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Chapter 1: Introduction to Radiation Protection Flashcards

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1
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What are x-rays?

A

a form of ionizing radiation
- removal of an electron

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the production of ionizing radiation causes what

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may cause injury in normal biological tiissue

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is a radiation that produces positively and negatively charged particles (ions) when passing through matter

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ionizing radiation

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the transfer of energy from one location to another

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radiation

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when where x-rays discovered

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November 8, 1895

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What are some concepts of radiation

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it can be beneficial or destructive

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a form of biological damage

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radiation

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7
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What does the acronym ALARA stand for

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as low as reasonably achievable

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creation of unstable atoms is

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ionization

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what are some consequences of ionization in human cells

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  • creating of unstable atoms
  • production of free electrons
  • production of low-energy, x-ray photons
  • creation of highly reactive free molecules capable of producing substances poisonous to the cell
  • creation of a new biological molecules detrimental to the living cell
  • injury to the cell that may manifest itself as a abnormal function or loss of function
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why is production of free electrons bad

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most damaging

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injury to the cell can be what

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  • cell survival
  • complete cell death
  • abnormal function
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What are some characteristics of x-rays

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  • x-rays are invisible
  • x-rays have no mass
  • x-rays are neutral
  • x-rays can’t be focused or refracted
  • x-rays travel at the speed of light and in straight lines
  • x-rays form a polyenergetic or heterogeneous beam
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Team concept in medical field

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-team approach to patient care
- team includes many allied health professionals
- communication is very important

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How to control radiant energy

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  • use knowledge of radiation- induced hazards that have been gained over many years
  • employ effective methods to eliminate those hazards
  • control radiation produced from an x-ray tube and ensure safety during all medical radiation procedures
  • limiting the energy deposited in living tissue by radiation can reduce the potential for adverse effects
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What is the goal of radiation protection

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protect persons from both short term and long term effects of radiation

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what are some short term effects of radiation

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hair loss, redness, nausea, vomiting, headache, fatigue

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16
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means to yourself

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somatic

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what are some long term effects of radiation

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cancer, cardiovascular disease

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future generations

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genetic

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17
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what is an ongoing responsibility of diagnostic imaging professionals

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to ensure radiation safety during all medical radiation procedures

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18
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how can diagnostic imaging professionals keep this obligation

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is fulfilled by adhering to an established radiation protection program

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18
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what are effective measures employed by radiation workers

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effective measures employed by radiation workers to safeguard patients, personnel, and the general public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation

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what are some kind of unnecessary radiation

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  • any radiation exposure that does not benefit a person in terms of diagnostic information obtained for the clinical management of medical needs
  • any radiation exposure that does not enhance the quality of study
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the less dose they have

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the less damage they get

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21
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amount of radiation produced in air when ionizing radiation is present

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exposure

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what’s in the air

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exposure

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the amount of energy that is deposited in a material per unit mass of the material

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absorbed dose

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23
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what do you measure exposure in air with

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coulomb per kilogram (C/kg) <=(si unit) or milliroentgen (mR)

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what do you measure absorbed dose with

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measure in milligram / milligray (mGy)

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what’s deposited in the patient

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absorbed dose

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a quantity that is a measure of general harm in humans.

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effective dose

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27
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what’s the measurement of effective dose

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measured in millisievert (mSv)

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what involves effective dose

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  • type of radiation
  • organ system affected
  • amount of absorbed dose
  • best method
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29
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measures the type of radiation and dose received

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equivalent dose

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30
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general harm to the human body

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effective dose

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31
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some tissue are more

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sensitive

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32
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Need to safeguard against adverse biological effects of ionizing radiation

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damage to living tissue of animals and humans exposed to radiation

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33
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justification and responsibility for imaging procedures

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patient can elect to assume the relatively small risk of exposure to ionizing radiation

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What are the achievement of diagnostic efficacy

