X-Ray Tube Ratings and Heat Storage Capacities Quiz

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What are the heat storage capacities expressed in for anode and tube housing?

  • Amperes
  • Watts
  • Heat units (correct)
  • Voltage

Why is the housing heat storage capacity important?

  • To regulate the tube current
  • To control the exposure time
  • To determine the tube voltage
  • Heat is transferred from the anode to the tube housing (correct)

What is the range of anode heat storage capacities for diagnostic x-ray tubes?

  • Less than a hundred thousand heat units
  • Over two million heat units
  • Several hundred to a thousand heat units
  • Several hundred thousand to over a million heat units (correct)

What should be consulted to determine potential damage to the x-ray tube's target?

<p>Energy rating charts furnished with the x-ray tube (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the usual order of the housing heat storage capacity in comparison to the anode capacity?

<p>1.5 million HU exceeds the anode capacity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are x-ray tube ratings expressed in?

<p>Heat units and energy ratings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the heat storage capacity of a tube component?

<p>The total number of heat units that may be absorbed without damage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of anode heat storage capacities for diagnostic x-ray tubes?

<p>From several hundred thousand to over a million heat units.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the housing heat storage capacity important?

<p>Because heat is transferred from the anode to the tube housing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be consulted to determine potential damage to the x-ray tube's target?

<p>Energy rating charts furnished with the x-ray tube.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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