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What three factors contribute to an increase in scatter radiation   Increased kvp, increased x ray field size, and increased anatomic part thickness  
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Which two kinds of x rays are responsible for optical density on a radiograph   Those that pass through the patient without interacting and those that are scattered in the patient through Compton interaction.  
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How does an increase in kVp affect scatter radiation   Scatter increases as kVp increases.  
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How does field size affect the level of scatter radiation   As field size is decreased, scatter decreases.  
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How does increased anatomic part thickness affect scatter radiation   As anatomic part thickness increases, scatter radiation increases.  
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How can the reduction of scatter radiation reaching the film be accomplished   By using collimators, grids, and compression.  
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How does compression affect patient dose and image contrast   Compression reduces patient dose and increases contrast.  
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What is the primary source of scatter radiation   The patient.  
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How does scatter affect the radiographic image   It impairs image quality by placing density on the film which is unrelated to patient anatomy.  
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Define the term beam-restricting device   A device that controls the size and shape of the primary beam.  
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How does restricting the X ray beam decrease the amount of scatter reaching the film   As the beam is restricted, fewer primary photons are emitted from the tube and collimator and fewer photons are created. (This also results in less patient dose.)  
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What are the three basic types of beam-restricting devices   Aperture diaphragms, cones/cylinders, and collimators.  
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Which type of beam-restricting device is the simplest   Aperture diaphragm (it is the simplest in design and application.)  
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What is the principle disadvantage of the aperture diaphragm   Increase in image blur  
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What are three applications for aperture diaphragms   X ray head units, dedicated chest radiography, and dental units.  
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What are the two major types of cones used in radiography   Cylinder and flared  
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What are the disadvantages of using cones/cylinders   Difficulty in alignment and fixed field size  
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What are some applications of cones/cylinders in radiography   Skull, spine and dental radiography, cholecystography, mammography  
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Which of the three types of beam restrictors is best   Collimators  
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What are two advantages of collimators over other types of beam-restrictors   X ray field is illuminated and it can be adjusted to infinite sizes.  
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What are positive beam-limiting collimators (PBL)   Automatic collimators that sense the size of the image receptor and adjust the collimating shutters to that size (Positive Beam Limitation was required until 1994)  
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