Particulate Radiation
What is a type of particulate?
Electrons
Alpha
Protons
Neutrons
What are the ways in which electromagnetic radiation moves through space?
Particle and Wave
What is one property of x-ray?
invisible, no mass, waves/high frequency/short length, interact w/matter-causes ionization
What are the two types of x-ray produced?
general radiation or characteristics radiation
What does primary radiation refer to?
the penetrating beam or useful beam produced at the target of anode and exits the tubehead
What does an electron consist of?
Cathode Rays
Beta particles
What properties are focused on in reference to electromagnetic radiation?
velocity, wavelength, frequency
What is the definition of x-ray?
weightless bundles on energy(photons)
What is the percentage of x-ray energy produced by general radiation?
70%
What does secondary radiation refers to?
x-radiation the is created when the primary beams interact with matter
What is a Beta particle?
Fast moving electron emited from the nucleus of a radioactive atom
What is capable of ionization on the electromagnetic spectrum?
x-rays, gamma
What is the speed in which x-ray travels at?
speed of light
What is the kV in which characteristics radiation occurs at?
70kV or higher
What is scatter radiation?
a form of secondary radiation which is the result of x-ray which has been deflected from its pathway by the interaction with matter
What is a cathode Ray?
a stream of high speed of electrons that originate in an x-ray tube
What does frequency refer to?
number of wavelengths that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
What type of electromagnetic waves does x-ray posess?
both particle and wave concept
What determines the energy and wavelengths of x-rays?
how electrons interact with the tungsten atoms in the anode
What the percentage in which Compton scatter radiation occurs?
62%
What is the key difference between particulate radiation and electromagnetic radiation?
travels in a straight line and has a mass
What defines whether the electromagnetic radiation is ionizing vs. non ionizing
What is the electrical charge of x-ray?
no charge
What is the interaction of the electrons on the nucleus of the tungsten in general radiation?
comes close and slows down
What is the two types of scatter radiation?
coherent and compton