A radiographic technique chart recommends 4 milliampere-seconds (mAs) and 68 kilovoltage peak (kVp) at 72 inches for a certain procedure. How will the receptor exposure be affected if the radiograph is performed using the recommended exposure technique but at 60 inches?
To calculate SOD:
To calculate SOD:
Considering radiographs produced with the following factors,…
Considering radiographs produced with the following factors, which statement is true?Radiograph ARadiograph B500 mA500 mA0.02 sec0.08 sec36-inch SID72-inch SID
When an air-gap technique is used, the amount of scatter rea…
When an air-gap technique is used, the amount of scatter reaching the image receptor is decreased because:
According to the inverse square law, when the distance betwe…
According to the inverse square law, when the distance between the x-ray source and the point of measurement (patient, worker, or receptor) increases, the beam quantity will:
A radiograph is acquired using a source-to-image distance (S…
A radiograph is acquired using a source-to-image distance (SID) of 40 inches. If the radiograph is repeated using the same exposure factors, but the SID increases to 60 inches, the receptor exposure will:
A satisfactory x-ray of the wrist is produced using a techni…
A satisfactory x-ray of the wrist is produced using a technique of 300 milliamperes (mA), 15 milliseconds, 50 kilovoltage peak (kVp), and a source-to-image distance (SID) of 40 inches. How should the mA be changed if the exposure time is decreased to 10 milliseconds?
Consider a technologist exposed to a dose rate of 3 mGy/hour…
Consider a technologist exposed to a dose rate of 3 mGy/hour at a distance of 7 feet from the x-ray source. What is the total absorbed dose to the worker during a 1 hour period if they step back to 11 feet from the source?
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The y-axis for all emission spectra represents the:
Adding filtration in the path of the beam results in the x-r…
Adding filtration in the path of the beam results in the x-ray emission spectrum: