Interactions
This interaction slow and redirects the electron as it passes by the nucleus, creating a photon.
What is a Bremsstrahlung interaction?
Decreasing filament size will result in this change of radiographic image quality.
What is improved resolution?
The ability to duplicate mAs with different settings.
What is the law of reciprocity?
There are millions of these in each lung.
What are alveoli?
This interaction contributes most radiation to patient dose.
What is a Photoelectric interaction?
This interaction inside the tube causes a cascading electron event.
what is a characteristic interaction?
This has an atomic number of 82.
What is lead?
This is the x-ray image before processing.
What is the latent image?
This consists of the pharynx, trachea, Bronchi, and Two lungs.
What is the respiratory system?
This makes x-rays and gamma rays dangerous.
What is ionization?
This is the difference between the x-ray photons that are absorbed versus those that penetrate the body.
What is differential absorption?
This is the primary control for spatial resolution.
What is the focal spot?
OF the four factors effecting attentuation, this factor is the only indirect relationship.
What is the x-ray beam quality.
This positioning landmark aligns with the T2 and T3 vertebrae.
What is the jugular notch?
This acronym stands for As Low As Reasonably Achievable.
What is ALARA?
It is the binding energy level for tungsten at the K-shell
What is 69.5?
This primary control is utilized to correct quantum noise.
What is mAs?
This measures spatial resolution.
What is the Line Pairs per Millimeter.
This is the most proxmial carpal bone on the lateral aspect of the hand.
What is the scaphoid?
This particle consists of two protons and two neutrons and is similar to the element helium.
What is an Alpha particle
This is the percentage of characteristic interactions versus Bremsstrahlung interactions.
What is 90% Bremsstrahlung and 10% characteristic?
By default, this amount of kVP will double mAs when using energy levels at 105 KVP
What is 120.75 kVp?
This refers to the smallest object that can be detected in a a radiographic image.
What is spatial resolution?
This can be found on the distal posterior region of the humerus.
What is the coronoid fossa?
This person was the first to be documented as dying from x-ray exposure.
Who is Clarence Dally?