X-Ray Production in Radiology
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What type of x-radiation is characteristic of the target element?

  • Bremsstrahlung x-rays (correct)
  • Filtration x-rays
  • Diagnostic x-rays
  • Heat x-rays
  • What happens when kVp is raised in x-ray imaging?

  • X-ray quantity increases with the square of the factor by which kVp was increased (correct)
  • The emission spectrum shifts to the left
  • The x-ray beam quality decreases
  • X-ray intensity decreases
  • What effect does added filtration have on the x-ray beam?

  • Has no impact on the x-ray beam
  • Increases x-ray quantity and intensity
  • Decreases average energy and quantity
  • Reduces x-ray beam intensity while increasing the average energy (correct)
  • Which type of x-rays are produced when a projectile electron is slowed by the nuclear field of a target atom nucleus?

    <p>Bremsstrahlung x-rays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main factor affecting both the number (quantity) and effective energy of x-rays in x-ray imaging?

    <p>The atomic number of the target material</p> Signup and view all the answers

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