Brems
Characteristic
Compton
Photoelectric
100

Bremsstrahlung is a German word that means...

Braking or braking radiation

100

When are characteristic xrays produced?

When the projectile electron interacts with an inner shell electron of the target atom.

100

Compton is the major source of...

Occupational dose.

100

Photoelectric interactions are responsible for...

Patient dose.

200

What energy can brems xrays be produced at?

Any projectile electron energy.

200

When are characteristic xrays emitted?

When an outer shell electron fills an inner shell void

Characteristic cascade

200

The projectile xray photon interacts with what shell to create a Compton interaction?

Outer shell.

200

At what shell of the atom does a Photoelectric interaction occurr?

Inner shell

300

A low energy brems xray results when...

The electron is barely influenced by the nucleus

300

The Characteristic xray has energy equal to...

The difference in the binding energies of the orbital electrons involved.

300

Compton scattering reduces...

Image Contrast

300

What is the electron removed from the atom called?

Photoelectron

400

At 100 kVp, approximately __% of the xray beam is brems

85%

400

What kVp has to be set to have K-Characteristic x-rays?

70 kVp

400
The energy if the ejected electron is equal to...

Its binding energy & kinetic energy it leaves the atom with.

400

What type of x-rays are produced after a photoelectric interaction occurs?

Characteristic x-rays.

500

Brems xrays are produced when..

A projectile electron is slowed by the nuclear field of a target atom nucleus

500

The effective energy of characteristic xrays increases with...

Increasing atomic number of the target element.

500

Compton scattered x-rays can be deflected in any direction, including...

180 degrees

500

A photoelectric interaction cannot occur unless...

The incident x-ray has energy equal to or greater than the electron binding energy.