Miscellaneous
These are the 3 cardinal principles of radiation protection.
What is time, distance, and shielding?
This is the base SI (metric) units for mass.
What is a kilogram?
The filament is often made out of this.
What is tungsten?
The autotransformer is located in this part of the circuit.
What is the primary circuit?
The rotation of electrons on their axis is the property called this.
What is electron spin?
This individual is attributed with the discovery of the electron.
Who is JJ Thomson?
Electric power is measured in this.
What are watts?
The target in a stationary anode is made from this:
What is tungsten in a copper block?
The step-down transformer is located in this circuit.
What is the filament?
A coil of wire wound around an iron core.
What is an electromagnet?
The electric generator is most closely associated with experiments conducted by this person.
Who is Faraday?
Electric resistance is measured in this.
What are ohms?
The target in a rotating is made from this.
What is tungsten-rhenium alloy.
The rheostat is located in this circuit.
What is the filament circuit?
The rate of rise and fall of a sine wave is called this.
What is frequency?
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum is ionizing?
What is x-rays and gamma rays?
This is the unit of electric potential.
What is the volt.
This is the total amount of filtration on an x-ray tube.
What is 2.5 mm Al equivalent?
This process converts alternating current to direct current in the x-ray circuit.
What is rectification?
The reduction of radiation intensity due to scattering and absorption.
What is attenuation?
Leakage radiation must not exceed _____ mGy/hr at _____meter when operated at maximum conditions.
What is 1 and 1?
This is the special unit used to measure exposure dose.
What is C/kg?
This process controls anode rotation.
What is electromagnetic induction?
This maintains a constant voltage level in a x-ray circuit.
What is the line compensator?
This momentarily stores electric charge.
What is a capacitor?