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Exposure Factors
Chapter 11 - Filtration
Question | Answer |
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Any filtration that occurs outside the tube and housing before the image receptor | added filtration |
Used to even out unequal densities | compensating filter |
The use of two or more materials to complement one another in their absorbing abilities; also known as K-edge filters. | compound filter |
Any material designed to effectively absorb photons from the x-ray beam | filter |
The amount of absorbing material that will reduce the intensity of the primary beam to one-half its original value. | half-value layer (HVL) |
Results from the composition of the tube and housing | inherent filtration |
The use of two or more materials to complement one another in their absorbing abilities; also known as compound filters. | K-edge filter |
A type of compound filter consisting of tin, copper, and aluminum, in that order, typically used in radiation therapy. | thoraeus filter |
The sum of inherent and added filtration | total filtration |
A type of compensating filter used to even out densities such as the mediastinum | trough filter |
A type of compensating filter used to even out densities such as in the foot or lower extremities | wedge filter |
The process of eliminating undesirable low-energy x-ray photons by the insertion of absorbing materials into the primary beam? | Filtration |
What is the standard filter material used in diagnostic radiography? | Aluminum |
What are the two most common compensating filters? | wedge filter and trough filter (sometimes called a double wedge) |
Exposure Factors Chapter 11 - Filtration |