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Ch 8-11

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Xrays in air are measured in   show
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show quanitity, exposure, intensity  
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Xray quantity increases in direct proportion to increases in   show
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If SID is reduced by one half the intensity of the image intensity increases   show
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show reduced  
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If filter thickness is decreased then xray intensity is   show
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Which has the greater effect on increasing density, a 10% increase in kVp or a 10% increase in mAs?   show
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If xray quantity is doubled, the optical density on the finished radiograph will be increased by a factor of   show
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show double; double  
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An increase of 15% in kVp is equivalent to increasing mAs   show
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The penetrability of an xray beam is called xray   show
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An xray that could pass through thick tissue would have high   show
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Beam quality is affected by   show
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Image contrast is affected by beam   show
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Xray beam quality is increased by increasing   show
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show uniform optical density  
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show Compton scattering and photoelectric absorption  
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An xray interacts with an atom without ionization during   show
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show Compton interation  
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Photoelectric absorption involves the ejection of   show
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Compton scatter is directed at ___ angle from the incident beam   show
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show photoelectric interaction  
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show photodisintegration take place  
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K shell binding energy increases with increasing   show
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show fat, soft tissue, or air  
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Because of differential absorption about __% of incident beam contributes to the image   show
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Differential absorption depends on the   show
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show absorption and scatter  
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show high atomic number  
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show air  
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____ kVp techniques reduce patient dose   show
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If 5% of the incident beam are not attenuated then 95% were   show
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A high quality radiograph should always demonstrate   show
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show screen, motion, and geometric blur  
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show resolution  
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show increased noise  
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show contrast  
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show 1  
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An IR with wide latitude can be used over a great range of   show
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show magnification, distortion, and focal spot blur  
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show long SID and small OID  
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Focal spot blur can be reduced by using a   show
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show patient thickness, atomic number, density, and kVp selection  
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The chest has high subject contrast because of the wide differences in ____ and ____ tissue mass density between air and bone.   show
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show increased  
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The primary control of radiographic contrast is by varying   show
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show changing mAs  
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show interaction or absorbed or scattered through compton interaction  
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show increases  
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Approximately ___ % of incident beam is transmitted through the patient.   show
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show noise  
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Decreasing kVp will _____ patient dose   show
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show decreased  
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show increase  
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The most common beam restricting device Is the   show
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Compression devices will   show
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show improves contrast and reduces patient dose  
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show fixed distance  
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show tight collimation  
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