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In tungsten, ionization of the k-shell electrons will produce useful ______________
x-rays?
characteristic
As projectile electron energy increases, Bremms will have _____________ energies?
higher
A shift of characteristic to the right occurs with an ____________________ of
________________________.
increase, attomic number
What words deal with Bremmstralung ?
continuous, emission spectrum is a curve
quantity, exposure and intensity all mean the same thing? True or false?
true
What do standard x-ray machines produce ?
50 micro GY/ mAs @ 70 kVp @ 100 cm SID
In fluoro, you are standing at the table receiving an exposure of 100 mR. What will the exposure be if you are using 1 HVL ?
50 mR
X-ray intensity is proportional to ?
kVp squared
If you can see a spine on a chest X-ray, do you have enough kVp?
yes
A 10% increase in kVp has a much greater effect than 10% _________?
mAs
If x-ray quantity is increased by 100% the optical density on the image will ?
increase by 2
Which is the most appropriate measure of x-ray beam QUALITY ?
HVL
