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show The process of eliminating undesirable low-energy x-ray photons by the insertion of absorbing materials into the primary beam  
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show Hardening the beam  
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What is the primary reason for filtration?   show
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show between 30 and 40  
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Why is low energy photons insufficient energy?   show
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show Any material designed to selectively absorb photons from the x-ray beam.  
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show Aluminum...Thickness of aluminum equivalency (Al/Eq)  
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___________is that amount of absorbing material that will reduce the intensity of the primary beam to one-half its original value and its an indirect measure of the total filtration in the path of the x-ray beam.   show
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What are the types of filtration?   show
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Filtration that is a result of the composition of the tube and housing because it is a part of these structures.   show
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show thickness of the glass envelope of the tube, the dielectric oil that surrounds the tube, and the glass window of the housing.  
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What is the range for total inherent filtration in mm of Al/Eq   show
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What causes an increase in inherent filtration?   show
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What is added filtration?   show
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What is the collimators average filtration and where does it come from?   show
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What is a compound filter? What is another name for this?   show
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What materials are used in compound filtering and how are they arranged?   show
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Why are compound filters arranged this way?   show
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Give an example of a compound filter and in what area of radiology is it used?   show
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What is the purpose of compensating filters?   show
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show Wedge filter and trough filter  
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show aluminum, lead plastic trademarked ClearPb, or plastic  
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show Procedures on the thoracic spine, feet, and lower extremities.  
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show to even the density differences between the mediastinum and the lungs on a chest x-ray  
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What is total filtration?   show
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