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Determining the scale of contrast is one role of kVp. T or F   show
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Film/screen combination has no effect on contrast. Tor F   show
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The longer the OID, the _______ the loss of sharpness   show
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What term defines the "range of acceptable SID's that can be used with a focus grid"?   show
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What effect does increasing filtration have on radiographic contrast   show
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In what year were x-rays discovered?   show
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In what year were some of the biologically damaging effects of x-rays discovered?   show
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X-rays were discovered when they caused a barium platinocyanide–coated plate to _________.   show
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X-rays have a dual nature, which means that they behave like both ________________.   show
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Which x-ray tube component serves as a source of electrons for x-ray production?   show
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Electrons interact with the ______ to produce x-rays and heat.   show
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Which primary exposure factor influences both the quantity and the quality of x-ray photons?   show
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The intensity of the x-ray beam is greater on the ______.   show
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According to the line focus principle, as the target angle decreases, the ________.   show
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Increasing the kVp results in ______.   show
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Which processes occur during the x-ray beam interaction with tissue?   show
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What interaction creates unwanted exposure to the image, known as fog?   show
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What 2 factors would affect beam attenuation?   show
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The process of creating a radiographic image by differential absorption varies for film-screen and digital imaging.   show
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An attribute (or attributes) of a radiographic image that affects the visibility of sharpness is _________.   show
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What is defined as the range of exposure intensities an image receptor can accurately detect?   show
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A radiographic film image has excessive density. What is best to do in order to correct the exposure error?   show
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What exposure factor affects both the quality and the quantity of the x-ray beam?   show
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What is not affected by kilovoltage?   show
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How is the quality of the image affected when more than needed radiation exposure reaches the digital image receptor?   show
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What would maintain radiation exposure to the image receptor when the kilovoltage is decreased by 15%?   show
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Which factor does not affect the radiation exposure to the image receptor?   show
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What exposure factor change is recommended to maintain radiation exposure to the image receptor when increasing patient thickness by 5 cm?   show
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Instilling a negative contrast agent in the gastrointestinal tract has what effect in the area of interest on the digital image?   show
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The purpose of automatic collimation is to ensure that _______________.   show
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What increases as collimation increases?   show
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The purpose of a grid in radiography is to _______________.   show
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Grid ratio is defined as the ratio of the _______________.   show
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Compared with parallel grids, focused grids _______________.   show
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Off-focus grid cutoff occurs by using an SID that is not ___________.   show
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The type of motion most used for moving grids today is ________.   show
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