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What does radiolucent mean?
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Opaque to x-rays
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Invisible to x-rays
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What density is radiopaque?
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Are all of these labels correct?
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Focusing cup
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Filament
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Target (anode)
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Rotor
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Focusing cup
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Filament
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Target (anode)
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Rotor
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Glass envelope
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Filament
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Electrons
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Bearings
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Glass envelope
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Filament
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Electrons
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Bearings
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Glass envelope
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Electrons
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Filament
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Bearings
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What is the heel effect?
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The beam is more concentrated on the cathode side
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The beam is more concentrated on the anode side
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The imaginary line following the centremost part of the beam
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The imaginary line following the outermost part of the beam
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What is the central ray?
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The beam is more concentrated on the cathode side
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The beam is more concentrated on the anode side
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An imaginary line following the centremost part of the beam
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An imaginary line following the outermost part of the beam
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Controlling the size of the beam is a legal requirement
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Keeping the beam large makes the image sharper
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If a smaller volume of tissue is irradiated, is a smaller or larger scatter generated?
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Is scatter desirable?
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What structure controls the beam?
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Collimator
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Target (anode)
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Filament
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Grid
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How does a collimator work?
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Where should the patient be placed in regards to the Bucky and tube?
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Close to the Bucky, far away from the tube
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Far away from the Bucky, close to the tube
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Close to the Bucky, close to the tube
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Far away from the Bucky, far away from the tube
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What is true regarding the beam passing through the patient?
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Some x-rays are absorbed and stop their travel
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Some are scattered and continue to travel
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All scattered x-rays continue to travel in the correct direction
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A remnant beam exits the patient
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The remnant beam is accompanied by any scatter travelling in a similar direction
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All scattered x-rays will accompany the remnant beam
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What are correct facts regarding the Bucky?
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It is placed immediately in front of the patient
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It has a tray to hold the receptor
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It has a grid to allow as much scatter as possible to reach the receptor
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It has a grid to prevent as much scatter as possible from reaching the receptor
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There are different types of grids
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Collimator
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Bucky
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Grid
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Receptor
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Filament
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Collimator
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Bucky
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Grid
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Receptor
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Filament
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Collimator
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Bucky
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Grid
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Receptor
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Filament
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What is the grid ratio?
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How are the strips placed in a non-focussed grid?
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Parallel
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Angled - matches angles of the x-rays exiting the patient, must be used with the tube at a specific distance away
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Moving - increases efficiency and hides any lines that may be caused by the grid material
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How are the strips placed in a focussed grid?
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Parallel
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Angled - matches angles of the x-rays exiting the patient, must be used with the tube at a specific distance away
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Moving - increases efficiency and hides any lines that may be caused by the grid material
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How are the strips placed in a reciprocating grid?
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Parallel
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Angled - matches angles of the x-rays exiting the patient, must be used with the tube at a specific distance away
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Moving - increases efficiency and hides any lines that may be caused by the grid material
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What are the correct facts regarding receptors?
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Device used to capture the remnant beam
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Device used to capture the scatter beams
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Can be a film or digital system
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What are correct facts regarding film receptors?
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A single piece of film is supported in a cassette
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A film is typically one-sided
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There is an intensifying screen on one side of the film
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The film needs to be processed in a darkroom so the image becomes visible
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What are correct facts regarding a digital receptor?
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A single sided receptor array supported in a cassette
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There is also a filament in the cassette
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The image has already been processed electronically
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The latent image is formed directly on the receptor, which reacts to the x-ray beam
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With either film or digital, you end up with an image which can be viewed on either a light box (film) or computer screen (digital)
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What is the kVP (kilovolts peak)?
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Controls the penetrating power of the x-ray beam
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Controls the number of electrons crossing from the cathode to the anode
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The time that the electrons are allowed to cross the tube for
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What is the mA (milliamperes)?
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Controls the number of electrons crossing from the cathode to the anode
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Controls the penetrating power of the x-ray beam
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The time that the electrons are allowed to cross the tube for
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What are x-ray factors expressed in?
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Where is the x-ray created?
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How fast does a rotating anode spin per minute?
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3400 revolutions
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3000 revolutions
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3200 revolutions
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3600 revolutions
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Why does the anode spin?
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What facts are correct regarding Bremsstrahlung?
