NDAEB- Radiology questions with correct answers

Who discovered xrays: - Answer Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen All xray machines have three primary components: - Answer Tubehead Extension arm Control panel The housing - Answer metal body that contains the xray tube Insulating oil - Answer Fills the housing and surrounds the xray tube. Prevents overheating by absorbing the heat The tubehead seal - Answer made of leaded glass or aluminum and it keeps the oil in the tubehead and acts as a filter to the x-ray beam. Xray beam - Answer where xrays are produced Transformer - Answer device that alters the voltage of incoming electricity PID - Answer lead lined, used to aim xray beam at the film in patients mouth Xray Tube - Answer heart of the xray generating system cathode - Answer Negative electrode that supplies the electrons necessary to generate xrays.