Bushong Physics Final, Chapter 4,5, 6
questions & answers 2025 latest update
The three main part of the x-ray imaging system are the x-ray tube, ___, and ____.
a. protective barrier, tabletop
b. operating console, high voltage generator
c. rectification circuit, operating console
d. crane assembly, tabletop - correct answer ✔✔operating console, high voltage
generator
The smallest unit of electrical charge is the ______.
a. electron
b. proton
c. neutron
d. neutrino - correct answer ✔✔electron
The most widely used support structure for the x-ray tube is the _____.
a.C-arm
b. floor-to-ceiling mount
c. ceiling support system
,d. floor support system - correct answer ✔✔ceiling support system
The operating console contains circuits that are _____.
a. both high voltage and low voltage
b. high voltage only
c. low voltage only
d. non-voltage - correct answer ✔✔low voltage only
The external structure of the x-ray tube includes the support structure, the
protective housing, and the ______.
a. anode
b. cathode
c. glass envelope
d. focusing cup - correct answer ✔✔glass envelope
Electrification occurs through the movement of _____.
a. protons only
b. protons and electrons
c. electrons only
d. electrons and neutrons - correct answer ✔✔electrons only
, Variations in power distribution to the x-ray machine are corrected by the ______.
a. line voltage compensator
b. high voltage autotransformer
c. full-wave rectifier
d. automatic exposurecontrol - correct answer ✔✔line voltage compensator
As an x-ray tube ages, the inside can become coated with tungsten, which can
cause _____in the tube.
a. convection
b. anode pitting
c. off-focus radiation
d. arcing - correct answer ✔✔arcing
Like charges ____ and unlike charges _____.
a. repel, repel
b. attract, attract
c. attract, repel
d. repel, attract - correct answer ✔✔repel, attract
Electrostatic force is _____ proportional to the distance between charges, and
____ proportional to the product of the charges.
questions & answers 2025 latest update
The three main part of the x-ray imaging system are the x-ray tube, ___, and ____.
a. protective barrier, tabletop
b. operating console, high voltage generator
c. rectification circuit, operating console
d. crane assembly, tabletop - correct answer ✔✔operating console, high voltage
generator
The smallest unit of electrical charge is the ______.
a. electron
b. proton
c. neutron
d. neutrino - correct answer ✔✔electron
The most widely used support structure for the x-ray tube is the _____.
a.C-arm
b. floor-to-ceiling mount
c. ceiling support system
,d. floor support system - correct answer ✔✔ceiling support system
The operating console contains circuits that are _____.
a. both high voltage and low voltage
b. high voltage only
c. low voltage only
d. non-voltage - correct answer ✔✔low voltage only
The external structure of the x-ray tube includes the support structure, the
protective housing, and the ______.
a. anode
b. cathode
c. glass envelope
d. focusing cup - correct answer ✔✔glass envelope
Electrification occurs through the movement of _____.
a. protons only
b. protons and electrons
c. electrons only
d. electrons and neutrons - correct answer ✔✔electrons only
, Variations in power distribution to the x-ray machine are corrected by the ______.
a. line voltage compensator
b. high voltage autotransformer
c. full-wave rectifier
d. automatic exposurecontrol - correct answer ✔✔line voltage compensator
As an x-ray tube ages, the inside can become coated with tungsten, which can
cause _____in the tube.
a. convection
b. anode pitting
c. off-focus radiation
d. arcing - correct answer ✔✔arcing
Like charges ____ and unlike charges _____.
a. repel, repel
b. attract, attract
c. attract, repel
d. repel, attract - correct answer ✔✔repel, attract
Electrostatic force is _____ proportional to the distance between charges, and
____ proportional to the product of the charges.
