Exam 7: X-ray Production

The production of heat at the anode is directly proportional to _________.

Projectile electrons travel from ______________.

An exposure taken at 100 kVp would have a continuous emission spectrum with a maximum energy of _____ keV.

Electron interactions at the inner-shell of the target atoms produce _____ radiation.

The efficiency of x-ray production increases as ______ increases.

At 55 kVp, _____ of the x-rays produced are bremsstrahlung.

Most of the heat generated at the target is due to ___________.

An increase in mAs would _________ the ______________ of the emission spectrum.

The discrete portion of the x-ray emission spectrum would change position with a change in _____________.

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

Approximately _____ of the kinetic energy of the projectile electrons is converted to x-rays at the target.

Most of the x-rays produced at the target are _______________.

Changes in _______ result in directly proportional changes in the amplitude of the emission spectrum.

The quantity of bremsstrahlung radiation increases proportionately with increased _____.

How does added filtration affect the emission spectrum?

During an exposure, most of the ________ energy of the projectile electrons is converted to ________.

The efficiency of x-ray production is ___________ the tube current.

An increase in kVp would ________ the ______________ of the emission spectrum.

Characteristic K-shell x-rays have an effective energy of _____ keV.

A 15% increase in kVp is equivalent to ___________________.