Terminology

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Anode

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Positively charged target in X-ray tube

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Cathode( filament end)

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Negatively charged target of X-ray machine

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Most versatile device for defining the size and shape of the radiography beam

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Collimator

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ALARA

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As low as reasonably achievable

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Divides the body lengthwise into right and left portions. Cut exactly down the midline of the body, the right and left halves of the body are equal

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Sagital plane

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Divides the body into anterior and posterior portion the frontal plane is called the coronal plane

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Frontal plane

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Divides the body horizontally creating an upper (superior) and lower (inferior) body

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Transverse plane

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The skeletal systems consist of

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bones joints cartilage and the ligaments associated with the joints

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How many bones in the human body

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206

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Long bones

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Longer than they are wide they are found in arms and legs

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Short bones

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Shaped like cubes and are primarily found in wrist and ankles

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Flat bone

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Thin. Flat and curved they form the ribs breast bones and skull

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Irregular bones

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Differently shaped and are not classified as long short or flat includes the hip bones , vertebrae and various bones in the skull

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Peak kilovoltage(kVP)

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The highest energy level of photons in the X-ray beam controls the quality or penetrating power of the photons in the X-ray beam

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Milliamperes-seconds(más)

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Product of electrons tube current and the amount of time in second that the X-ray tube activated is the main determinant of how much radiation is directed towards a patient during exposure.

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Most versatile device for defining the size and shape of the radiography mic beam

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Collimator

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The prefix kilo stands for

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1,000

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Which prefixe stands for 1/1000

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Milli

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Atoms

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Are the building blocks of all matter

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What element is both the filament and target made of

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Tungsten

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Process of heating tungsten to expand the electron orbits until they create a space charge

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Thermionic emission

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The space charge around a heated tungsten atom is____ charged

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Negatively

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When incoming electrons collide with the target, what are the 2 main type of radiation that occur

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Bremsstrahlug and characteristics

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Ionizing radiation

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Is radiation that when passing through the body produces positively &negatively charged particles

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Radiation protection

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Is the measures taken to safe guard patient, personnel and the public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation

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Airkerma

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SI unit term for radiation exposure measure of the radiation intensity in air Measured with an ionizing chamber Exposure- X-ray that are in the air between the X-ray tube & the patient

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Absorbed does

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Is the amount of energy absorbed by the irradiated tissue Gy- t

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Exposure

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Mean radiation in air absorbed dose or dose used it mean absorbed does in the body

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Exposure

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Air kerma (Gy-a)

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Absorbed dose

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Gray (Gy-t)

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Sievert (SV)

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is the si systems unit of dose equivalent Milli & sv 0.200sv=200 msv

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Linear energy transfers (let)

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Is the amount of X-ray energy transferred on average per the length off passage through tissue

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Oxygen enhancement ratio ( oer)

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Is another concept that describes radiation absorbed in tissues

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Milliamperes (mA)

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Is a unit that represents the rate at which X-ray are produced

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When the direction of the movement changes the direction of the current flow is reversed creating Ac

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Electromagnetic induction

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Spatial resolution refers to the sharpness of the radiographic image

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It is primarily controlled by the OID , Sid , focal spot , motion, and quantum mottle