What is the primary function of an x-ray machine is to convert ______________ energy into _____________ energy?
electrical to electromagnetic
Charge of an atom
no charge; p = e
The angstrom is what?
measures the distance between crests of an x-ray wave
what temp necessary for thermionic emission?
2200 C
What does KCCL mean?
kVp
Controls
Contrast
Quality
"A" number is?
number of p + n in nucleus
what holds the nucleus of an atom together?
strong nuclear force
the specific source of electrons in the tube is?
filament
The longer the wavelength means what type of frequency?
lower
electrons have an atomic mass number of?
almost 0
to calculate the number of neutrons in the nucleus when A and Z are known is?
subtract Z from A
specific source of x-rays in the x-ray tube is?
focusing spot on anode
which state of matter are the basic particles separated by great distances?
gas state
The number of protons in the nucleus is known as?
Z # (atomic number)
What happens to wavelength and penetrating energy of the beam as kVp increases?
wavelength gets shorter and penetrating energy increases
process of boiling off electrons?
thermionic emission
The number of waves that go by on 1 second is called?
frequency
What are the fundamental particles in an atom?
p, n, e-
What does mAsdn mean?
values for c?
186,000 miles per second
3 x 1010 cm/second
3 x 108 m/second
formula used to calculate max number of e- in each shell
2n2