X-ray Emission Spectrum Ch 7 Flashcards

1
Q

The primary beam is characterized by…

A

Quantity and Quality

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2
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What is the quantity of the beam?

A

The number of x-rays in the beam

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3
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What is the quality of the beam?

A

The penetrability of the beam

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4
Q

Quantity is also known as…

A

Intensity and radiation exposure

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5
Q

What is quantity measured in?

A

Roentgens or milliroentgens

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6
Q

Quantity is ______ proportional to mAs.

A

Directly

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7
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What is the ratio of x-ray quantity and mAs?

A

I1 = mAs 1
_________
I2= mAs2

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8
Q

If you double the mAs, what happens to the intensity?

A

You double the intensity

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9
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What is the ratio of x-ray quantity and kVp?

A

I1= (kVp1)2
_________
I2 = (kVp2)2

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10
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Quantity is proportional to the _____ of the ratio of the kVp.

A

Square

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11
Q

What is used to determine how kVp affects the quantity?

A

15% rule

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12
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What is the 15% rule?

A

If you increase the kVp by 15% you will double the mAs/ density on the image

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13
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What would happen to the density if you decrease the kVp by 15%?

A

You would half the mAs/ density

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14
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Quantity varies _____ as the square of the distance from the target.

A

Inversely

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15
Q

What is the square law?

A

mAs1 = (SID1)2
____________
mAs2 = (SID2)2

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16
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To maintain a constant exposure to the image receptor when SID changes, _____ must be increased by the SID2.

17
Q

What are factors that affect quantity?

A
  1. mAs
  2. kVp
  3. Distance
  4. Filtration
18
Q

What does filtration do to x-rays?

A

The quantity is reduced by removing low energy x-rays.

19
Q

Why would you want to remove low energy photons?

A

Because they only increase pt. dose

20
Q

What factors affect quality?

A
  1. kVp

2. Filtration

21
Q

Factors that affect x-ray beam quality also influence radiographic ________.

22
Q

______ and mAs do not affect quality.

23
Q

In radiography the quality of x-rays are measured in _____.

24
Q

The HVL of an x-ray beam is the thickness of absorbing material necessary to reduce the x-ray _____ to 1/2 of its original value

25
A diagnostic x-ray beam usually has an HVL in the range of _____ AL or 3-6 cm of soft tissue
3-5mm
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Quality is increased as ___ is increased.
kVp
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An increase in ______ will effect the x-ray emission spectrum to shift to the high energy side (to the right of the curve) indicating an increase in the effective energy of the beam.
kVp
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An increase in kVp also causes an increase in ____.
HVL
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Quality is increased with increased _______.
Filtration
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What is the primary purpose of filtration?
To remove low energy photons
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Why is aluminum primarily used?
1. Efficiency- Photoelectric effect 2. Availability 3. Cost
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What are the types of filtration?
1. Inherent filtration 2. Added filtration 3. Compensating filters 4. Total filtration
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What is inherent filtration?
Glass or metal enclosure of the tube
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The tube starts with ____ AL equivalent filtration.
.5mm
35
Inherent filtration will increase with age due to...
Sunburning
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What is added filtration?
Something that is placed between the tube and the collimator (usually AL)
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What are compensating filters?
Used to produce a uniform intensity on the image receptor when imaging body parts of varying thicknesses
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How is total filtration found?
By adding the thicknesses of the filters in the tube, collimator housing and compensating filters
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What is the most common compensating filter?
Wedge