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Patient Protection

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show Use a short exposure time.  
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Voluntary motion unsharpness is caused by ?   show
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What is an example of involuntary patient motion ?   show
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Pig-o-stat, sponges, sand bags, tape are examples of ?   show
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show Compton interaction.  
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Beam restriction results in ?   show
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Less scatter means ?   show
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show Penetrability.  
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show Fewer interactions with matter / patient occur and more photons reach the image receptor.  
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show Photoelectric and Compton.  
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If kVp increases, the percentage of what type of interactions will increase?   show
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If kilovoltage alone is increased, without any other changes in technical factors, what is the result ?   show
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show Kilovoltage and irradiated material.  
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show a decrease in scatter.  
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What affects the amount of scatter created?   show
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show The operator needs to use the smallest field size.  
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What are types of beam-limiting devices?   show
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show Cones.  
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In diagnostic x-ray the most common beam-restricting device is the ?   show
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Collimators are required to be accurate within ?   show
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show Regulate the field size to the anatomical structure of interest.  
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What is the purpose of lead shutters?   show
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show To absorb off-focus radiation before it leaves the x-ray tube.  
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When low energy photons are absorbed by filters, we say the beam is ?   show
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When low energy photons are absorbed by filters, patient dose is ?   show
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The glass window of the x-ray tube and oil surrounding the tube housing are ?   show
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Aluminum or aluminum equivalent outside of glass window of the tube housing are ?   show
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What is total filtration?   show
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show 2.5 mm Al eq.  
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show 0.5 mm Al eq.  
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What is the total filtration requirement in fixed radiographic equipment operating between 50 and 70 kVp ?   show
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show The half-value layer measurement.  
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show The thickness of material that will reduce the x-ray intensity to half its original value.  
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