MOCK FINAL EXAM-GENERAL CORE OF RADIOGRAPHY (LIMITED SCOPE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

MOCK FINAL EXAM-GENERAL CORE OF
RADIOGRAPHY (LIMITED SCOPE)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
shortestMpossibleMexposureMtimeM-
MANSWERMtheMminimumMresponseMtimeMofManMautomaticMexposureMcontrolM(AEC)M(alsoMcalledMphotoMti

ming)



inherentMfiltrationM(builtMin)M-MANSWERMtogether,MtheMfilteringMeffectMofMtheMx-
rayMtube'sMglassMenvelopeMandMitsMoilMcoolantMareMreferredMtoMas:



periodicMchecksMforMcracksM-MANSWERMproperMcareMofMleadedMapronsMincludes:



thermionicMemissionM-MANSWERMtheMsourceMofMelectronsMwithMtheMx-rayMtubeMisMaMresultMof:



underexposedMradiographicMimageM-
MANSWERMinadequateMcollimationMwhenMusingMtheMAECMoftenMresultsMin:




extendsMx-rayMtubeMlifeM-
MANSWERMlowMmAs/highMkVpMexposureMfactors,MavoidingMlengthyManodeMrotation,MavoidingMexposuresM

toMaMcoldManode



tubeMcurrent,MtargetMmaterialM-MANSWERMtheMtotalMnumberMofMx-
rayMphotonsMproducedMatMtheMtargetMisMcontingentMupon:



filamentMcircuitM-MANSWERMinMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMportionsMofMtheMx-
rayMcircuitMisMaMstepMdownMtransformerMlocated?



gridM-
MANSWERMwhat'sMtheMdeviceMthatMisMusedMtoMabsorbMscatteredMradiationMproducedMinMtheMpatientMbefo

reMitMreachesMtheMIR?

, actsMasManMadditionalMfilter,MreduceMtubeMoutput,MresultingMinMarcingMandMtubeMpunctureM-
MANSWERMasMtheMx-

rayMtubeMfilamentMages,MitMbecomesMprogressivelyMthinnerMdueMtoMevaporation.MTheMvaporizedMtungste
nMisMfrequentlyMdepositedMonMtheMwindowMofMtheMglassMenvelope.MThisMmay:



overexposure,MoverMdevelopmentM-
MANSWERMaMfilmMemergingMfromMtheMautomaticMprocessorMexhibitsMexcessiveMdensity.MThisMmayMbeMatt

ributedMto:



ejectsManMinnerMshellMtungstenMelectronM-
MANSWERMinMtheMproductionMofMcharacteristicMradiationMatMtheMtungstenMtarget,MtheMincomingMelectron

:



targetMangleMeffectsM-MANSWERMseverityMofMtheMheelMeffect,MfocalMspotMsize,MheatMloadMcapacity



characteristicsMofMtheMx-rayMtubeM-
MANSWERMtargetMmaterialMhasMaMhighMatomicMnumberMandMmeltingMpoint,MusefulMbeamMatMportMwindo

w,McathodeMassemblyMreceivesMbothMlowMandMhighMvoltages.



thermionicMemissionM-MANSWERMNOTMassociatedMwithMtheManode.



rectifiersM-MANSWERMinMorderMtoMbeMusedMmoreMefficientlyMbyMtheMx-
rayMtube,MalternatingMcurrentMisMchangedMtoMdirectMcurrentMbyMthe:



leakageMradiationM-
MANSWERMradiationMthatMpassesMthroughMtheMtubeMhousingMinMdirectionsMotherMthanMthatMofMtheMusefu

lMbeamMisMtermed?



TungstenMalloyM-
MANSWERMhasMhighMatomicMnumberMandMmeltingMpoint,McanMreadilyMdissipateMheat.M(usualMchoiceMforMt

argetMmaterialMinMequipment)