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IMAGE PRODUCTION Section (50 Questions)

The principal function of filtration in the x-ray tube is to reduce

The type of current found between the secondary side of the high tension transformer and the rectifiers is:

Which of the following projections should be included if a requisition asks to rule out a fracture of the right innominate bone?

The protective housing for the x-ray tube insert is specifically designed to:           1.  protect against electrical shock          2.  provide mechanical support for the tube          3.  reduce the amount of leakage of radiation

The photoelectric effect is more likely to occur with                        1.  absorbers having a high Z number                        2.  high energy incident photons                        3.  positive contrast media

Which of the following procedures will require the direct canalization of the Ampulla of Vater?

In digital imaging, as DEL size decreases

An object measuring 14 cm in length is radiographed at a 100 cm source-to-image receptor distance and a 40 cm object-to-image receptor distance.  The corresponding image of the object would measure:

The loss of energy by an electron as it passes by a tungsten atom in the target of the x-ray tube results in the production of: