament transformer Rectifiers |
| The Anode | Conducts electricity and radiates heat and x-rays from the target |
| What is the anode made out of | Tungsten |
| Three key importances of Tungsten | High atomic number Thermal conductivity High melting point |
| IP term: | Imaging Plate |
| PD term: | Photodiode |
| PMT term: | Photomultipler Tube |
| PSL term: | photostimulable luminescence |
| PSP term: | photostimulable phosphor |