Test 2 Chapters 3-4 Flashcards
Properties of electromagnetic energy or regions of electromagnetic spectrum
Wavelength
Velocity
Amplitude
Frequency
Smallest QUANTITY of any electromagnetic radiation
Or
Small bundle of energy called a quantum.
No mass no charge
X-rays and gamm rays
Photon
Structures that transmit X-rays
They penetrate at a minimum of attenuation and are nearly invisible on radiographs
Radiolucency
The math relationship of intensity with density from a point source.
And inversely proportional
The Inverse Square Law
The # of wavelengths passing a point per second
Frequency
Energy CAN be transformed into another kind of energy but it can NOT be created or destroyed.
The law of conversion of energy
Gamma ray
Ionizing electromagnetic energy that is emitted from the nucleus of radioactive atom
The wide range of electromagnetic radiation described by WL, F, and Energy.
Electromagnetic spectrum
Sinusoidal variation (sine waves)
Mathematical or graph description of simple harmonic motion.
**Variations of amplitude over time
A single unit of electromagnetic radiation ?
Quantum
Visible light
The middle of the spectrum extending from 400nm-700nm (blue-red)
Wavelength math
Velocity math
Or electromagnetic radiation is constant
6.2 x 10-7
3x10’8 OR 186,000 mile/s
Test question!!!
800Hz frequency
50cm wavelength
Velocity= 400 m/s
Distance=2400m
What’s the Wavelength of 10-4m
3x10’12 Hz
Wave equation
Velocity = FxWL
What are the units of measure in the 3 imaging spectrum ?
Radiofrequency=Frequency =hertz (Hz)
Visible light =wavelength=meters(m)
X radiation by energy= electron volts (eV)
What is the energy range of diagnostic x rays ??
20-150keV
The difference between gamma rays and X-rays?
X-rays are emitted from the electron cloud
Gamma rays come from the Nucleus
Some regions of electromagnetic spectrum enhance like waves and some behave like particles.
What is this phenomenon called?
The wave particle duality of electromagnetic radiation
The reduction of X-ray beam intensity bcuz of absorption and scatter
Attenuation
What is the frequency of 70keV?
1.69 x 10’19 Hz
Radiopaque
Radiolucent
bones
Tissues
Objects observe light in 3 degrees
Transmission(not at all)
Attenuation (partially)
Absorption (completely)
The term field describes what
Interactions of different energies, forces, and masses that can not be seen.
The magnetic field
Interaction of magnetic poles
Sunlight has two types of visible light:
Infrared
Ultraviolet
Radiofrequencys is measured in what?
Hz
Has low energy and long wavelengths
The microwave has what kind of wavelengths ?
Very short
The shorter the photon wavelength; the _____ the photon energy
Higher!
X-rays behave as though they are _____
Visible light behaves like
Particles
a wave
The rise and fall of a sine wave is:
The Frequency
The #’s in electromagnetic radiation
The distance in electromagnetic radiation
Frequency
Wavelength