Bushong Chapter 5. The X-ray Imaging System. Questions and Answers

Bushong Chapter 5. The X-ray Imaging
System
A- answer3 principal parts of x-ray imaging system
a.X-ray tube, Operating Console, High Voltage Generator
b. X-ray Tube , Transformer, Operating Console
c.X-ray tube, Transformer, Monitor
d.None of the above

Radiation Quantity - answer Refers to the number of x-rays or intensity of the x-ray
beam

Milligray or Milliampere - answer Radiation Quantity is expressed in

Radiation Quality - answerRefers to the penetrability of the x-ray beam

Kilovolt Peak (kVp) - answer Radiation Quality is express in

Line Compensator - answerMeasure the voltage provided to the x-ray imaging system
and adjust the that voltage to precisely 220V

Autotransformer - answerIt has a single winding and designed to supply a precise
voltage to the filament circuit and to the high voltage circuit of the x-ray imaging system

kVp - answerDetermines the quality of the x-ray beams

Pre-reading kVp Meter - answerIt allows the voltage to be monitored before an
exposure

Thermionic Emission - answeris the release of electrons from a heated filament

Falling Load Generator - answerexposure begins at maximum mA, and the mA drops as
the anode heats

Automatic Exposure Control - answerImage the Quantity of radiation that reach the
image receptor

True - answerTrue or False:
High Voltage Generator is reponsible for increasing the output voltage from the
autotransformer to the kVp necessary for x-ray production

d - answer3 parts of high voltage generator except?
a. High Voltage transformer