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What type of x-radiation is characteristic of the target element?
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?
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?
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?
Which type of x-rays are produced when a projectile electron is slowed by the nuclear field of a target atom nucleus?
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What is the main factor affecting both the number (quantity) and effective energy of x-rays in x-ray imaging?
What is the main factor affecting both the number (quantity) and effective energy of x-rays in x-ray imaging?
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