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A device for removing long wavelength radiation from the primary x-ray beam is a:
A. collimator
B. rheostat
C. rectifier
D. filter - CORRECT ANSWER: D. filter
A device to protect the film from being fogged by scatter radiation is called a(n):
A. collimator
B. detent
C. grid
D. IR - CORRECT ANSWER: C. grid
A device used to measure the current flowing in a series circuit is a(n):
A. voltmeter
B. ammeter
C. transformer
D. rectifier - CORRECT ANSWER: B. ammeter
A film that has been exposed but has not yet been processed has a pattern of exposure
that is called the:
,A. latent image
B. visible image
C. remnant radiation
D. radiation field - CORRECT ANSWER: A. latent image
A larger actual focal spot yields:
A. greater image sharpness
B. greater tube heat capacity
C. lower patient dose
D. more characteristic radiation - CORRECT ANSWER: B. greater tube heat capacity
A line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray
tube is called the:
A. radiation field
B. primary X-ray beam
C. x-ray tube
D. central Ray - CORRECT ANSWER: D. central ray
A mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specific location is called a:
A. collimator
B. control console
C. transformer
D. detent - CORRECT ANSWER: D. detent
, A photon is a minute quantity of:
A. electromagnetic energy
B. electric energy
C. nuclear energy
D. matter - CORRECT ANSWER: A. electromagnetic energy
A smaller effective focal spot yields:
A. greater tube heat capacity
B. lower patient dose
C. more characteristic radiation
D. greater image sharpness - CORRECT ANSWER: D. greater image sharpness
A steeper target angle provides:
A. more heat capacity
B. lower patient dose
C. less anode heel effect
D. smaller effective focal spot - CORRECT ANSWER: D. smaller effective focal spot
A tilting table will allow the head end to be lowered at least 15 degrees into the:
A. Trendelenburg position
B. Sims position
C. Fowler position