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The x-ray beam is heterogeneous
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The energy of the Bremsstrahlung x-ray will vary depending on how far an electron penetrates a target atom
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The energy of the Bremsstrahlung x-ray will vary depending on how quickly an electron penetrates a target atom
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X-rays of a single energy will be produced
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kVP controls the range of energies produced
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mA controls the range of energies produced
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Interactions in the outer part of the atom generate weaker x-rays, the inner part is stronger
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Interactions in the outer part of the atom generate stronger x-rays, the inner part is weaker
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X-ray Bremsstrahlung comprises a range of energies from an identifiable maximum to an indeterminate minimum
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How do you control Bremsstrahlung?
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kVp controls the maximum energy within the beam
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kVp controls the minimum energy within the beam
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mA and s control the number of photons of energy within the beam
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mA and s control the penetration rate of photons within the beam
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What are the two major parts on the cathode side of the tube?
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What does the filament release when it's heated?
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Cloud of electrons (thermionic emission)
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Cloud of protons (thermionic emission)
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Cloud of atoms (thermionic emission)
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Is the focusing cup positively or negatively charged?
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Why does the focusing cup condense the electron cloud?
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What directions are Bremsstrahlung radiation produced?
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All directions
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Forwards
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Backwards
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Laterally
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What is the only part of the beam required?
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Beam travelling towards the patient
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Beam travelling away from the patient
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Beam travelling upwards through the patient
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Beam travelling downwards through the patient
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Why is there an oil filled space between the housing and the tube?
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Absorbs the heat that is produced
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Reduces the scatter
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Decreases the amount of electron penetration
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Decreases the number of electrons of energy in the beam
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What is the role of the collimator?
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If the beam is restricted, is the scatter radiation increased or decreased?
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What are correct facts regarding scatter?
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Restricting the beam reduces scatter
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Restricting the beam increases scatter
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Reducing scatter radiation improves image quality
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Reducing scatter radiation reduces image quality
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Restricting the beam reduces the patient's radiation dose
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Restricting the beam increases the patient's radiation dose
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What is scatter often referred to as?
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Compton scatter
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Compton electron
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Recoil electron
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Where can the outer shell electron gain some energy from and what does it become?
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Photon - becomes recoil/Compton electron
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Neutron - becomes recoil/Compton electron
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Electron - becomes Compton scatter
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Photon - becomes Compton scatter
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What happens to the x-ray photon when it collides with an outer shell electron?
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Retains the remainder energy, but changes course (scatters) in a random direction
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Increases its energy, but changes course (scatters) in a random direction
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Decreases its energy, but changes course (scatters) in a random direction
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Does the kVp value have a direct effect on scatter, regarding amount produced and direction of scatter?
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Does a collimator compress and focus the x-ray beam?
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A collimator works by 2 pairs of lead leaves which absorb or reflect the x-ray beam
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Does a low kVp increase or decrease the scatter formation?
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If there is less scatter, how does the image look?
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What is needed to to counteract the less image?
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Why can a high mA be bad for a patient?
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What does a high kVp affect?
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What is good contrast?
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Black
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White
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Grey
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Low kVp
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High kVp
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What is optical density?
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How do you maintain optical density?
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What do you increase the kVp by to double the optical density?
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What do you increase the mA by to double the optical density?
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What are correct facts regarding the control panel?
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Allows you to set kVp, mA and s
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Allows upright v recumbent grids to be selected
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Allows exposure to be made
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Allows AEC (Automatic Exposure Chamber) and exact chamber to be selected
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How many target sizes are there?
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What size target is used for smaller exposures?
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Smaller target
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Larger target
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What are correct facts regarding target size
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Appropriate target sizes are used to avoid overheating the target material
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The target size affects the quality of the image
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The smaller target produces a larger penumbra around the image - causing it to looked blurred
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The larger target produces a larger penumbra around the image - causing it to looked blurred
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The larger target is used for smaller exposures
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There are commonly 5 targets in an x-ray tube
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The penumbra increases as the subject-receptor distance decreases
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The penumbra decreases as the target-subject distance increases
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The distance between the target and the subject, and the subject and receptor will affect the image
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What is the subject-receptor distance also known as, and what size is desirable?
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Object-image distance (OID) - small
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Object-image distance (OID) - large
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Source-image distance (SID) - small
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Source-image distance (SID) - large
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What benefits does a small OID give?
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What distance is desirable for the Source-image distance (SID)?
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What benefits are there with a long SID?
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Is distortion undesirable in an x-ray image?
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Why does distortion occur?
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When there is too much energy penetrating the patient
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When the anatomy lies at an inappropriate angle to the receptor, or vice versa
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What factors make an x-ray optimal?
