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:
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?
An x-ray source is producing an entrance skin exposure of 3….
An x-ray source is producing an entrance skin exposure of 3.1 mSv per hour at 10 cm from the source. What is the entrance skin exposure at 15 cm from the source?
Which one of these tells the radiographer what new mAs to us…
Which one of these tells the radiographer what new mAs to use when the SID changes to maintain IR exposure?
When the distance between the x-ray source and the point of…
When the distance between the x-ray source and the point of measurement increases, the beam energy will:
A radiograph is acquired with a source-to-skin distance (SSD…
A radiograph is acquired with a source-to-skin distance (SSD) of 50 inches. If the radiograph is repeated using the same exposure factors, but the SSD decreases to 35 inches, the patient’s dose will:
The anode heel effect is caused by:
The anode heel effect is caused by:
If the patient dose is 1 mGy at a 40 inch source-to-image di…
If the patient dose is 1 mGy at a 40 inch source-to-image distance (SID), what is the patient dose at a 72 inch SID using the same technical factors?
Which of the following statements describes the relationship…
Which of the following statements describes the relationship between source-to-image distance (SID) and receptor exposure?
Which source-to-image distance will demonstrate the highest…
Which source-to-image distance will demonstrate the highest receptor exposure?