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The X-Ray beam comes out of the ______.
Port
What is the glass around the tube called?
Pyrex Glass
What is another name for the X-ray tube?
Tube Housing
What do we refer to the lab as?
Radiographic Room
What are the 2 Primary components of the X-Ray tube?
Anode and Cathode
Where does the collimator lie?
Below the tube
There are ____ _____ ______ at each end of the tube.
High Voltage Cables
The collimator controls the ____ and ____ of the field size.
Size and Shape
The X-ray tube is held from the ceiling by a ____.
OTC (overhead tube crane)
Which end of the tube is positive?
Anode
A hard surface table is designed for ____.
Radiographers
Who invented the bucky tray?
Gustave Bucky
The X-Ray table must be easy to clean for _____________ purposes.
Infection Control
What must the X-ray tube stay aligned with?
Bucky
The _____ _______ is where the RT make the technique selection.
Control Console
What are the three technique selections?
kVp, mA, time
What type of equipment takes a ‘real time’ image?
Fluoroscopy
If Fluoro is live then _______ is being produced.
Radiation
Who is allowed to operate the fluoro machine?
Radiologist
A good X-ray can also be called _____.
Good Diagnostic image
When an X-ray has to be repeated it is called _______?
non-diagnostic image
What are the 4 requirements to produce an X-ray?
• Vacuum • source of electrons • Rapid acceleration of electrons by applying voltage • a target to stop the moving electrons
What is the X-ray leaving the tube called?
X-ray photons or X-ray beam
The photons/beam before it reaches and interacts with the patients body is called _____.
Primary Radiation