8.4
Which characteristic is reduced as x-ray energy increases?
X-ray wavelength.
Minimum wavelength is related to______?
the kinetic energy of the projectile electron.
How would the emission spectrum be affected by the addition of 2 mm A1 filtration? The relative position of the spectrum would_______?
Shift to the right and the amplitude would be lower.
The wavelength of an x-ray is_____?
Inversely proportional to its energy.
that region of the x-ray emission spectrum associated with minimum wavelength is the_______?
Highest-energy bremsstrahlung x-ray
How would the emission spectrum be affected if the power supply were changed from single phase to three phase? The relative position of the spectrum would______?
Shift to the right, amplitude would increase, characteristic lines increase in height.
The product of Planck's constant (h) and the velocity of light (c) has units of_____?
Jm
If one knows the minimum wavelength of an x-ray emission spectrum, one can calculate______?
Maximum projectile electron energy.
If one knows the minimum wavelength of a given x-ray beam, the kVp of operation can be determined if one also knows which of the following fixed values:
a. Planck's constant
b. nothing more is needed
c. the mA
d. the mAs
e. the voltage waveform
a. Planck's constant.
To calculate minimum x-ray wavelength, one must know the value of______?
The relationship of minimum wavelength to maximum x-ray energy is sometimes called the_________?
Duane-hunt law