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Ch. 7 and 8

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show beam quality and kVp  
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show increase; amplitude and position  
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The HVL of an x-ray beam is a measurement of beam   show
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An increase in mAs would ____ the ______ of the emission spectrum   show
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Beam energy is affected by   show
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show quality; right  
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An exposure taken at 100 kVp would have a continuous emission spectrum with a maximum energy of _____ keV   show
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show penetrability  
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An x-ray beam that could pass through dense tissue would have high ___   show
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show mAs  
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show quality (controlled by kVp)  
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Characteristic x-rays are produced by   show
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X-ray intensity is proportional to   show
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Bremss x-rays are produced by _____ at the target   show
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If an exposure is 0.5 mGy at an SID of 40, what would the exposure be at an SID of 60   show
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show 100%  
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Most of the x-rays produced at the target are   show
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show 0.25 mGy  
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show 69.5  
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show 100%  
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show K  
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The inverse square law has the same effect on x-ray ____ and x-ray ____   show
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If a technologist changes the technique from 70 kVp @ 200 mAs to 70 kVp @ 400 mAs, the x-ray intensity will   show
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Electron interactions at the inner shell of the target atoms produce ____ radiatio   show
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show increased by a factor of 2  
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show 1%  
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show much greater  
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The efficiency of x-ray production increases as ____ increases   show
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If filter thickness is _____ then x-ray intensity is ____   show
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The production of heat at the anode is directly proportional to   show
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Most of the heat generated at the target is due to   show
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The efficiency of x-ray production is ____ the tube current   show
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At the target, the projectile electrons interact with   show
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During an exposure, most of the ____ energy of the projectile electrons is converted to ____   show
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show cathode to anode  
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If the SID is reduced by half, how is the x-ray intensity at the image affected   show
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X-ray intensity increases in direct proportion to increases in   show
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show intensity (same as quantity)  
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show quantity, exposure, and intensity  
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