Radiation Physics (Chapter 2)

Front 1

Negative electrode, consists of a tungsten wire filament in a cup-shaped holder made of molybdenum

Back 1

Cathode

Front 2

Flow of electrons thought a conductor

Back 2

Electric Current

Front 3

Energy that is used to make x-rays

Back 3

Electricity

Front 4

Result of matter is alterd

Back 4

Energy

Front 5

Gains or loses an electron & becomes electrically unbalanced

Back 5

Ion

Front 6

Strongest binding energy & how they maintain their orbit

Back 6

Closet to the nucleus

By electrstatic force or attraction`

Front 7

3 types of electromagnetic radiation that are capable of ionizing

Back 7

Cosmic Rays

Gamma Rays

X-Rays

Front 8

Speed of a wave

Back 8

Velocity

Front 9

Distance between the crests of one wave & the crest of the next

Back 9

Wavelength

Front 10

Number of wavelengths that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

Back 10

Frequency

Front 11

Form of energy carried by waves or stream of particles

Back 11

Radiation

Front 12

High-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube

Back 12

X-Radiation

Front 13

A stream of high-speed electrons that originate from the cathode in a x-ray tube

Back 13

Cathode Ray

Front 14

Production of ions, or process of converting an atom into ions, losing an electron

Back 14

Ionization

Front 15

Energy with no mass or weight & travels as waves at the speed of light

Back 15

Photon

Front 16

Conversion of AC to DC

Back 16

Rectification

Front 17

Measurement of electrical force that cause electrons to move from a negative pole to a positive one

Back 17

Voltage

Front 18

Speeding electrons slow down because of their interactions with the tungsten in the anode

Back 18

General Radiation

Front 19

Produced when a high-speed electron dislodges an inner-shell electron from the tungsten atom & causes ionization of that atom

Back 19

Characteristic Radiation

Front 20

What determines the speed of electrons that travel from the cathode to the anode

Back 20

Voltage

Front 21

Accelerate electrons & generate x-ray in the x-ray tube, controlled by kilovoltage setting

Back 21

High-Voltage Circuit

Front 22

Regulates flow of electrical current controlled by milliampere setting

Back 22

Filament Circuit

Front 23

Measurement of the number of electrons moving though a conductor

Back 23

Amperage

Front 24

Total transfer of energy from the x-ray photon to the atoms of matter though the x-ray beam passes

Back 24

Absorption

Front 25

What type of electoral charge does the electron carry

Back 25

Negative Charge

Front 26

Which term describes tow or more atoms that are joined by chemical bonds

Back 26

Molecule

Front 27

What regulates the flow of electrical current to the filament of the x-ray tube

Back 27

Low-Voltage Circuit

Front 28

Which of the following is used to increase the voltage in the high-voltage circuit

Back 28

Step-up Transformer

Front 29

Where are x-rays produced

Back 29

Positive Anode

Front 30

Where dose thermionic emission occur

Back 30

Negative Cathode

Front 31

What kind of radiation exits the tubehead

Back 31

Primary Radiation

Front 32

What kind of radiation deflects from its path by the interaction with matter

Back 32

Scatter Radiation

Front 33

What restricts the size of the x-ray beam

Back 33

Lead Collimator

Front 34

What filters out non penetrating x-rays

Back 34

Aluminum Disk

Front 35

The amount of energy an electromagnetic radiation possesses depends on what two things

Back 35

Wavelength

Frequency