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C1- Radiologic Physics Flashcards

1
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It is a German word that means “slowed down radiation”

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Bremsstrahlung

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2
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What is the x-ray spectrum of Bremsstrahlung radiation?

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Continuous

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3
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Where does the Bremsstrahlung radiation interacts?

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Nuclear Field

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4
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All characteristics x-rays are useless except for what kind of x-ray?

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K - x-ray because they have enough energy that is within the diagnostic range (20-150)

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5
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Substance that comprises all physical objects

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Matter

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6
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Fundamental building blocks of matter

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Atom

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7
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What is the atomic mass unit of proton

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1.673 x 10^-27

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8
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What is the atomic mass unit of neutron

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1.675 x 10^-27

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9
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What are the 4 essence in Medieval atom theory?

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Dry, Cold, Hot, Wet

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10
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Who made the hook and eye theory?

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John Dalton

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11
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He made the chemical table of elements

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Dmitri Mendeleev

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12
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He made the plum pudding model

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Joseph John Johnson

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13
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He made the plum pudding model

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Joseph John Johnson

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14
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Who and when was the Rutherford Atom made?

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Ernest Rutherford, 1911

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15
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It is the ability to do work

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Energy

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16
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What is the unit for energy?

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Joule

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17
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What is the unit for energy?

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Joules

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18
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Explain Law of Conservation of Energy

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It states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed but can be transferred from one form to another.

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19
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Who made Theory of Relativity and what is it?

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Albert Einstein
Matter can be converted to energy and energy to matter

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20
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Who made Theory of Relativity and what is it?

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Albert Einstein
Matter can be converted to energy and energy to matter

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21
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The principal parts of atom

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  1. Nucleus
  2. Orbital shells
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22
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Atoms means

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Indivisible

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23
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The fundamental particles of atom

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  1. Protons
  2. Neutrons
  3. Electrons
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24
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The importance of Dalton Atom

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  1. It presents that atoms are specific to each element
  2. Chemical bonding
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25
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Explain the difference between Bohr Atom and Rutherford atom

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Rutherford Atom (1911)- Small dense positively charged center surrounded by a cloud of electrons
Bohr Atom (1913)- Electrons are in an orbit or it is a miniature solar system

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26
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Another term for outer shell

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Valence Shell

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27
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Atomic mass unit is based on

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1/12th of the Carbon Atom

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28
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What determines the atomic number of an element?

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Protons

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29
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True or False:
# Protons = # Electrons

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True

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30
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This contributes to the overall mass of the atom and involved in the strong nuclear force that holds the nucleus together

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Mass and Force

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31
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This contributes to the atomic mass of an element

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Neutrons

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32
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The first table of elements has how many elements

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60 elements

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33
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Groups is based on the..

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How many electrons are on the valence shell

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34
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The Period on the periodic table of elements are based on the..

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How many shells are on the chemical

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35
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What is the formula for determining the number of electrons in the each shell

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2n^2

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36
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It is the strength of attachment of an electron to the nucleus

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Electron Binding Energy

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37
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What is Electron Binding Energy?

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-It is the strength of attachment of an electron to the nucleus
-It is the energy required to ionize electron

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38
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True or False:
The greater the total number of electrons in an atom, the more tightly each is bound

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True

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39
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The letter to signify atomic mass number?

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A in the upper left of chemical symbol

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40
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The letter that signify the atomic number of an element

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Z in the lower left corner of the chemical element

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41
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It is the ability to do work

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Energy

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42
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Radiation is the energy…

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emitted and transferred through space

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43
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This reduces the electrostatic repulsion between positively
charged protons.

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Neutron

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44
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The by product of ionization

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Ion pair

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45
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States that the sum of all matter and energy is constant

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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46
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Theory of relativity formula

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E=mc^2

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47
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Energy emitted and transferred through space (in a form of a wave)

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Radiation

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48
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Any type of radiation capable of removing an orbital e- from the atom with which it interacts

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Ionizing Radiation

49
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Addition of energy to a system achieved by raising the energy of electrons with the use of x-rays

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Excitation

50
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By product of excitation

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Heat or Light

51
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Gamma rays and X-rays differ in

52
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Particulate or Electromagnetic:
Has mass and charge

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Particulate

53
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Particulate or Electromagnetic:
Has no mass and no charge

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Electromagnetic

54
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the spontaneous emission of particles and energy in order to become stable.

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Radioactivity

55
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What is the rate of decay/disintegration of radioactive material

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Radioactivity

56
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Radioactivity is expressed in
Conventional unit:
SI unit:

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Curie
Becquerel

57
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The atoms involved and the only nuclei that undergo radioactive decay

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Radionuclide

58
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The process by which the nucleus spontaneously emits particles & energy & transforms itself into another atom to reach stability

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Radioactive Decay/ Radioactive Disintegration

59
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Alpha emission only occurs on ________

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Heavy radioisotopes

60
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Alpha emission is consists of ___ protons & ___ neutrons and results in ___ atomic mass number.

61
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Alpha emission :
Energy:

62
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It occurs in all radioisotopes

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Beta emission

63
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It occurs more frequently than alpha emission

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Beta emission

64
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Beta emission has ______ beta particle has a range of about _____ in soft tissue

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2-MeV: 1 cm

65
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Occurs in a neutron-rich (proton deficient) nuclei.

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Beta minus decay

66
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Occurs in a neutron-deficient (proton rich) nuclei.

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Beta plus decay

67
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Occurs in a neutron-deficient (proton rich) nuclei.

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Beta plus decay

68
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A decay involving emission of gamma radiation.

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Isomeric Transition

69
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It is an inverse photoelectric effect This happens when gamma radiation from the nucleus ejects an electron on its way out.

