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Bushong (9th; Ch 8)

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Energy of motion   Kinetic energy  
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Approximately __% of the _______ energy of __________ electrons is converted into heat.   99; kinetic; projectile  
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______________ x-rays are emitted when an outer-shell ________ fills and inner-shell ____.   Characteristic; electron; void  
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Only the _-characteristic x-rays of ________ are useful for imaging.   K; tungsten  
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Characteristic ___________ is characteristic of the ______ _______.   x-radiation; target element  
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travel from cathode to anode; constitute the x-ray tube current   Projectile electrons  
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result from electron transitions into the K shell   K x-rays  
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Define Bremsstrahlung   German for "slowed-down radiation"  
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______________ x-rays are produced when a projectile electron is ______ by the electrical field of a target atom nucleus.   Bremsstrahlung; slowed  
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Formula for kinetic energy   KE = ½ mv²  
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Atomic number of Tungsten   74  
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At 100 kVp, ___ of the x-ray beam is ______________ and ___ is ______________.   15%, characteristic; 85%, Bremsstrahlung  
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Binding energy unit   Kiloelectron volt (keV)  
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Binding energy is also referred to as   Effective energy of x-ray = quality of x-ray beam  
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In the __________ range, most x-rays are ______________ ______.   diagnostic; Bremsstrahlung x-rays  
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Symbol for Tungsten on the periodic table of elements   W  
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Number of electrons on K shell   2  
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Binding energy of K-shell   69  
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Number of electrons on L shell   8  
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Binding energy of L-shell   12  
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A ________ ________ contains only specific values; often indicated on a bar graph.   discreet spectrum  
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the range of types of values of any quantity, such as x-rays   spectrum  
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A __________ ________ contains all possible values; indicated by a curve or line graph.   continuous spectrum  
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demonstrates values of x-ray tube output: number of x-rays and x-ray energy. Used to understand how changes in voltage, kVp, mA & added filtration affect image quality.   x-ray emission spectrum  
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______________ x-rays have precisely fixed (________) energies and form a ________ emission spectrum.   Characteristic; discreet; discreet  
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______________ x-rays have a range of energies and form a __________ emission spectrum.   Bremsstrahlung; continuous  
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Maximum x-ray ______ is associated with the minimum x-ray __________ (λmin).   energy; wavelength  
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X-ray energy is _________ ____________ to its wavelength; as x-ray wavelength increases, x-ray energy _________.   inversely proportional; decreases  
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a process of calculating the total number of x-rays emitted from an x-ray tube by adding together the number of x-rays emitted at each energy over the entire spectrum.   integration  
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x-ray intensity =   x-ray quantity  
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A change in mA or mAs results in a proportional change in the _________ of the x-ray ________ ________ at all energies.   amplitude; emission spectrum  
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4 principal factors of the _____ of an x-ray emission spectrum: 1) low-energy produces ___-______ x-rays, 2) low energy= lose energy by ___________ 3) low-energy x-rays: target __________ 4) __________- removes low-energy x-rays   shape 1) low-energy 2) interaction 3) absorption 4) filtration  
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A change in kVp affects both the _________ and the ________ of the x-ray emission ________.   amplitude; position; spectrum  
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A change in kVp has __ ______ on the position of the ________ x-ray emission spectrum.   no effect; discrete  
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In the diagnostic range, a ___ increase in kVp is = to doubling the ___.   15%; mAs.  
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The result of added __________ is an ________ in the average energy of the x-ray beam with an accompanying _________ in x-ray quantity.   filtration; increase; decrease  
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refers to adding filtration and its effect of the relative increase in average energy of the x-ray beam   hardening  
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Increasing target ______ ______ enhances the __________ of x-ray production and the ______ of characteristic and bremsstrahlung x-rays.   atomic number; efficiency; energy  
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Atomic number of Gold   79  
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Atomic number of Molybdenum   42  
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Atomic number of Rhodium   45  
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Target elements used for mammography   Molybdenum & rhodium  
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Because of reduced ______, operation with _____-phase power or ___ _________ is = to an approximate 12% ________ in kVp, or almost a doubling of mAs over ______-phase power.   ripple; 3; high frequency; increase; single  
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Diagnostic range   20- 150 kVp  
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