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  1. imaging procedure or practice justified by referring physician
  2. minimal radiation exposure
  3. optimal image desired
    4 process of absence of disease revealed
  4. diagnostic efficacy
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35
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the degree to which the diagnostic study accurately reveals the presence of absence of disease in the patient

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diagnostic efficacy

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What’s the acronym for ALARA

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acronym for as low as reasonably achievable

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another word for ALARA

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optimization for radiation protection (ORP)

37
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intention behind these concepts of radiologic practice is to keep radiation exposure and consequent dose to the lowest possible level

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ALARA principle

37
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The three basic principles of radiation protection

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  • time
  • distance
    -shielding
38
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time, distance, and shielding are considered what

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Cardinal Rules of Radiation Protection

39
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What is the radiation worker’s responsibility

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  • Be aware of rules governing the workplace.
  • Perform duties consistent with ALARA.
40
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The Cardinal Rules of radiation protection can be applied to

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  • Patient
  • Radiographer
41
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What are the Employers’ Responsibilities

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  • It is the responsibility of the employer to provide the necessary resources and appropriate environment in which to execute an ALARA program.
  • A written policy statement describing this program and identifying the commitment of management to keeping all radiation exposure ALARA must be available to all employees in the workplace
  • how radiation exposure in the workplace may be lowered, management should perform periodic exposure audits.
42
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Radiation Worker’s Responsibility

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  • always function with full awareness of rules governing the work situation
  • perform their occupational practices in a manner consistent with the ALARA principle
43
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What can educating patient do

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  • educating about imaging services helps to ensure the highest quality of service
  • Use appropriate and effective communication
  • Answer questions about the potential risk of radiation exposure honestly
  • Inform patients of what needs to be done, if anything, as a follow-up to their examination
44
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The probability of injury, ailment, or death resulting from an activity

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Risk in general term

45
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the possibility of inducing adverse biologic effects, such as injury to the skin or induction of cancer or a genetic defect after irradiation.

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Risk ( in the medical industry) with reference to the radiation sciences

46
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A method that can be used to improve understanding and reduce fear and anxiety for the patient.

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Background Equivalent Radiation Time (BERT)

47
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Compares the amount of radiation received with natural background radiation received over a given period of time

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Background Equivalent Radiation Time (BERT)

48
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on an annual US population exposure of natural background per year

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3 mSv millisieverts per year.

49
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What are the Advantages of the BERT Method When It Is Used Appropriately

A
  • BERT does not imply radiation risk; it is simply a means for comparison.
  • BERT emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment.
  • The answer given in terms of BERT is easy for the patient to comprehend.
50
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Who are more sensitive to radiation

A

Children are significantly more radiation sensitive than are adults

51
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What have studies have shown regarding radiation exposure to children

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Studies have shown that the more radiation exposure a child receives the more likely for them to develop cancer later in life

52
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was founded in 2007. It is a partnership of medical societies whose overall common purpose is to reduce the radiation dose for pediatric patients

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Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging

53
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What is Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging primary goal

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raise awareness among nonradiology users (e.g., emergency room physicians, referring physicians, orthopedists, neurosurgeons, etc.) of potentially high radiation exposure from computed tomography.

54
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Started by Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging

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Image Gently Campaign.

54
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dissemination of information on pediatric CT dose reduction among the various medical specialties that refer patients for CT examinations or even operate their own CT scanners.

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Image Gently Campaign

55
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delivers the message that CT scanning saves children’s lives but that patient dose should be lowered by “child sizing” the kV and mA settings, by scanning only the indicated area
- Created to address concerns about the increase of public exposure to ionizing radiation from medical imaging

A

Image Wisely Campaign

56
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Monitoring and Reporting Radiation Dose

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  • Trend toward more rigorous reporting of patient dose in radiology
  • CT and interventional procedures are more cognizant of patient dose recording.
  • Required in some states
57
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project in place to provide data on the measurement of radiation of x-ray machines

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NEXT ( Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends) Program and Reference Values

58
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These levels may then be used to allow individual institutions to determine where they stand with regard to standard practices at the majority of institutions.

