Radiography & Equipment

Question 1

What types of X-ray units are there?

Answer 1

Continuous wave or pulse

Question 2

What does Kv or KvP mean?

Answer 2

The ability of the X-ray machine to penetrate a material (Kv is kilovolt, KvP is kilovolt peak)

Question 3

What is the primary use of the X-ray machine?

Answer 3

To look inside of the container

Question 4

What type of X-ray machine is the Golden XR-200?

Answer 4

Pulse

Question 5

How are X-rays captured using the Phosphor screens?

Answer 5

When exposed to X-rays, the phosphor screen captures the energy of the X-rays and stores the pattern as a latent image

Question 6

What radioactive isotope is inside the Golden XR-200 X-ray machine?

Answer 6

There is NO radioactive isotope in the XR-200

Question 7

What is the beam angle of the XR-200 X-ray machine?

Answer 7

40 degrees

Question 8

What is the service life of the X-ray tube in the Golden XR-200 X-ray machine?

Answer 8

100,000 pulses

Question 9

What is the effect when the phosphorus screen is placed 1 foot behind the package?

Answer 9

Items appear larger

Question 10

True or False? X-rays can cause some PIR sensors to function?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

How close should the LOGOS panel or cassette be placed to the package for the best picture?

Answer 11

1/4 to 1/2 inches away

Question 12

What are the safety distances for use when training with the Golden XR-200?

Answer 12

20 feet to the rear and sides, 100 feet to the front