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What determines the maximum X-ray energy produced in an X-ray tube?
What determines the maximum X-ray energy produced in an X-ray tube?
- Exposure time
- Current
- Voltage (correct)
- Rate of electron flow
How does the rate of X-ray production vary with the X-ray tube current?
How does the rate of X-ray production vary with the X-ray tube current?
- It is inversely proportional
- It is directly proportional (correct)
- It has no relation
- It remains constant
In an X-ray tube, what happens when high energy electrons collide with the anode?
In an X-ray tube, what happens when high energy electrons collide with the anode?
- They create a vacuum
- They interact with the anode material, creating typical radiation of the anode element (correct)
- They produce X-rays of lower energy
- They emit gamma rays
How does the energy of gamma rays typically compare to that of X-rays?
How does the energy of gamma rays typically compare to that of X-rays?
Which type of radiation is typically shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer in wavelength than gamma rays?
Which type of radiation is typically shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer in wavelength than gamma rays?
What is the wavelength range of X-rays?
What is the wavelength range of X-rays?
Which part of the X-ray tube becomes strongly positive during the production of X-rays?
Which part of the X-ray tube becomes strongly positive during the production of X-rays?
What happens when rapidly moving electrons strike a metal target in an evacuated glass tube?
What happens when rapidly moving electrons strike a metal target in an evacuated glass tube?
Which type of radiation occurs when an inner shell orbital electron is removed and rearrangement of the atomic electrons results in the release of characteristic X-Ray energy?
Which type of radiation occurs when an inner shell orbital electron is removed and rearrangement of the atomic electrons results in the release of characteristic X-Ray energy?
What is the energy conversion ratio of kinetic energy of the electrons into electromagnetic energy (x-ray) and heat?
What is the energy conversion ratio of kinetic energy of the electrons into electromagnetic energy (x-ray) and heat?
What is the primary hazard associated with alpha particles?
What is the primary hazard associated with alpha particles?
What is the purpose of the focusing cup in the X-ray tube?
What is the purpose of the focusing cup in the X-ray tube?
When do gamma rays occur?
When do gamma rays occur?
What is the main characteristic of beta particles?
What is the main characteristic of beta particles?
Which type of radiation involves 2 neutrons and 2 protons and travels short distances with large mass?
Which type of radiation involves 2 neutrons and 2 protons and travels short distances with large mass?
Which term refers to a movement of the body part around its own axis?
Which term refers to a movement of the body part around its own axis?
In which plane does the body get divided into superior and inferior portions?
In which plane does the body get divided into superior and inferior portions?
Which directional term refers to a movement towards the midline of the body?
Which directional term refers to a movement towards the midline of the body?
Which of the following refers to the plane that divides the body into left and right halves?
Which of the following refers to the plane that divides the body into left and right halves?
What does the abbreviation 'ASIS' stand for in the context of radiography and medical imaging?
What does the abbreviation 'ASIS' stand for in the context of radiography and medical imaging?
What is the main purpose of a focusing cup in an X-ray tube?
What is the main purpose of a focusing cup in an X-ray tube?
What position is the body in when it is described as 'erect, face forward, feet together, arms at sides with palms forward'?
What position is the body in when it is described as 'erect, face forward, feet together, arms at sides with palms forward'?
Which body position term describes a patient lying face down?
Which body position term describes a patient lying face down?
In the left lateral decubitus position, which way is the patient lying?
In the left lateral decubitus position, which way is the patient lying?
What does the term 'posteroanterior projection' refer to?
What does the term 'posteroanterior projection' refer to?
In radiography, what is the body position term for a patient lying down on the back?
In radiography, what is the body position term for a patient lying down on the back?
Which body position term describes a patient standing with the left side of the body next to the cassette?
Which body position term describes a patient standing with the left side of the body next to the cassette?
What does the term 'Decubitus Positions' refer to in radiography?
What does the term 'Decubitus Positions' refer to in radiography?
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
In which joint movement does the angle of the joint decrease?
In which joint movement does the angle of the joint decrease?
What directional term refers to a movement away from the midline of the body?
What directional term refers to a movement away from the midline of the body?
Which term refers to a movement of the hand and forearm in which the palm is moved from facing anteriorly to posteriorly?
Which term refers to a movement of the hand and forearm in which the palm is moved from facing anteriorly to posteriorly?
What is the abbreviation 'MSP' used for in the context of radiography and medical imaging?
What is the abbreviation 'MSP' used for in the context of radiography and medical imaging?
In radiography and medical imaging, what does the abbreviation 'ASIS' stand for?
In radiography and medical imaging, what does the abbreviation 'ASIS' stand for?
When the body is described as 'erect, face forward, feet together, arms at sides with palms forward,' it is said to be in:
When the body is described as 'erect, face forward, feet together, arms at sides with palms forward,' it is said to be in:
