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PHYSICS

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CONTROLLING FACTOR OF CONTRAST   KVP IS MAIN CONTROLLING FACTOR (HAS IN DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO CONTRAST)  
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FILTRATION   BEAM ATTENUATORS (DECREASE SKIN EXPOSURE TO PATIENT)  
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GRIDS TO DENSITY   INCREASE IN GRID RATIO WILL DECREASE  
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RECORDED DETAIL (CAN BE AFFECTED BY)   SID, OID, FOCAL SPOT, & MOTION  
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SID & DETAIL   DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL (MORE DISTANCE = MORE DETAIL)  
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OID & DETAIL   INDIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL (LESS DISTANCE = MORE DETAIL) LESS MAGNIFICATION  
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DISTORTION TYPES   SHAPE (ELONGATION/FORSHORTENING)OR SIZE DISTORTION(MAGNIFICATION)  
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GREATER SID   LESS MAGNIFICATION (INDIRECT RELATIONSHIP)  
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GREATER OID   GREATER MAGNIFICATION (DIRECT RELATIONSHIP)  
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DENSITY   OVERALL BLACKNESS PRODUCED ON THE IMAGE (A LOT OF DENSITY = DECREASE IN BRIGHTNESS)  
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FACTORS THAT AFFECT DENSITY   MAS, SID, KVP, GRIG, FILTRATION, BEAM RESTRICTION, FILM SCREEN COMBO  
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MAS   AMOUNT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE  
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MAS TO DENSITY   HAS DIRECT PROPORTIONAL (INCREASE IN MAS = INCREASE IN )  
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DOUBLE MAS = DOUBLE DENSITY   20 MAS 80 KVP 40 MAS 80 KVP (DOUBLED MAS)  
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MAS TO CONTRAST   HAS NO AFFECT ON MAS  
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KVP   ENERGY  
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KVP TO DENSITY   HAS DIRECT RELATIONSHIP / NOT PROPORTIONAL (DOUBLE DENSITY-INCREASE KVP BY 15%)  
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DOUBLE KVP = 15% INCREASE   20 MAS 80 KVP 20 MAS 92KVP (DOUBLED DENSITY)  
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CONTROLLING FACTOR OF CONTRAST   KVP IS MAIN CONTROLLING FACTOR (HAS IN DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO CONTRAST)  
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KVP TO CONTRAST   INCREASE TO KVP = DECREASE TO CONTRAST  
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SID   SOURCE TO IMAGE DISTANCE  
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SID TO CONTRAST   SID HAS NO AFFECT  
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GRID   ELIMINATES SCATTER RADIATION PRIOR TO INTERACTING WITH IR  
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FILTRATION TO DENSITY   FILTRATION INCREASE WILL DECREASE  
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FILTRATION TO LOW ENERGY   ABSORBS LOW ENERGY TO PATIENT BUT NOT GO FOR IMAGE  
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BEAM RESTRICTION   COLLIMATION (LESS AREA FOR PHOTONS TO REACH)  
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INCREASE BEAM RESTRICTION (COLLIMATE SMALLER)   DECREASES FIELD SIZE, DECREASES DENSITY  
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COLLIMATION TO DENSITY   INDIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO DENSITY  
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INCREASE BEAM RESRTICTION   DECREASE SCATTER , INCREASE CONTRAST, DIRECT RELATIONSHIP  
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ANODE HEEL EFFECT   A PHENOMENON IN WHICH THE THE INTENSITY OF THE X-RAY BEAM IS GREATER TOWARDS THE CATHODE SIDE OF THE TUBE. THE VARIATION IN X-RAY INTENSITY ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL TUBE AXIS  
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CONTRAST   DEGREE OF DIFF BETWEEN ADJACENT DENSITIES (RESULT OF TISSUE DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION OF THE XRAY PHOTONS)  
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HIGH CONTRAST SHORT SCALE = LOW KVP   RADIOGRAPH WITH FEW DENSITIES BUT GREAT DIFF BETWEEN THEM - HAND, TIB/FIB  
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LOW CONTRAST HIGH SCALE = HIGH KVP   RADIOGRAPH WITH LARGE NUMBER OF DENSITIES WITH LITTLE DIFF AMONG THEM - CHEST, PELVIS  
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CONTRAST IS AFFECTED BY   TISSSUE THICKNESS, DENSITY, EFECTIVE AUTOMIC NUM.  
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QUALITY OF BEAM (CONTRAST)   AFFECTS ATTENUATION WHICH IN RETURN AFFECTS SUBJECT CONTRAST  
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CHEST XRAY HAS HIGH OR LOW CONTRAST   LOW CONTRAST (DIFF TISSUE THICKNESS, AUTOMIC #)  
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ABDOMEN WOULD HAVE HIGH OR LOW CONTRAST   LOW CONTRAST (ORGANS ARE SIMILAR)  
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OID   OBJECT IMAGE DISTANCE (SPACE FROM SUBJECT TO IR)  
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OID TO CONTRAST   IF OID INCREASES, CONTRAST WILL INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE AIR GAP. ROOM FOR THE SCATTER PHOTONS TO DIVERGE  
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KVP FACTS   INCREASE KVP = INCREASE IN DENSITY KVP IS THE SQUARE OF DENSITY INCREASE KVP = DECREASE IN CONTRAST NOTHING TO DETAIL NOTHING TO DISTORTION  
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MAS FACTS   DOUBLE MAS = DOUBLE DENSITY NO AFFECT ON ON CONTRAST NOTHING ON DETAIL NOTHING ON DISTORTION  
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TUBE PART ANGLE   INCREASE ANGLE = DECREASE DENSITY INCREASE ANGLE = DECREASE DETAIL INCREASE ANGLE = INCREASE DISTORTION NOTHING TO CONTRAST  
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FOCAL SPOT SIZE   INCREASE FOCAL SPOT = DECREASE DETAIL NOTHING TO DENSITY NOTHING TO CONTRAST NOTHING TO DISTORTION  
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OID FACTS   INCREASE TO OID = DECREASE TO DENSITY INCREASE TO OID = INCREASE TO CONTRAST INCREASE TO OID = INCREASE TO DISTORTION INCREASE TO OID = DECREASE TO DETAIL  
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SID FACTS   INCREASE SID = DECREASE TO DENSITY INCREASE SID = DECREASE TO DISTORTION INCREASE SID = INCREASE TO DETAIL NOTHING TO CONTRAST  
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BEAM RESTRICTION (COLLIMATION)   INCREASE BEAM RESTRICTION = DECREASE DENSITY INCREASE BEAM RESTRICTION = INCREASE CONTRAST NOTHING ON DETAIL NOTHING ON DISTORTION  
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FILTRATION FCATS   NCREASE FILTRATION = DECREASE CONTRAST INCREASE FILTRATION = DECREASE DENSITY NOTHING ON DISTORTION NOTHING ON DETAIL  
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GRID FACTS   INCREASE GRID = DECREASE DENSITY INCREASE GRID = INCREASE CONTRAST NOTHING TO DETAIL NOHTING TO DISTORTION  
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