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Radiation protection chapter 3 Exam
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Absorption - Answer✔transference of electromagnetic energy from the x-rays to the atoms of
the patients biological material
Permanent inherent filtration - Answer✔Combination of the x-ray tube glass wall and the
added aluminum placed within the collimator
Photoelectric absorption - Answer✔Interaction between an x-ray photon and the inner shell
electron of an atom
Fluorescent yield - Answer✔Refers to the number of X rays emitted per inner shell vacancy
mAs - Answer✔The product of electron tube current and the amount of time in seconds that
the x-ray tube is activated
kVP - Answer✔The highest energy level of photons in the x-ray beam
Compton scattering - Answer✔Interaction of an x-ray photon with a loosely bound outer shell
electron of an atom
Deuteron - Answer✔Proton neutron combination
Effective atomic number - Answer✔a composite Z value for when multiple chemical elements
comprise a material
Aluminum - Answer✔Metal that hardens the extra being by removing low energy components
Positron - Answer✔Positively charged electron
Radiographic fog - Answer✔Undesirable, additional exposure on a completed radiographic
image that can be caused by scattered radiation
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Radiation protection chapter 3 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
Absorption - Answer✔transference of electromagnetic energy from the x-rays to the atoms of
the patients biological material
Permanent inherent filtration - Answer✔Combination of the x-ray tube glass wall and the
added aluminum placed within the collimator
Photoelectric absorption - Answer✔Interaction between an x-ray photon and the inner shell
electron of an atom
Fluorescent yield - Answer✔Refers to the number of X rays emitted per inner shell vacancy
mAs - Answer✔The product of electron tube current and the amount of time in seconds that
the x-ray tube is activated
kVP - Answer✔The highest energy level of photons in the x-ray beam
Compton scattering - Answer✔Interaction of an x-ray photon with a loosely bound outer shell
electron of an atom
Deuteron - Answer✔Proton neutron combination
Effective atomic number - Answer✔a composite Z value for when multiple chemical elements
comprise a material
Aluminum - Answer✔Metal that hardens the extra being by removing low energy components
Positron - Answer✔Positively charged electron
Radiographic fog - Answer✔Undesirable, additional exposure on a completed radiographic
image that can be caused by scattered radiation
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