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RADT 456: Equip Op.
ARRT Registry Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The gradual decrease in exposure rate as radiation passes through tissues | Attenuation |
| This is also known as classical, unmodified, or Rayleigh scatter | Coherent |
| The electron cloud within the x-ray tube is the product of a process called | thermionic emission |
| Transformer in which voltage is increased and current is decreased | Step-up transformer |
| Which circuit is the mA meter located | Primary |
| "Braking" or slowing down and changes direction | Bremsstrahlung |
| The voltage ripple associated with a three-phase, six-pulse rectified generator is | 13% |
| Device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy | Motor |
| When the radiographer selects kilovoltage on the control panel, which device is adjusted? | Autotransformer |
| The amount of electric charge flowing per second | Current |
| Which part of an induction motor is located outside the x-ray tube glass envelope? | Stator |
| What is the function of the line voltage compensator | Automatically adjust for any fluctuations in incoming voltage supply. |
| The essential function of a phototimer | to terminate the x-ray exposure once the IR is correctly exposed |
| Test performed on a single-phase, full-wave rectified unit | Spinning top |
| X-ray photon interacts with an outer shell electron | Compton |
| Which shell is most tightly bound | K shell |
| Rare earth phosphors that may be used in intensifying screens | gadolinium oxysulfide lanthanum oxybromide |
| Requires 10 MeV | Photodisintegration |
| An increase in heat of the filament will... | Increase milliamperage |
| Circuit devices that permit electrons to flow in only one direction are | Solid-state diodes |