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which law states electrostatic force between two charges is directly proportional to their porduct of thier quantities and inversely proport. to the square of the distance betwwen them.

coulombs law

one way valve that allws electorns to flow in only one direction

diode

iron , cobalt , and nick that are strongly atrracted.

ferromagnetic

self induction

autotransformer

radioluscent device between the patient and ir

aec

what surrounds the filament when the cathode generates the electrons

space charge

many shades of gray

long scale

diagnostic x ray beam may be described as

heterogeneous

metal casing surrounds the filament

focusing cup

interaction occurs with outer shell electrons

compton

what type of current is required for the proper operation of the x ray tube

direct

type of emission spectrum does charcterisitc photons have

discrete

binding energy of tundsten for an l shell

12.1

xrays below 10kev

classical scatter

optical density on a radiograph is proportioanl only to the toal energy imparted to the fil and independ of the time

reciiprocity law

most accurate time

electronic timer

most frequently used tube support housing system

celing support

vaccum components

metal and glass

x ray tube is improperly positioned and not an impropoerly positioned gird

off level grid

cathode contains

focusing cup and filament

step up transformer

voltage

useful shell of tungsten

k shell

very high energy photons of 1.02 mev or greater

pair production

compton electron also called

secondary electron

rotating anode disc made up of

modybdeunum coated with tungsgtn

electrons are focused by

electrostatic focusing lenses

converts light intensities into electrons

photocathode

the smaller the anode andgle the ___- effective focal spot

smaller

accelerating the electrons increasse the light intensities at the outpout pohopor is

flux gain

sharpness

recorded detail

thermionic emission occure

cathode

how is the effective focal spot size measured

all the above

primary grid used

focused

primary purpose of filtration

radiatio protection

what changes ac to dc

reftifier

amount of energy absorbed per unit mass is

absorbed dose

coherent occurs

less than 10kev

atomic # of tungsten

74

thicker part should be placed under

cathode

minimum change in mas

30%

allow radiatio to pass throuhg

radiolucent

absorb radiatio

radiopaque

distance beteween pixels

pixel pitch

as window level increases

brightness increases

where is the actual focal spot

the beam travelling from the cathode to the anode

flux gain and minification gain =

brightness gain

what percent of the beam reaches the ir

less than 5 %

relationship between exposure and density is

sensitometry

digital recepotrs have ___ latitude

wide

smaller target angle has a ____ effective focal spot

smaller

thre pahse 12 pulse generator voltage ripple

4%