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When were x-rays discovered?
Ans: November 8, 1895 in Germany
What are the 3 Cardinal Principals of radiation protection?
Ans: Maximize distance, maximize shielding, minimize time
What is Erythema?
Ans: Reddening of the skin
What is Anemia?
Ans: Decrease of oxygen in blood, low blood count
What is Leukopenia?
Ans: Low WBC count
What is epilation?
Ans: Loss of hair
What is collimation?
Ans: Limits the size/area of the x-ray beam
What is a proton?
Ans: Positively charged, in nucleus of atom
What is a neutron?
Ans: No electrical charge, in nucleus of atom
What is a electron?
Ans: Negatively charged, in orbital shell around nucleus of an atom
What is an ion?
Ans: A charged particle
What is ionization?
Ans: Process of an electron leaving its orbit around a neutral atom
What does isotropic mean?
Ans: Equal in all directions
What happens when x-rays are absorbed by body tissue?
Ans: Causes ionization of atoms and molecules
What is radioplaque?
Ans: DOES NOT go through
What is radiolucent?
Ans: Sees through
A special mechanism that stops tube movement at a specific location is?
Ans: Detent
What device receives the energy of the x-ray beam and forms the image of the body part?
Ans: Image Receptor
What type of cassette containing film receives x-ray beam?
Ans: Film based
What is a latent image?
Ans: A hidden image
What type of cassette containing a phosphor plate receives the x-ray beam?
Ans: Computed Radiography
In CR, the phosphor plate will be scanned by a?
Ans: Laser
What does the collimator do?
