The principle factors that affect x-ray quantity are:

The unit used to indicate the total quantity of x-rays in an exposure is:

Which of the following will result in increased radiographic density? 1. Increased mA 2. Increased exposure time 3. Decreased SID

The mass density of the body part is referred to as

The primary controller of radiographic density is:

The difference in radiographic density between any two adjacent portions of the image is called

The primary factor controlling radiographic contrast and x ray penetration is

High contrast produced by using low kVp results in an image with:

Generalized unwanted exposure on the image is called

A decreased in SID will result in:

A misrepresentation in the size or shape of the structure being examined is called:

The “fuzzy” unsharpness at the edges of structures or body parts is called:

The smaller the effective focal spot, the ___ the penumbra, and the ___ the spatial resolution

When a large OID is used, spatial resolution can be improved by: 1. Decreasing the SID 2. Increasing the SID 3. Maintaining the small focal spot

Fog affects radiographic quality by causing

Motion of the patient, either voluntary or involuntary, during the exposure will result in decreased

A term used to describe a grainy or mottled image is

One means of controlling distortion is by control the:

The factors that affect the quantity of x rays in the x ray beam are: 1. mAs 2. kVp 3. Anatomically programmed radiography

Which of the following will effect the quality of the x-ray beam?

If the max is doubled, the dose to the patient will:

According to the inverse square law, if the SID is doubled (e.g., 40 inches to 80 inches), the intensity or quantity of x-rays will

The principal means of controlling involuntary motion is to

Which of the following can you use to control spatial resolution

A doubling in kVp would result in four times more x rays emitted from the tube

If the SID is increased or decreased, the density on the image is not changed

If the SID is reduced in half (e.g., 40 inches to 20 inches), the intensity or quantity of x-rays will increase by 4 times

The contrast on the viewing monitor is adjusted by controlling the window level

The sharpness in the radiographic image is referred to as spatial resolution

Increased quantum little will result in increased spatial resolution

Unsharp edges is referred to as

Intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance

Result of unequal magnification

Magnification of a part

Object appears shorter

Object appears longer

If the radiographic image is too dark, which exposure factor(s) would you change to solve the problem?

When the goal is to different between tissues that have very similar densities, is a long or short scale contrast most desirable

List two possible causes when radiographic image appears gray and flat

Three factors that will affect radiographic contrast

List the five factors that will affect distortion

List at least five factors that will increase spatial resolution in the radiographic image

The prime factors of radiographic exposure:

The digital term for density is

Which photographic factor makes the anatomy in the image visible?

High contrast can also be called

Low contrast can also be called

Ranges of differences in the intensity of the x-ray beam after it has been attenuated by the patient:

Radiographic distortion can be categorized in which two ways?

Size distortion can be controlled by keeping ___ as low as possible

Two terms used to describe shape distortion:

Quantum mottle occurs when:

Which factors affect x-ray quantity?

Which factors affect x-ray quality?

Milliamperage affects the

Which technique factors, if adjusted upward, will increase density?

Primary controller of radiographic contrast

The distance between the tube target and the IR:

The distance between the subject and IR:

If the SID is doubled, what will happen to x ray intensity or quantity?

If the SID is reduced by 50%, what will happen to x-ray intensity or quantity?

The typical SID used in radiology departments today are:

The term used to describe a dark image:

The term used to describe a light image:

A solid piece of aluminum with steps of varying thickness:

Contrast with range of densities that are short

Contrast with range of densities that are long

Contrast is influenced by:

Another name for size distortion: