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Bushong Chapter 7 and 8

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  • X-ray intensity is proportional to ?
    kVp squared
  • A shift of characteristic to the right occurs with an ____________________ of ________________________.
    increase, attomic number
  • If x-ray quantity is increased by 100% the optical density on the image will ?
    increase by 2
  • What do standard x-ray machines produce ?
    50 micro GY/ mAs @ 70 kVp @ 100 cm SID
  • 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 10% increase in kVp has a much greater effect than 10% _________?
    mAs
  • What words deal with Bremmstralung ?
    continuous, emission spectrum is a curve
  • 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
  • Which is the most appropriate measure of x-ray beam QUALITY ?
    HVL
  • If you can see a spine on a chest X-ray, do you have enough kVp?
    yes
  • quantity, exposure and intensity all mean the same thing? True or false?
    true