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NEXT Program and Reference Values

59
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When patient dose is predicted to or has actually substantially exceeded normal dose levels, what happens

A

the staff radiologist is notified.

60
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may be called upon to estimate patient doses such as effective dose, peak skin dose, or fetal dose

A

medical physicist

61
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Protects against leakage radiation and electric shock

A

Tube housing

62
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Contains the filament and focusing cup
- has a negative charge

A

cathode

63
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serves to expel the electrons from the circuit and focus them in a beam on the focal spot

A

cathode

64
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made of thoriated tungsten
- high melting point
- Responsible for producing thermionic emission
-Source of electrons for x-ray production
- Determines the size of the focal spot

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Filament

65
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  • made of nickel/ molybdenum
  • keeps the electron cloud and space charge
  • negative charge
  • concentrates the electron beam towards the focal spot of the anode
A

focusing cup

66
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Electrons cloud near filament.

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Space Charge

67
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Area of anode struck by electrons from cathode.

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Target

68
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The process of boiling off electrons and produces a cloud of electrons by heating the filament

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Thermionic Emission

69
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Occurs when no more electrons can be boiled off the filament

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Space charge effect

70
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Three components of anode.

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Anode, stator and rotor

71
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Is the primary thermal conductor of the tube

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Anode

72
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Two types of anodes

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Rotating and stationary

72
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What is the anode made up of

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Tungsten rhenium alloys

73
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Purpose of rotating anode

A

Promote greater heat dissipation

73
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Absorption of X-rays produces in the tube by the anode, causes uneven distribution of X-ray intensity between the cathode and anode, more intensity on cathode side (fat cat)

A

Anode heel effect

74
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Atomic number of tungsten rhenium alloy

A

74

74
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Spreads heat over a greater area of the anode and allows the effective focal spot to be smaller than the actual focal spot

A

line focus principle

74
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Is made of molybdenum and connects the anode to the rotor

A

Stem

75
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What is the X-ray efficiency

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1% X-ray , 99% heat

75
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The only thing located outside of the envelope that consists of copper windings

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Stator

75
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Made of a copper cylinder in the step of the X-ray tube and is support by the high strength ball bearings

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Rotor

76
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  • Spread the heat produced over the entire anode circle, rather than one spot
  • Promote greater heat dissipation of the anode overall
A

rotating anode

76
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how much mSv does Dental, intraoral have

and how many BERT

A

0.06 mSv
- 1 week

76
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how much mSV from a chest radiograph
and how many BERT

A

0.08 mSv
- 10 days

77
Q

how much mSv from a cervical spine

and how many BERT

A

0.1 mSv

  • 2 weeks
78
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how much mSv from a thoracic spine

and how many BERT

A

1.5 mSv

  • 6 months
79
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how much mSv from a lumbar spine \

and BERT

A

3.0 mSv

  • 1 year
80
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how much mSv for Upper GI series

and BERT

A

4.5 mSv

  • 1.5 years
81
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how much mSv for a Lower GI series

and BERT

A

6.0 mSv

  • 2 years
82
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how much mSv for skull

and BERT

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0.07 mSv

  • 11 days
83
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how much mSv for hip

and BERT

A

0.3 mSv
- 7 weeks

84
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how much mSv for abdomen

and BERT

A

0.7 mSv

  • 4 months
85
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how much mSv for a pelvis

and BERT

A

0.7 mSv
- 4 months

86
Q

how much mSv for limbs and joints except hips

and BERT

A

<0.01 mSv

  • <1.5 days
87
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how much mSv for CT brain

and BERT

A

2.0 mSv

  • 1 year
88
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how much mSv for CT chest

and BERT

A

8.0 mSv

  • 3.6 years
89
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how much mSv for CT abdomen/pelvis

and BERT

A

10.0 mSv

  • 4.5 years

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