Radiography and Equipment

Question 1

What are the safety distances for training with the golden xray?

Answer 1

20 feet side and rear, 100 feet to the front.

Question 2

What radioactive isotope is inside the Golden x-ray machine?

Answer 2

The golden x-ray does not contain a radioactive isotope.

Question 3

What is the beam angle of the EXR 200 x-ray machine?

Answer 3

40°.

Question 4

What is the service life of the x-ray tube in the golden x-ray?

Answer 4

100,000 pulses.

Question 5

How do the phosphor imaging plates work?

Answer 5

When exposed to x-rays, the phosphor screen captures the energy of the x-rays and stores the pattern as a latent image.

Question 6

Explain the 2 x 4 rule as it relates to x-rays.

Answer 6

If you double the distance you must increase the exposure four times.

Question 7

What is the optimum distance for placing the film next to the item?

Answer 7

One 1/4 to 1/2 inch

Question 8

The KV or PKV of the Xray source relates to its ability to _______ an object.

Answer 8

Penetrate

Question 9

What does an X-ray show

Answer 9

Density

Question 10

What does an X-ray allow

Answer 10

To see inside containers.