RADPRO MODULE 6

Question 1

what are the 3 things produce in the interaction of electron in the x-ray tube

Answer 1

anode heat, characteristic rad, and bremsstrahlung

Question 2

what will happen in the quantity if you incre the mAs

Answer 2

increase

Question 3

what will happen to the quality if you increase the mAs or current

Answer 3

no change in quality

Question 4

what will happen to the quantity if oyu increase the kvp

Answer 4

increase

Question 5

what will happen to the quality if you increase the kvp

Answer 5

increase

Question 6

what will happen to the quality if you add filtration

Answer 6

increase

Question 7

what will happen to the quantitiy if you increase the filtration

Answer 7

decrease

Question 8

what will happen to the quantity if you increase the voltage ripple

Answer 8

decrease

Question 9

what will happen to the quality if oyu increase the voltage ripple

Answer 9

decrease

Question 10

The primary function of the x-ray imaging system

Answer 10

accelerate electrons

Question 11

3 principal parts of x-ray imaging system

Answer 11

operating system, high voltage generator, and the x-ray tube

Question 12

The distance between the filament and the x-ray tube target is only approximately

Answer 12

1 cm

Question 13

Electrons traveling from cathode to anode constitute the x-ray tube current

Answer 13

projectile electron

Question 14

When these projectile electrons hit the heavy metal atoms of the x-ray tube target, they transfer their

Answer 14

kinetic energy

Question 15

the kinetic energy from the electron is converted into______

Answer 15

thermal heat, electromagnetic energy (infrared and xray

Question 16

responsible for most of the heat generated in the anodes of x-ray tubes.

Answer 16

excitation and return of outer shell electrons

Question 17

how many percent of kinetic energy is converted to heat

Answer 17

99

Question 18

how many kinetic energy is converted into x-ray

Answer 18

1%

Question 19

what will happen to the heat production if you increase kVp

Answer 19

increase

Question 20

what will happen to the x-ray production if you increase kVp

Answer 20

increase

Question 21

what will be produce if the projectile electron interacts with an inner-shell electron of the target atom rather than with an outer shell electron

Answer 21

characteristic x-ray

Question 22

only ___ of tungsten are useful for imaginge

Answer 22

k-characteristics x-rays

Question 23

the energy of the x-ray depends on what??

Answer 23

the atomic number of target element

Question 24

A projectile electron that completely avoids the orbital electrons as it passes through a target atom may come sufficiently close to the nucleus of the atom to come under the influence of its electric field.

Answer 24

Bremsstrahlung Radiation

Question 25

Bremsstrahlung is a German word that means

Answer 25

“slowed-down radiation.”

Question 26

*In the diagnostic range, most x-rays

Answer 26

bremsstrahlung x-rays

Question 27

to the range of types of balls or values of any quantity such as x-rays.

Answer 27

spectrum

Question 28

contains all possible values

Answer 28

continuous spectrum

Question 29

contains only specific values

Answer 29

discrete spectrum