X-Ray Circuit and Tube Heat Management

Question 1

Three Sections of X-Ray Circuit:

Answer 1

Low Voltage,FIlament Circuit and High Voltage

Question 2

The primary process of changing alternating current into a direct current so it flows in one dirrection only

Answer 2

Rectification

Question 3

The primary purpose is to supply a low current of heat to the X-ray tube filament:

Answer 3

Filament circuit

Question 4

The primary purpose is to vary the voltage to the primary side of the step-up transformer:

Answer 4

The Autotransformer

Question 5

The primary purpose of the high-voltage circuit is to supply the X-ray tube with voltage high enough to create X-rays

Answer 5

High-Voltage Circuit

Question 6

The primary purpose is to change AC into direct current DC

Answer 6

Rectifier

Question 7

Prevent Backflow:

Answer 7

Diodes

Question 8

Is an electronic device that permits current to flow in one direction only:

Answer 8

DIode

Question 9

Are used in half-wave rectification:

Answer 9

Two Diodes

Question 10

Are powered by a single source of AC current:

Answer 10

Single Phrase X-ray Generator

Question 11

Are powered by three separate sources of AC current at the same time

Answer 11

Three Phrase X-Ray Generator

Question 12

Is a complex microprocessor circuit built into the generator and X-ray table and tied directly to the mA,kVp,and exposure time controls

Answer 12

The AEC system

Question 13

Phototimers and Ionization chambers:

Answer 13

AEC control sensors