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Internal Conversion

70
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By product of Internal Conversion

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Auger electron

71
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The time required for a quantity of radioactivity to be reduced to one-half its original value

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Radioactive Half-life

72
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Amount of time half of radioactive compound is eliminated from body

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Biologic Half-life

73
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Amount of time half of radioactive compound is eliminated from body via radioactive decay and biological excretion

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Effective Half-life

74
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This is the smallest unit of electromagnetic energy

75
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What are the properties of electromagnetic energy

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Frequency, wavelength, velocity and amplitude

76
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True or False:
Velocity is the same regardless of whether it is in a wave or particle form.

77
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Speed of light

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3x10^8 meters/second or 186,000 miles/second

78
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The width/height of the waveform or this is one-half range from crest to valley

79
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What is the relationship of amplitude yo frequency or wavelength?

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Do not have effect

80
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The rate of rise and fall

81
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SI unit of frequency

82
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1 Hertz is equal to

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1 oscillation/second

83
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The distance of one crest to another

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Wavelength

84
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The relationship of wavelength to frequency

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Inversely proportional

85
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Relationship of frequency to energy

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Directly proportional

86
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The period of a wave is the _________for one complete cycle.

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time of the wave

87
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Any type of radiation that causes excitation

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Non-ionizing radiation

88
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The by products of non-ionizing radiation are

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Heat and light

89
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The function of x-ray image system

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Convert electrical energy to electromagnetic energy

90
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What are the conditions needed for x-ray production?

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• Large potential difference (kVp) •Quantity of electrons (mAs)
• A place of interaction (target)
• Source of electrons (filament)

91
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What is projectile electron?

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•Electrons travelling from cathode to anode
• It interacts with the orbital electrons or nuclear field of
target atoms

92
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Answers the following
Anode Heat Production:
Where:
What:
How:

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Where: Outer Shell
What: Excitation
How:

93
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Answers the following
K characteristics:
Where:
What:
How:

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Where: Inner shell
What: ionization
How: Projectile electron removes the electron in inner shell which made the outer shell electron fills in inner void

94
Q

This increases directly with increasing x-ray tube current & kVp

A

Anode heat

95
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Answers the following
Bremsstrahlung x-ray:
Where:
What:
How:

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Where: Nuclear Field
What: slowing down of electrons
How: Projectile electron is slowed by the nuclear field of a target atom nucleus.

96
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In K-Characteristics effective energy ↑ = Atomic Number of the element

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↑ Atomic Number of the element

97
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Low energy x-rays interacts with

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Whole atom

98
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Moderate energy x-rays interacts with

99
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High energy x-rays interacts with

100
Q

Coherent Scattering is also known as

A

Classical scattering and Thompson Scattering

101
Q

Coherent scattering happens when the x-ray has how much energy

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Less than 10 kev

102
Q

Coherent scattering happens when the x-ray has how much energy

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Less than 10 kev

103
Q

Answer the following:
Coherent Scattering
What:
Where:
How:
Results:

A

Where: Whole target atom
What: Excitation
How: Release of excess energy
Results: Scattered x-ray

104
Q

True or False:
In a coherent scattering the energy of the incident x-ray is not equal to the energy of the scattered

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False because the energy of the incident x-ray is equal to the energy of the scattered and the only difference is the change in direction

105
Q

Answer the following:
Compton Effect
Energy:
Where:
What:
How:
Result/s?:

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Compton Effect
Energy: within diagnostic range (30-150 kev)
Where: Outer Shell Electron
What: Ionization
How: The incident x-ray partially deposited energy to the electron which made it ionized
Result/s?: Compton Electron and Scattered x-ray

106
Q

Increased angle of deflection = energy is transferred to the Compton electron

A

More energy

107
Q

Relationship of x-ray energy to the chances having a Compton Interaction

A

Inversely Proportional

108
Q

True or False:
Compton Scattering is independent to the atomic number

109
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The effect of Compton Scattering are:

A
  1. Occupational Dose
  2. Reduces image contrast
  3. Secondary radiation
  4. Provides gray tones in the radiographic image
110
Q

Answer the following:
Photoelectric Effect:
Energy:
Where:
What:
How:
Result/s?:

A

Answer the following:
Photoelectric Effect:
Energy: Diagnostic Range
Where: Inner Shell Electron
What: Ionization
How: Full deposition of energy = removal of electron
Result/s?:
1. Photoelectron
2. Secondary X-rays (Characteristic)
3. No scattered x-ray
4. Total x-ray absorption

111
Q

What is the relationship of the x-ray energy to the probability of Photoelectric effect

A

Inversely proportional

112
Q

The relationship between the atomic number and photoelectric interaction

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Directly proportional

113
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Effects of photoelectric interaction

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  1. Patient Dose
  2. Produces a high contrast image
  3. White shades in the radiographic image
114
Q

Answer the following:
Pair Production:
Energy:
Where:
Result/s:

A

Pair Production:
Energy: >1.02 MeV
Where: Nuclear Field
Result/s: Pair = Electron and Positron

115
Q

This is the process where the positron meets an electron and be converted into energy

A

Annihilation radiation

116
Q

Answer the following:
Photodisintegration
Energy:
Where:
What:
Result/s:

A

Photodisintegration
Energy: >10 MeV
Where: Nucleus
What: Excitation
Result/s: Nuclear Fragment

117
Q

What are the results of photodisintegration?

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Results:
• Incident photon disappears
• Nuclear excitation
• Emission of nuclear particle
• Proton
• Neutron
• Alpha particle

118
Q

Relationship between the kVp and differential absorption

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Inversely proportional

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