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Interaction Flashcards

0
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The reduction in radiation intensity as a result of absorption and scattering

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Attenuation

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1
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X-ray disappears

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Absorption

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2
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Partial absorption

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Attenuation

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3
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Absorbs many x-rays

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Radiopaque

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4
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Absorbs few x-rays

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Radiolucent

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5
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What are the 2 factors that determine attenuation?

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Atomic number(Z#) - number of protons in the nucleus

Tissue Density

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6
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Produced whenever x-rays interact with any type of matter

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Secondary radiation

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7
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Completely absorbed and energy emitted

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Secondary radiation

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8
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A type of secondary radiation that only loses some energy and continues in another direction

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Scatter radiation

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9
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Primary radiation has what type of energy?

Secondary?

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High

Low

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10
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Occurs within the patient

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Secondary radiation

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11
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Results in higher patient dose

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Secondary radiation

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12
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What type of radiation happens to technologists?

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Scatter radiation

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13
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Passes through the tube housing

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Leakage radiation

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14
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Passes through the window

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Primary radiation

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15
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Produced when primary interacts with matter

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Secondary radiation

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16
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Primary and secondary rays which exit the patient and interacts with technologist

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Remnant radiation

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17
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Occurs anytime radiation interacts with matter

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Secondary radiation

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18
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Increases with the use of increased kVp

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Secondary radiation

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19
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Travels at the speed of light

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Secondary radiation

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20
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Occurs at lower kVp

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Secondary radiation

21
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Increases patient dose

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Secondary radiation

22
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What are the five types of interaction energies?

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  1. Classical/Coherent/Thompson
  2. Photoelectric
  3. Compton
  4. Pair production
  5. Photodisintegration
23
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kVp is lower than 10

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Classical interaction

24
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No ionization occurs

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Classical interaction

25
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Has low kVp’s

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Photoelectric interaction

26
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Interacts with the K shell

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Photoelectric interaction

27
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Absorption at the inner K shell

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Photo electric interaction

28
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Where secondary radiation occurs

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Photoelectric interaction

29
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Is used a lot in mammography

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Photoelectric interaction

30
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High contrast

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Photoelectric interaction

31
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Dependent on the atomic number

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Photoelectric interaction

32
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As atomic number increases, photoelectric absorption ________.

33
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Deals with higher kVp

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Compton interaction

34
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Interacts with the outershell electron

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Compton interaction

35
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Results in scatter radiation

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Compton interaction

36
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Not useful for images but we have to have it

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Compton interaction

37
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Electron diverges at any direction or angle

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Compton interaction

38
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Occurs throughout diagnostic range

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Compton interaction

39
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Knocks out outershell electrons

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Compton interaction

40
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Attenuation

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Compton interaction

41
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Increases radiographer dose

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Compton interaction

42
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Energies greater than 1.02 MeV

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Pair production

43
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Used in nuclear medicine and PET’s

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Pair production

44
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What type of atomic number does barium have?

45
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Has two positrons and one electron

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Pair production

46
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Used in radiation therapy

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Photodisintegration

47
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Energies above 10 MeV

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Photodisintegration

48
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Interacts with nuclear force field and then disappears

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Pair production

49
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Interacts with nucleus

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Photodisintegration

50
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Photon absorbed by nucleus and nuclear fragment is emitted

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Photodisintegration

51
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Unimportant in diagnostic radiation

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Pair production & Photodisintegration

XRAY 111 (12 decks)

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