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Collimate the beam to the relevant anatomy
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Select a large target size
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Have a short OID
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Have a long OID
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Have a short SID
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Have a long SID
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Selecting kVp to allow adequate penetration
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Selecting mA ensuring enough photons get through the subject
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Consider anatomy to the receptor
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Ensuring balance of kVp and mAs to a suitable level of contrast
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How can the Bucky be placed?
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Vertically
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Horizontally
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Diagonally
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What facts are correct regarding the Bucky?
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Designed to hold a receptor
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There is only one type of Bucky
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It cannot be moved into various positions
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It holds an anti-scatter grid
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It holds the receptor close to the grid and the grid close to the protective front plate
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It can contain automatic exposure chambers
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What is the role of an anti-scatter grid?
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To eliminate as much scatter as possible as it exits the patient and before it reaches the receptor
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To eliminate as much scatter as possible as it enters the patient
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To focus the scatter before it reaches the receptor
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To decrease the amount of radiation to the patient
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What is the grid ratio?
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What is the grid frequency?
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What type of lines does a linear grid have?
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Parallel
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Diagonal
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Criss-cross
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Where is a linear grid most efficient?
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What is the cheapest and easiest grid to make?
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Linear/parallel grid
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Focused
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Crossed
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Static
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Moving/reciprocating
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What type of grid has angled strips?
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Focused
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Linear/parallel
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Static
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Crossed
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Moving/reciprocating
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Which portion of the grid matches the direction of the beam?
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What is the aim of a reciprocating grid?
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Blur the shadows of the grid strips so they're not visible on the image
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To decrease the amount of radiation
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To improve the contrast of the image
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What types of strips can a reciprocating grid have?
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Why are crossed grids commonly found in general radiography practice?
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They are extremely effective at scatter removal, as they're made up for 2 grids running at 90 degrees to each other
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They are extremely effective at scatter removal, as they're made up for 4 grids running at 90 degrees to each other
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They are the cheapest form of imaging
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Difficult to use as the central part of the beam must be perpendicular and central to the grids
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Why is an air gap beneficial instead of a grid?
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What does the cassette hold close together?
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What do the phosphors act as in the intensifying screens?
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What does the phosphor layer contain?
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What is spectral matching?
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The emulsion is set to match the colour of light being emitted by the intensifying screens
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The base is lightly tinted (pale blue or grey) to match the colour of light being emitted by the intensifying screens
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Silver halide crystals are active in the emulsion
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The emulsions are covered by a fine, translucent protective layer
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A digital receptor has intensifying screens or film and an area for patient information
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What facts are correct regarding digital receptors?
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Cassette is a rigid, light-tight and dust-proof support
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There is an area for patient information
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There is a single sided imaging plate
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There is a double sided imaging plate
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The latent image is still invisible and needs to be processed
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What is the order in an intensifying screen?
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What is the base made of?
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Strong, flexible, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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Weak, flexible, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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Strong, solid, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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Weak, solid, chemically inert material (e.g. plastic)
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The higher the speed, the more re-active the screen is
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What layers does the x-ray beam pass through?
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Base
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Reflective layer
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Protective layer
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Phosphor layer
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Does the x-ray beam interact with the phosphor layer to emit light?
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Why do the phosphors have a high atomic number?
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So the x-ray absorption is high
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So the x-ray absorption is low
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So the light emitted from the x-ray beam is high
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So the light emitted from the x-ray beam is low
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What is the x-ray conversion efficiency?
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How much afterglow is optimal?
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Should the phosphors be affected by heat, humidity or any other environmental effects?
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What do the emulsion layers of the intensifying screens contain that react to x-rays?
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Crystals
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Electrons
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Protons
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Light waves
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What size crystals produce finer, more contained light?
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What needs to happen in screens with small crystals?
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Where are fine crystal screens most commonly used?
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What direction is light emitted from the phosphors?
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All directions
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Diagonally
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Vertically
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Horizontally
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What is the role of the reflective layer?
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Redirects the light emitted from the phosphors, so as much light as possible is travelling towards the film
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Redirects the scatter away from the receptor, so a minute amount of scatter is travelling towards the film
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What percentage of the image is formed by the direct interaction of x-rays with the film?
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What is the role of the protective layer of the intensifying screen?
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Fine translucent layer to protect the phosphors from dust and abrasion
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Thick translucent layer to protect the phosphors from dust and abrasion
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Fine coloured layer to protect the phosphors from dust and abrasion
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What is the active ingredient in the emulsion of a film?
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Silver halide crystals
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Gold halide crystals