Podcast
Questions and Answers
What does exposure time control in radiography?
What does exposure time control in radiography?
How does decreasing the exposure time affect image quality?
How does decreasing the exposure time affect image quality?
What parameter is controlled by the product of mA and seconds (mAs)?
What parameter is controlled by the product of mA and seconds (mAs)?
What happens to patient dose when there is a 50% increase in the number of photons emitted without a change in exposure time?
What happens to patient dose when there is a 50% increase in the number of photons emitted without a change in exposure time?
Signup and view all the answers
How does exposure time affect beam intensity?
How does exposure time affect beam intensity?
Signup and view all the answers
What does changing the current to the filament affect in radiography?
What does changing the current to the filament affect in radiography?
Signup and view all the answers
What factor determines the intensity of the radiation beam?
What factor determines the intensity of the radiation beam?
Signup and view all the answers
How does changing the milliampere (mA) setting on the equipment affect the radiation intensity?
How does changing the milliampere (mA) setting on the equipment affect the radiation intensity?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the unit of measurement for current in radiography?
What is the unit of measurement for current in radiography?
Signup and view all the answers
Which exposure factor controls the duration of radiation exposure?
Which exposure factor controls the duration of radiation exposure?
Signup and view all the answers
What happens to patient dose when the milliampere (mA) is increased without changing exposure time?
What happens to patient dose when the milliampere (mA) is increased without changing exposure time?
Signup and view all the answers
For radiography, what does mAs represent?
For radiography, what does mAs represent?
Signup and view all the answers
What does the term 'beam penetrability' refer to?
What does the term 'beam penetrability' refer to?
Signup and view all the answers
What factors determine the beam quantity or intensity?
What factors determine the beam quantity or intensity?
Signup and view all the answers
What happens when the current delivered to the filament is changed?
What happens when the current delivered to the filament is changed?
Signup and view all the answers
What does kilovoltage (kVp) primarily determine in the X-ray beam?
What does kilovoltage (kVp) primarily determine in the X-ray beam?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the unit for measuring current in X-ray equipment?
What is the unit for measuring current in X-ray equipment?
Signup and view all the answers
How does increasing the mA from 200 to 300 affect the X-ray beam?
How does increasing the mA from 200 to 300 affect the X-ray beam?
Signup and view all the answers
