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110 Unit 3 Sect B

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attenuation   beam energy reduced when passing through tissue/material  
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contrast   difference between adjacent densities  
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density   degree of darkening of film  
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distortion   misrepresentation of true size of object  
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dynamic   with motion  
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half value layer   filtration needed to reduce beam to half its original value  
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intensifying screen   luminescent crystals inside cassette to expose film  
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Inverse square law   formula desribing relationship betwwen intensity and distance  
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Kilovoltage peak (kVp)   measure of electrical pressure, controls quality/quantity of photons in tube  
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latent image   invisible image after exposure but before processing  
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Milliampere Second (mAs)   milliamperage X seconds, controls quantity of photons produced in tube, exposure and density  
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penetrating ability   beam ability to pass through object, controlled by kVp  
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penumbra   fuzzy border  
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photon   particle of radiant energy  
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Positive Beam Limitation (PBL)   automatic collimation  
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primary radiation   beam before hitting object  
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radiolucent   permitting xray passage with little attenuation  
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radiopaque   not easily penetrable by xrays  
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recorded detail   representaion of objects true borders  
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relative speed   speed of film and intensifying screen, slow film, sharper image and more radiation  
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remnant radiation   radiation after beam exits object  
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resolution   measurement of recorded detail on radiograph, aka sharpness of detail, definition  
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scatter radiation   photon interacts with matter, goes in different direction, radiation produced  
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static   unmoving  
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umbra   true border of object as imaged  
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photographic qualities   density and contrast  
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geometric qualities   recorded detail and distortion  
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mAs formula   mA x time = mAs  
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Exposure/density influencing factors   patient factors, kVp, distance, beam modification, grids, film/screen combinations, processing  
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15% rule   increase kVp 15% will double exposuredecrease kVp 15% will halve exposure  
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15% rule with no change in exposure   increase kVp 15% and halve mAsdecrease kVp 15% and double mAs  
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inverse square law definition   intensity of beam is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source  
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inverse square law formula   I1/I2=D1squared/D2squared  
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inverse square law tip   halve the distance, X intensity by 4  
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exposure maintenance formula   mAs1/mAs2 = D1squared/D2squared  
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primary beam modification   modified beam before entering patient  
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scale of contrast   range of gray tones; few is high contrast, short scale and vica versa  
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Influencing factors of contrast   patient factors, mAs, beam modification, film/screen combinations, contrast media, processing  
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factors affecting recorded detail   motion, object unsharpness, focal spot size, SID, OID, and material unsharpness  
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SID   greater SID better recorded detail  
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OID   greater OID, decreased sharpness  
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size distortion   magnification  
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shape distortion   true distortion  
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shape distortion controlling factors   alignment of beam, part and IR  
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spot imaging   flouroscopy unit changes to radiographic mode  
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anode   positive electode, target, method to accelerate  
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cathode   negative electrode, filament  
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rotor exposure switch   device that begins the exposure  
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ALARA   (radiation exposure) as low as reasonably acheivable  
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Classic Coherent scattering   low energy photon absorbed and released with only a change in direction  
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Compton effect scattering   high energy photon strikes end removes electron from shell, remaining energy released as scatter photon, most harmful to RT  
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Curie (Ci), Becquerel (Bq)   measures the rate a radionuclide decays, 1Ci=3.7 x 10(to the tenth)Bq  
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SI Units   metric radiation measurement developed in 1948  
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Kilelectron Volt (keV)   equal to 1000 electron volts  
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pair production   interaction between matter and photon having 1.02 million electron volts, producing positron and negatron  
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photoelectric effect   photon strikes inner shell electron ejecting it and absorbing photons energy, most harmful to patient  
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vaccuum   tube housing  
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radiation   forms of energy emitted and transferred through matter  
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Radiation Absorbed Dose(rad), Gray(Gy)   units measure amount of energy absorbed 1 Gy=100 rads; Gy is SI units  
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Roentgen (R)   measures ionization in air  
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Radiation equivalent man (rem), Sievert (Sv)   measures biologic response of exposed individuals to same quantity of differing radiations 1Sv=100rem; Sv is SI unit;1rad=1rem  
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Somatic cell   all of body's cells except germ cells  
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xray   electromagnetic radiation traveling at the speed of light with the ability to penetrate matter  
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ionizind radiation   capable of creating ions by removing orbital electrons with which it reacts  
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Natural background radiation   uranium, radon; we get approx. 295 mrem/yr  
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man made radiation   nuclear power, xrays, ect. we get approx. 65mrem/yr  
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properties of xrays   penetrating electromagnetic waves, heterogenous(many energies), polyenergetic, travels in straight lines, can't be focused, electronically neutral, produce scatter, ionize gasses, cause biological change  
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absorbtion   transfers energy  
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transmission   xrays pass through matter with no reaction  
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photodisintegration   occurs in nuclear industry; energy interacts directly with nucleus, causes excitement, emits nuclear fragment  
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