Chapter 5 Exam Flashcards
Anode side is the _______ side of the tube
positive
Anode (positive side of the tube) made of _______ because it has a very high _____ _____ and a high ______ ______ (__)
tungsten, melting point, atomic number (74)
anode serves as:
A target for electron interaction to produce x rays.
As an electrical and thermal conductor
what does the x-ray tube guard against?
leakage radiation
photons inside the x-ray tube housing leave through the ______ and are the ______ _____
window, primary beam
the x-ray tube housing protects against:
electric shock
inside the housing, the x-ray tube is surrounded by ____ (______ ____) - possible cooling fan
oil (dissipate housing)
the main purpose of the x-ray tube is to maintain a ______ within the tube to prevent _______ ______
vacuum, electrical arcing
__% of the electrons that hit the anode target are turned into heat, and __% are converted to x-ray
99%, 1%
what is the advantage of a rotating anode?
spreads the heat produced during x-ray production over a larger surface area
anode is made of:
copper (shaft)
molybdenum (disc base and core)
tungsten (outside)
the anode is rotates using an:
induction motor
what are the two parts of the induction motor?
stator & rotor
what is the stator made up of?
electromagnets arranged in pairs around the rotor
what is the rotor made up of?
iron core (iron bars embedded in the copper shaft) surrounded by coils
what happens when you press the exposure button half way down?
Stator windings energized
sequentially & rotor accelerated to designated rpm
what happens when you press the exposure button all the way down?
Filament is Heated-Electrons cloud is forming
“BEEP” – kVp is applied, electrons strike the anode, photons are produced
When the angle of the target face is less than __ degrees, the effective focal spot will be smaller than the actual
45
The target angles are __ to __ degrees for a general-purpose tube (__ degrees is the most common)
7 to 18, 12
The smaller the anode angle, the ______ the effective focal spot will be while maintaining a large actual focal spot area
smaller