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What is the name of the compensating filter commonly used in CT?

What is defined as the calculated mAs per acquired slice?

What effect do detectors with lower photon absorption efficiency have on the radiation dose to the patient?

Smaller patients like pediatrics have a dose distribution that is more _____________ and results in higher organ dose when compared to larger patients?

What is a measure of energy deposited per unit mass and provides a means to gauge the potential biological effects (mSv)?

What pitch is the base line radiation dose to the patient with contingent slices and no overlapping slices?

What is term for the x-ray beam that remains after it passes through the patient and reaches the detectors?

As the frequency of the wavelength increases (becomes shorter) the energy of the x-ray photon increases.

What is the average kVp used in CT for imaging adult patients?

What CT generation introduced rotate-rotate and faster acquisition times?