Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Ch 1-7

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
show kilograms  
🗑
The fundamental building blocks of matter are   show
🗑
The formula ___ is the basis for the theory that led to nuclear power   show
🗑
Electromagnetic energy includes   show
🗑
show kinetic energy  
🗑
show ionization  
🗑
Ionizing radiation is capable of ___ electrons from atoms as it passes through matter   show
🗑
Xray are forms of   show
🗑
show diagnostic xray  
🗑
We are exposed to 20-90 mR/yr of ionizing radiation from   show
🗑
The basic quantities measured in mechanics are   show
🗑
show grays  
🗑
show radiation protection  
🗑
show as low as reasonably achievable  
🗑
Xray filtration is used to absorb   show
🗑
The term atom was first used by the   show
🗑
show John Dalton  
🗑
The smallest particle that has the properties of an element is an   show
🗑
show Bohr model of the atom  
🗑
show neutrons, protons, electrons  
🗑
The chemical element is determined by the number of   show
🗑
An atom in a normal state has an electrical charge of   show
🗑
The binding energies or energy levels of electrons are represented by their   show
🗑
Atoms with the same number of protons as another, but a different number of neutrons is an   show
🗑
When atoms of various elements combine they form   show
🗑
show ionization  
🗑
show 2n^2  
🗑
A neutral atom has the same number of   show
🗑
show K  
🗑
show Z  
🗑
show protons in the atom  
🗑
The difference between xrays and gamma rays is their   show
🗑
The alpha particle is the least penetrating form of   show
🗑
show frequency, wavelength, velocity, and amplitude  
🗑
show photon  
🗑
show 3*10^8 m/s  
🗑
show frequency  
🗑
show velocity  
🗑
show half  
🗑
show inverse proportion  
🗑
show attenuation  
🗑
show spread out over a greater area  
🗑
If intensity of light from a flashlight is 4 millilumens (m/m) at 3 ft using the inverse square law, what will it be at 6 ft?   show
🗑
The diagnostic range of xray energy is   show
🗑
show frequency  
🗑
Xray are usually identified by their   show
🗑
The lowest energy range on the electromagnetic spectrum is   show
🗑
Gamma rays are produced in the   show
🗑
show shortest wavelengths  
🗑
The smallest unit of electrical charge is the   show
🗑
show electrons only  
🗑
A battery is a source of   show
🗑
show current and a magnetic are produced  
🗑
An alternating(AC) current is represented by a   show
🗑
A flashlight is battery operated, and is any example of using   show
🗑
show generator  
🗑
show V=IR  
🗑
Electrical power is measured in   show
🗑
Rubber and glass are ____ because they do not conduct electricity   show
🗑
When a group of dipoles are aligned, they create a   show
🗑
show 1/60 second  
🗑
show tesla  
🗑
show magnetic field  
🗑
show repel; attract  
🗑
show diamagnetic  
🗑
The magnetic intensity of an electromagnetic is greatly increased by the addition of an   show
🗑
show operating console, high-voltage generator, tube  
🗑
show low voltage only  
🗑
show line voltage compensators  
🗑
show autotransformer  
🗑
The autotransformer has   show
🗑
show filament  
🗑
The most accurate type of times is the   show
🗑
The automatic exposure control (AEC) terminates the exposure when sufficient radiation reaches the   show
🗑
The step up transformer increases voltage   show
🗑
A diode allows electrons to flow from   show
🗑
With half-wave rectification the current flows through the xray tube during the _____ part of the cycle   show
🗑
show 360  
🗑
show high voltage generators  
🗑
show high frequency generators  
🗑
show 100%  
🗑
show cost  
🗑
show single phase  
🗑
The most widely used support structure of the xray tube is the   show
🗑
show tungsten  
🗑
The negative side of the xray tube is the   show
🗑
show filament  
🗑
show tungsten vaporization  
🗑
show tungsten  
🗑
show thermonic  
🗑
show stator  
🗑
show 99%  
🗑
The target of the rotating anode is usually coated with a   show
🗑
show focal spot  
🗑
show focal spot  
🗑
show 10,000 rpm  
🗑
show cathode  
🗑
show cathode  
🗑
show failure  
🗑
show outside  
🗑
show extrafocus; off-focus  
🗑
show angle  
🗑
show actual focal spot  
🗑
show pitting  
🗑
Projectile electrons travel from the filament to the   show
🗑
show heat  
🗑
the production of heat at the anode is directly proportional to   show
🗑
show increases  
🗑
Approximately ___ of kinetic energy of the electrons is converted to xrays at the target   show
🗑
Electrons interaction at the inner-shell of the target atoms produce   show
🗑
The useful characteristic xrays from tungsten are   show
🗑
Characteristic K-shell xrays have an effective energy of   show
🗑
Most of the xrays produced at the target are   show
🗑
At 55kVp ___ of the xrays produced are bremsstrahlung   show
🗑
Bremsstrahlung xrays are produced by slowing electrons at the   show
🗑
show energy  
🗑
The amplitude of the emission spectrum is lower with a ___ generator than with a three-phase generator   show
🗑
show mAs  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Popular Radiology sets