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100

With a lower mAs value, there would be _________ photons striking the image receptor:

What is Fewer?

100

A DI number which is negative will indicate

What is Underexposure?

100

An exposure is made using 400 π‘šπ΄and 0.05 𝑠. What is the resulting mAs?

What is 20 mAs?

100

True or False:

Long exposure times are the direct cause of motion

What is False?

200

Exposure time is abbreviated as

What is "s"

200

A DI number which is positive will indicate:

What is Oveerexposure

200

An exposure is made at 300 mA and 150 ms. What is the total mAs?

What is 45 mAs?

200

The range of exposures that can be captured by an image receptor while still producing a usable image

What is Exposure Latitude?

300

In digital radiography, which technical factor is considered the primary controller of patient skin dose

What is mAs?

300

Small blotches and insufficient exposure is known as

What is Quantum Mottle?

300

An exposure was made 100 mA & an exposure time of 0.25 seconds are used for an exam, what would be the new mA if the exposure time is changed to 0.125 seconds?

uX=25/(0.125) = What is X=200

u 25 =X(0.125)

300

mAs only affecting the beam quantity will directly affect the dose to: Three answers

What is 

  • Patient
  • Part
  • Staff
400

The greatest enemy to spatial resolution and sharpness is

What is motion?


400

The ratio of meaningful anatomic signal to background electronic or photon noise

What is Signal-to-Noise?

400

If a technologist changes from 10 π‘šπ΄π‘ to 20 π‘šπ΄π‘ , what happens to the number of electrons hitting the anode?

What is it doubles?

400

Which component of the x-ray tube is directly responsible for the 'mA' setting by controlling the heating of the filament?

What is the filament circuit?

The filament circuit regulates the temperature of the filament, which determines the rate of thermionic emission (mA)

500

High temperatures of the filament causes more electrons to be boiled off through

What is thermionic emissions?


500

While improper to patient care, ALARA, and overall radiographic standards, some systems can compensate for overexposures in excess of _____%, sometimes up to 600%

What is 200%?


500

Which mA station and time combination will produce the highest receptor exposure?

 A.400 π‘šπ΄ at 0.05 𝑠

 B.100 π‘šπ΄at 0.5 𝑠

C. 600 π‘šπ΄ at 0.1 𝑠

D.200 π‘šπ΄ at 0.2 𝑠

What is 600 mA @ 0.1 s (60mAs)

500

All of the following could lead to Quantum Mottle (Three answers): 

What is 

  • Rectifier failure
  • Insufficient mAs
  • Insufficient kVp