Xray Production Flashcards

0
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Distance between the filament and the xray tube target is approx

A

1 cm

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1
Q

The enegy of motion

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Kinetic energy

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2
Q

Accelerating force needs to _____ of electrons

A

Raise the velocity

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3
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Electrons travelling from cathode to anode

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Projectile electrons

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4
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___% pf the KE of peojectile electrons is converted to heat

A

99

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5
Q

Tube current and anode heat is

A

Directly proportional

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6
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Emitted when an outer shell electron fills an inner shell void

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Characteristic radiation

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7
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Result to ionize the target atom through removal of an inner shell

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Chatacteristic radiation

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8
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Ejection of an inner shell electron resulted to

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Void in k shell

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9
Q

Only the _____ are useful in imaging

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K- characteristic xray of tungsten

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10
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It is the characteristic of the target element

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Characteristics

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11
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Higher atomic number, _____ the energy of characteristic xray

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Higher

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12
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Known as general , white radiation, polychromatic or continuous

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Bremsstrahlung

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13
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Electromagnetic radiation generated when negatively charged electrons in motion are deflected by positively charged atomic model nuclei

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Bremsstrahlung radiation

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14
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Interaction bet projectile and nuclear force field

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Bremsstrahlung radiation

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15
Q

Loss of kinetic energy

A

Bremsstrahlung xrays

16
Q

Bremsstralung is a german word means

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“Slowed down radiation”

“Braking radiation”

17
Q

Refers to the deceleration of electrons as the cause of the radiation

A

Bremsstrahlung

18
Q

Bremsstrahlung xray has an energy up to

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70 keV