High Voltage Generator

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Allows generator to be disconnected from power line

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Circuit breaker

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Limits current from power line to generator

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Circuit breaker

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Used to change incoming power to levels needed to produce xrays

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High voltage generator

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Reponsible for increasing the output voltage from the auto transformer to kVp

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High voltage section

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Purpose of oil in high voltage section?

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electrical insulation

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The second voltage is higher than the primary voltage

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Step up transformer

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High voltage only operates on

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Alternating current

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Voltage wave form is

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Sinusoidal

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Difference bet primary and secondary waveform

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Amplitude

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Derived from a cell and uni-directional

Positive and negative terminals are FIXED

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Direct current

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Current changes its direction after equal intervals of time

It has no fixed terminals

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Alternating current

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Produced by acceleration of electrons from cathode to anode

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Xrays

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Process whereby alternating current is converted to direct current

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Rectification

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Electronic device that allows current flow in one direction

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Rectifier

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A device which performs the opposite function ( DC to AC)

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Inverter

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Electronic device that contains two electrodes

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Diode

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Conductor through which electric current is passed

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Electrode

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Solid state rectifiers are made of ___

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Silicon

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The ability to conduct electricity

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Semiconductors

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2 types of semi conductors

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N-type

P-type

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Have loosey bound electrons

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N-type

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Have spaces (holes) there are no electrons

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P type

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Flow of electrons

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Electric current

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The current that passes through the xray tube exists inly during positive half of the cycle

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Unrectified voltage

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Types of rectification

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Half wave rectification | Full wave rectification

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Simpliest type of rectifier since it only uses one diode

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Half wave rectification

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Consists of at least four diodes in high voltage circuit

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Full wave rectification

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Four rectifiers arranged this way are called

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Bridge rectifier

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Characterized the voltage waveform

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Voltage ripple

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Characteristics of waveforms

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Period Frequency Amplitude

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Length of time

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Period

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Time for sine waves

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Periodic time

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Time of square waves

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Pulse width

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Number of waveform

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Frequency

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Intensity of the signal

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Amplitude

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Voltage waveforms are produced by

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Single phase power

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It exist when the xrays are produce near the peak voltage

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Pulsating xray beam

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Caused by the alternate in swing in voltage from 0 to maximum potential

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Pulsating xray beam

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Xray produced with SPP has a value of near zero ate of little value because of lower energy

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Pulsed Radiation

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Multiple voltage waveform are superimposed on one another resulting a nearly constant high voltage

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Three-phase power

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It uses inverter circuits

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High frequency voltage generator

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Converts DC into a series of square pulses

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Inverter circuits

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Near constant potential voltage waveform improving image quality at lower patient radiation dose

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High frequency generator

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Guidelines set by the manufacturer

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Power rating