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When filtration is increased, what must happen to the technical factors to maintain the same density   show
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The half-value layer is typically expressed in   show
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show tungsten  
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Patient’s absorb x-ray photons   show
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Problems of unequal subject density can be solved by using   show
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show cathode  
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Define total filtration   show
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show added  
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Most of the inherent filtration of a typical x-ray equipment comes from the   show
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show decreases  
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show Low energy  
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show yes  
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Filtration outside of the tube and housing is considered to be   show
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Filtration is typically added between the and   show
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show Anything in the tube, makes up 1.5  
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show 2 or more materials added together. Highest atomic # closest to the tube and the lowest closest to the pt  
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Even when filtration is increased, the percentage of attenuated photons   show
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show Decreased  
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show dose  
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Define a half-value layer   show
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Inherent filtration of a mammographic unit is than that of a regular diagnostic unit   show
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What does filtration permit the radiographer to do to the photon emission spectrum   show
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If the half-value layer of diagnostic radiographic equipment is too low, it may be corrected by   show
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When x-raying a thoracic spine, what compensating filter is most commonly used   show
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show 3  
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What is the predominant interaction through most of the diagnostic x-ray range in the human body   show
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show compton  
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What is an annihilation reaction   show
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show Any unwanted density form compton  
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At what energy level do electrons posses the highest total energy   show
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Scatter is when   show
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During photoelectric absorption, the ejected electron is called   show
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show Loss of energy as beam passes through matter  
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Compton scattering occurs when an incident x-ray photon interacts with a   show
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show Outer shell  
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Secondary radiation energies are highest when using during fluoroscopic examinations   show
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What is a photoelectron   show
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A scattered photon possesses as the incident photon during coherent scattering   show
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The photon that exits the atom after a Compton scattering is called   show
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During the process of attenuation, the x-ray photon may interact with   show
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What happens if a photon interacts with matter and scatters   show
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What shell electron is ejected during photoelectric absorption   show
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show interact  
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What happens to the x-ray photons in the beam during the process of attenuation   show
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show high  
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What is Photoelectric Absorption   show
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What happens as the angle of deflection is increased from 0 to 180 degrees   show
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As the angle increases the speed of the deflected e increases   show
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has a significant impact on the x-ray image   show
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Photoelectric interaction with matter results in a radiograph with scale   show
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of contrast   show
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During the photoelectric interaction, as an electron transfers from an outer shell to a vacant inner shell, energy is released in the form of   show
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show recoil  
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An interaction which occurs between very low energy x-ray photons and matter is called   show
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show ejected and the scattered  
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As the electrons shells move further from the nucleus, total electro energies   show
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show increase, decrease  
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During Compton scattering, the incident photon energy is divided between what   show
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show Energy from the x-ray photon is converted to matter in the form of 2 electrons  
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What is photon absorption   show
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Energy released during the filling of the inner shell during photoelectric interaction is known as   show
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During photoelectric interaction, the incident x-ray photon must be than the binding energy of the inner-shell electron   show
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What happens during coherent scattering   show
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What is backscatter   show
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show negatron  
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What happens as kVp increases, the total number of photons transmitted without interaction does what   show
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show greater  
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A photoelectric interaction is more likely to occur with an electron which is bound in its orbit   show
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