First Lecture Flashcards
spatial resolution of screen film
spatial resolution of screen film
spatial resolution of digital radiography
spatial resolution of mammography
.05-.1
spatial resolution of fluroscopy
.125mm
spatial resolution of CT
.3mm
spatial resolution of SPECT
7mm
spatial resolution of PET
5mm
spatial resolution of MRI
1mm
spatial resolution of ultrasound
.3mm
what are the five distinct bands of the EM spectrum
radio, infrared, visible, UV, XR and gamma
what is the distinction between XR and gamma rays
Xrays originate from atomic/valence electron interactions and game rays originate from nuclear interactions
what are 4 elementary particles of importance to medical imaging
proton, electron, positron, neutron
what is the symbol, charge, and rest mass or energy equivalent of a proton
p1H+, 1+, and 1.007276amu/938 MeV
what is the symbol, charge, and rest mass or energy equivalent of a electron
a. e-
b. -1
c. 0.000549 amu/0.511Mev
what is the symbol, charge, and rest mass or energy equivalent of a positron
a. β+
b. +1
c. 0.000549 amu/0.511Mev
what is the symbol, charge, and rest mass or energy equivalent of a neutron
a. n
b. neutral (0)
c. 1.008665 amu/940 MeV
who developed the shell model of an atom
Bohr
what are the shells called
K, L, M, N, O. P. Q
what is the maximum capacity of the k shell
2
what is the maximum capacity of the L shell
8
what is the maximum capacity of the m shell
18
what is the maximum capacity of the N shell
32
what is the maximum capacity of the kOshell
50
what is the maximum capacity of the P shell
72
what is the maximum capacity of the Q shell
98
name the two types of radiation occurring from electron transitions
characteristic XRay transmission and auger electron emission