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Match the following characteristics to a specific demographic segment discussed in class:   

Imagine that you are an auditor who walks into the client’s warehouse and observes the client’s personnel counting inventory. Which of the following assertions is the most relevant?

The half-value layer (HVL) of an x-ray beam is a measurement of beam penatrability.

Added filtration __________ the average energy of the x-ray beam, but slightly __________ the quantity of x-rays.

A low-quality beam would also have low __________.

Projectile electrons travel from __________.

An increase in kVp would __________ the __________ of the emission spectrum.

The __________ of an x-ray beam is higher when the peak of the emission spectrum is further to the __________.

During the portion of a characteristic interaction when a higher-energy state orbital electron drops into a lower-energy state “hole,” __________ is emitted.

Bremsstrahlung interactions create a bell-shaped curve because the x-rays emitted are: