Radiographic Imaging and Exposure Chap 3 Quiz
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The process whereby a radiographic image is created by variations in absorption and transmission of the
exiting x-ray beam is known as ________. - (correct Answer) - differential absorption
Which of the following processes occur during the x-ray beam interaction with tissue? - (correct Answer)
- absorption, photon transmission, scattering
The ability of an x-ray photon to remove an atom's electron is a characteristic known as ________. -
(correct Answer) - ionization
The x-ray interaction responsible for absorption is ______. - (correct Answer) - photoelectric
The x-ray interaction responsible for scattering is _______. - (correct Answer) - attenuation
Remnant radiation is composed of which of the following? - (correct Answer) - transmitted radiation,
absorbed radiation
What interaction causes unwanted exposure to the image, known as fog? - (correct Answer) - compton
Which of the following would affect beam attenuation? - (correct Answer) - tissue atomic number, beam
quality
The high brightness areas on a radiographic image are created by ________. - (correct Answer) -
absorbed radiation
An anatomic part that transmits the incoming x-ray photon would create an area of ________________
on the radiographic image. - (correct Answer) - low brightness
The process of creating a radiogprahic image by differential absorption varies for film-screen and digital
imaging. - (correct Answer) - false
Which attribute(s) of a radiographic image affect(s) the visibility of sharpness? - (correct Answer) -
contrast, brightness
A radiographic image with many shades of gray but few differences among them is said to have
_________. - (correct Answer) - low contrast
Which of the following is defined as the rang of exposure intensities that an image receptor can
accurately detect? - (correct Answer) - dynamic range
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The process whereby a radiographic image is created by variations in absorption and transmission of the
exiting x-ray beam is known as ________. - (correct Answer) - differential absorption
Which of the following processes occur during the x-ray beam interaction with tissue? - (correct Answer)
- absorption, photon transmission, scattering
The ability of an x-ray photon to remove an atom's electron is a characteristic known as ________. -
(correct Answer) - ionization
The x-ray interaction responsible for absorption is ______. - (correct Answer) - photoelectric
The x-ray interaction responsible for scattering is _______. - (correct Answer) - attenuation
Remnant radiation is composed of which of the following? - (correct Answer) - transmitted radiation,
absorbed radiation
What interaction causes unwanted exposure to the image, known as fog? - (correct Answer) - compton
Which of the following would affect beam attenuation? - (correct Answer) - tissue atomic number, beam
quality
The high brightness areas on a radiographic image are created by ________. - (correct Answer) -
absorbed radiation
An anatomic part that transmits the incoming x-ray photon would create an area of ________________
on the radiographic image. - (correct Answer) - low brightness
The process of creating a radiogprahic image by differential absorption varies for film-screen and digital
imaging. - (correct Answer) - false
Which attribute(s) of a radiographic image affect(s) the visibility of sharpness? - (correct Answer) -
contrast, brightness
A radiographic image with many shades of gray but few differences among them is said to have
_________. - (correct Answer) - low contrast
Which of the following is defined as the rang of exposure intensities that an image receptor can
accurately detect? - (correct Answer) - dynamic range
