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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 |
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one way valve that allws electorns to flow in only one direction |
diode |
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iron , cobalt , and nick that are strongly atrracted. |
ferromagnetic |
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self induction |
autotransformer |
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radioluscent device between the patient and ir |
aec |
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what surrounds the filament when the cathode generates the electrons |
space charge |
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many shades of gray |
long scale |
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diagnostic x ray beam may be described as |
heterogeneous |
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metal casing surrounds the filament |
focusing cup |
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interaction occurs with outer shell electrons |
compton |
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what type of current is required for the proper operation of the x ray tube |
direct |
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type of emission spectrum does charcterisitc photons have |
discrete |
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binding energy of tundsten for an l shell |
12.1 |
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xrays below 10kev |
classical scatter |
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optical density on a radiograph is proportioanl only to the toal energy imparted to the fil and independ of the time |
reciiprocity law |
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most accurate time |
electronic timer |
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most frequently used tube support housing system |
celing support |
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vaccum components |
metal and glass |
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x ray tube is improperly positioned and not an impropoerly positioned gird |
off level grid |
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cathode contains |
focusing cup and filament |
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step up transformer |
voltage |
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useful shell of tungsten |
k shell |
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very high energy photons of 1.02 mev or greater |
pair production |
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compton electron also called |
secondary electron |
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rotating anode disc made up of |
modybdeunum coated with tungsgtn |
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electrons are focused by |
electrostatic focusing lenses |
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converts light intensities into electrons |
photocathode |
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the smaller the anode andgle the ___- effective focal spot |
smaller |
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accelerating the electrons increasse the light intensities at the outpout pohopor is |
flux gain |
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sharpness |
recorded detail |
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thermionic emission occure |
cathode |
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how is the effective focal spot size measured |
all the above |
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primary grid used |
focused |
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primary purpose of filtration |
radiatio protection |
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what changes ac to dc |
reftifier |
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amount of energy absorbed per unit mass is |
absorbed dose |
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coherent occurs |
less than 10kev |
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atomic # of tungsten |
74 |
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thicker part should be placed under |
cathode |
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minimum change in mas |
30% |
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allow radiatio to pass throuhg |
radiolucent |
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absorb radiatio |
radiopaque |
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distance beteween pixels |
pixel pitch |
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as window level increases |
brightness increases |
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where is the actual focal spot |
the beam travelling from the cathode to the anode |
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flux gain and minification gain = |
brightness gain |
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what percent of the beam reaches the ir |
less than 5 % |
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relationship between exposure and density is |
sensitometry |
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digital recepotrs have ___ latitude |
wide |
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smaller target angle has a ____ effective focal spot |
smaller |
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thre pahse 12 pulse generator voltage ripple |
4% |