Equipment Ch. 10

Front 1

Secondary radiation is described by described by which:
a. behave in the same manner as scattered rad
b. are char. X rays produced after a photoelectric interaction
c. energy is related to the differences in the binding energy of the shells involved
d. all of the above.

Back 1

d. all the above

Front 2

Compton interactions, photoelectric absorption and transmitted x rays contribute to ______

Back 2

differential absorption

Front 3

attenuation is caused by _____ and ______.

Back 3

absorption and scattering

Front 4

Barium is a good contrast agent because of its_______

Back 4

high atomic number (has more electrons)

Front 5

As kVp increases the probability of photoelectric absorption ______

Back 5

decreases

Front 6

K shell binding energy increases with increasing ____

Back 6

atomic number

Front 7

Only at energies at 10 MeV can this nuclear event ______ take place

Back 7

photodisintegration

Front 8

mass density accounts for the differences seen in tissues during a . mammo
b. hand

Back 8

a. mammo

Front 9

T or F
compton effect is independent of atomic number

Back 9

True

Front 10

T or F
scatter radiation has a shorter wavelength than the incident x ray

Back 10

False

Front 11

what kVp is used to penetrate barium to see the lumen of a structure

Back 11

90 kVp

Front 12

clinical x rays are considered to be
polyenergetic
monoenergetic

Back 12

polyenergetic