Chapter 6

Question 1

What are the two classifications of medical x-ray units?

Answer 1

Diagnostic or therapeutic

Question 2

What is the diagnostic x-ray range?

Answer 2

Approximately 10-1,200 milliamperes (mA) , 0,001-10 seconds, at a peak kilovoltage (kVp) of approximately 25-150

Question 3

The radio graphic table is designed to?

Answer 3

Support the patient in a position that will enhance radiographic examination.

Question 4

The tabletop must be uniformly ___________ to easily permit x-rays to pass through.

Answer 4

Radiolucent

Question 5

What are two serious disadvantages of curved table tops?

Answer 5

It is difficult for the radiographer to maintain a patient accurately in an oblique or lateral position on a curved top, and the top is entirely useless as a level support surface for an image receptor during tabletop radiography.

Question 6

The tabletop must be…

Answer 6

Easily cleaned, hard to scratch, and without crevices where radiographic contrast media can accumulate.

Question 7

What two models are table available in?

Answer 7

Fixed or tilting

Question 8

Fixed tables….

Answer 8

Do not permit tilting the patient’s head or feet down. They are designed for diagnostic radiographic work only.

Question 9

Tilting tables are sometimes described by their _________.

Answer 9

Tilting capability

Question 10

The table is usually at a height that reduce physical strain on the ____________.

Answer 10

Radiographer

Question 11

What three functions can a compression band serve?

Answer 11

-restrain patients who are unable to cooperate
-compress abdominal tissue for a more uniform subject density
-compress the renal ureters to restrict the flow of urine to the bladder until they are released