Chapter 6: The X-ray tube Flashcards
A support system that is the most frequently used
ceiling support system
It consists of two perpendicular sets of ceiling-mounted rails
ceiling support system
It has a single column with rollers at each end, one attached to a ceiling-mounted rail and the other attached to a floor-mounted rail
floor-to-ceiling support system
so called because the system is shaped like a C
C-arm support system
Interventional radiology suites often are equipped with what system?
C-arm support system
When x-rays are produced, they are emitted _
isotropically
The x-rays emitted through the window are called
useful beam
X-rays that escape through the protective housing are called what
leakage radiation
They contribute nothing in the way of diagnostic information and result in unnecessary exposure of the patient and the radiologic technologist
leakage radiation
guards against excessive radiation exposure and electric shock
protective housing
