Bushong Chapter 6: The X-ray Tube well
answered to pass
Ceiling Support, Floor to Ceiling, and C-Arm - correct answer ✔✔There are three
main methods of x-ray tube support:
Ceiling support - correct answer ✔✔Which support system is probably the most
frequently used?
Ceiling Support System - correct answer ✔✔Support System that consists of two
perpendicular sets of ceiling mounted rails. Allows for both longitudinal and
transverse travel of the x-ray tube.
preferred detent - correct answer ✔✔When the x-ray tube is situated above the
examination table at the standard SID, the tube is in ____ position.
float - correct answer ✔✔Some ceiling supported x-ray tubes have a single control
that removes all locks, allowing the tube to ____.
1 - correct answer ✔✔The control that removes all locks should only be used for
minor adjustments and should not be used to move the tube farther than ___m
because of arm and shoulder strain.
,Floor-to-Ceiling - correct answer ✔✔The ___ support has a single column with
rollers at each end, one attached to a ceiling-mounted rail and the other to a
floor-mounted rail.
Up and Down - correct answer ✔✔In the Floor-to-Ceiling system the x-ray tube
slides__________________ the column as the column
rotates.
Floor Support System - correct answer ✔✔A variation of the floor-to-ceiling
support system is the ___ in which it is supported with one or two floor mounted
rails.
C-Arm Support Systems - correct answer ✔✔Angioventional radiology suites are
usually equipped with ___.
T - correct answer ✔✔T/F: The C-Arm Support systems are ceiling mounted and
provide for very flexible
x-ray tube positioning.
IR (Image Receptor) - correct answer ✔✔In C-Arm Support Systems the ___ is
attached to the opposite end of the x-ray tube.
L-arm and U-arm - correct answer ✔✔Variations of the C-Arm Support system are
called, ___ and ___.
, Isotropically - correct answer ✔✔When x-rays are produced, they are emitted
___, that is, with equal intensity in all direction.
window - correct answer ✔✔X-rays are emitted through a special section of the x-
ray tube called a__________.
useful/primary beam - correct answer ✔✔The x-rays emitted through the window
are called the ___.
Leakage radiation - correct answer ✔✔X-rays that escape through the protective
housing are called ___.
1mGy/hr at 1 meter - correct answer ✔✔Properly designed protective housing
reduces the level of leakage radiation to less than ___mGy/hr at ___meter, when
operated at maximum conditions.
radiation exposure and electric shock - correct answer ✔✔Protective housing
guards against excessive ___ and ___.
Protective Housing - correct answer ✔✔The ____ incorporates specially designed
high-voltage receptacles to protect against accidental electric shock.
F - correct answer ✔✔T/F: Death by electrocution wasn't a big concern for early
radiology technologists.
answered to pass
Ceiling Support, Floor to Ceiling, and C-Arm - correct answer ✔✔There are three
main methods of x-ray tube support:
Ceiling support - correct answer ✔✔Which support system is probably the most
frequently used?
Ceiling Support System - correct answer ✔✔Support System that consists of two
perpendicular sets of ceiling mounted rails. Allows for both longitudinal and
transverse travel of the x-ray tube.
preferred detent - correct answer ✔✔When the x-ray tube is situated above the
examination table at the standard SID, the tube is in ____ position.
float - correct answer ✔✔Some ceiling supported x-ray tubes have a single control
that removes all locks, allowing the tube to ____.
1 - correct answer ✔✔The control that removes all locks should only be used for
minor adjustments and should not be used to move the tube farther than ___m
because of arm and shoulder strain.
,Floor-to-Ceiling - correct answer ✔✔The ___ support has a single column with
rollers at each end, one attached to a ceiling-mounted rail and the other to a
floor-mounted rail.
Up and Down - correct answer ✔✔In the Floor-to-Ceiling system the x-ray tube
slides__________________ the column as the column
rotates.
Floor Support System - correct answer ✔✔A variation of the floor-to-ceiling
support system is the ___ in which it is supported with one or two floor mounted
rails.
C-Arm Support Systems - correct answer ✔✔Angioventional radiology suites are
usually equipped with ___.
T - correct answer ✔✔T/F: The C-Arm Support systems are ceiling mounted and
provide for very flexible
x-ray tube positioning.
IR (Image Receptor) - correct answer ✔✔In C-Arm Support Systems the ___ is
attached to the opposite end of the x-ray tube.
L-arm and U-arm - correct answer ✔✔Variations of the C-Arm Support system are
called, ___ and ___.
, Isotropically - correct answer ✔✔When x-rays are produced, they are emitted
___, that is, with equal intensity in all direction.
window - correct answer ✔✔X-rays are emitted through a special section of the x-
ray tube called a__________.
useful/primary beam - correct answer ✔✔The x-rays emitted through the window
are called the ___.
Leakage radiation - correct answer ✔✔X-rays that escape through the protective
housing are called ___.
1mGy/hr at 1 meter - correct answer ✔✔Properly designed protective housing
reduces the level of leakage radiation to less than ___mGy/hr at ___meter, when
operated at maximum conditions.
radiation exposure and electric shock - correct answer ✔✔Protective housing
guards against excessive ___ and ___.
Protective Housing - correct answer ✔✔The ____ incorporates specially designed
high-voltage receptacles to protect against accidental electric shock.
F - correct answer ✔✔T/F: Death by electrocution wasn't a big concern for early
radiology technologists.
