_______________ is a filtration added to the tube prior to install
added filtration
_______________ is a filter designed to even out the exposure due to uneven part density
compensating filter
_______________ is removal of low energy x-rays from the useful beam with Al or other
filtration
_______________ is an x-ray beam with many different energized photons
heterogeneous beam (polyenergetic)
_______________ is the filtration from permanently installed components of the tube housing
inherent filtration
_______________ is the x-ray beam coming directly form the tube
primary beam
_______________ is inherent filtration plus added filtration
total filtration
_______________ is a filter with a "trough" in the middle
trough filter
_______________ is a compensating filter added in order to image parts of uneven density
wedge filter
Why do we filtrate?
to absorb soft/low energy photons that would otherwise only stay in the patient
filtration creates _______________ beam which can also be described as increasing the beam quality (beam with higher energy photons)
hard
_______________'s primary purpose is the reduction in patient radiation dose
filtration's
What is Al atomic number (Z number)?
13
what is the #1 used diagnostic filter material?
Al
there is one piece of Al between the x-ray tube and collimator box to stop photons under _______________ kV
10
since low energy photons do not leave the patient, it causes what to the image quality if we filter?
the image quality doesn't change, only patient dose does (becomes less if filtered)
filters made out of different _______________ will filter out differ energy photons
elements
_______________ is the element used in mammo filters
molybdenum (Mo)
_______________ is the stuff in the tube, but there for another purpose than filtering but does do some filtering. Is equivalent to about _______________ mm of Al
inherent filtration, .5
,,__ and ________ are the components of the tube that cause inherent filtering
glass envelope of tube, insulating oil, carbon fiber window of tube housing
_______________ is meant to dissipate heat in tube but also causes inherent filtering
insulating oil
_______________ is the average total filtration of diagnostic x-ray tube
2.5mm Al
_______________ is using a filter (Al) to make an image look better (get rid of edge burnout)
beam shaping
if you need to add a lot of Al to reach half-value layer, it means the beam is already _______________
heavily filtered
_______________ is aluminum added by the manufacturer for filtration only
added filtration
a type of added filtration is _______________ which is 1 mm
aluminum sheet
NCRP stands for _______________
National Committee on Radiation Protection
_______________ mm Al is required by NCRP for rooms shooting below 50 kV
.5
_______________ mm Al is required by NCRP for rooms shooting between 50-70 kV
1.5
_______________ mm Al is required by NCRP for rooms shooting above 80 kV
2.5
if a little amount of Al reduces beam a lot, it means a lot of _______________ energy photons are present
low
mammos uses _______________ window instead of glass to bring the inherent filtration down to .1 mm Al eq. ----- mammo uses this instead of glass to allow more photons through easier, so it isn't filtering out as much
beryllium
measuring _______________ is used to check filtration
half-value layer
_______________ is the amount of Al added that will reduce the beam exposure level to half its initial value
half value layer
if half-value layer is 3+, the beam is already _______________ (or no more weak photons left to filter out)
strong
for rooms that shoot over 70 kV, the HVL must be greater than _______________ mm Al per federal regulation
2.3-2.5
In kVp ranges from 60 to 100, if adding to existing filtration how much should you in theory increase mAs?
adding .5 mm Al = add _______________ mAs
adding 1 mm Al = add _______________ mAs
adding 3 mm Al = add _______________ mAs
14%, 17%, 50%
why do we in theory add mAs if we use added filtration? Why is it "in theory"
to compensate for lost photons, because a noticeable difference requires 25-30% change in mAs, so if you went up the 14% or 17% it wouldn't make a different for image quality
_______________ are filters made of 2-3 different elements
compound filters
what are the elements used in compound filters?
.25 mm Cu and 1 mm Al, or .1 mm Er (erbium) and .5 mm Al
Why is Al always under Cu or Er in compensating filters?
copper will sometimes create secondary radiation, so Al will absorb the secondary radiation created from copper
_______________ either happens in Photoelectric effect or comptom interactions
secondary radiation
_______________ is a useful filter for when needing high kV for thick areas where penetration is needed, but we need to avoid soft tissue burnout in the thin areas
compound filters
_______________ filters are used in mammography. This is because these filters create photons in the tube that are in a 20 kV range or window (all photons are one energy) This type of beam is called _______________ beam
molybdenum/rhodium, monenergetic
_______________ are externally used filters that weed out photons on the thinner parts of the image (prevent soft tissue burnout) without compromising the penetrating power for the thicker parts of the image
compensating filters
what are some examples of compensating filters and what exams are they used for?
wedges (used for foot and lateral decub abdomen), trough/bilateral wedge, clear Pb plastic filter (protects breast in females for scoli studies), silicone boomerang (shoulder, patella)
_______________ part of compensating filter goes over the thinnest part of the body. _______________ part of compensating filter goes over the thickest part of body.
thickest, thinest
_______________ is the amount of shielding that will reduce the beam to 1/10 its original intensity. Used for _______________ not _______________
tenth-value layer, shielding, filtration
The higher the atomic #, the __ __energy photons you will filter out, and ______ parts
higher, thicker
Molybdenum filters are used for __ __and filter up to about ______
mammo, 20 kV
Copper absorbs ____ than aluminum
more
Beryllium window is a _____ to the thin area of glass
additive
We should filter more for things like soft tissue _____
neck
Compound filters are good for ______ _____ ______
soft tissue neck
monoenergetic beam filter everything below __ , it is set at. _______ shell binding energy
K shell binding energy, K
heavy metal filters are
copper, tin, erbium, holmium (higher atomic numbers)
heavy metal filters ___ patient skin dose
reduce
intensity in the tenth value layer is measured in___ or _______
MR or R
at a 100 kV setting ___ inches of concrete will reduce the beam intensity to ___ of its original value
2.5, 1/10
___ mm of wood equals the shielding power of ___ mm of lead
19, .1
OSL use a _____ ___ ___ to collect radiation from _______
photo-stimulated phosphor, scatter
-sensitive down to 1 miliRem
What are the 3 filters of the OSL badge and what do they measure?
-plastic window
shows the skin dose
-aluminum filter
shows the medium dose or what is called the lens dose (dose of the eyes)
-copper filter
shows the deep dose
There are two types of equipment filtration, they are ____ and _____
inherent, added
Inherent filtration is ____ and ____
oil, glass
added filtration is *__ and*__ ________
Al, mirror
a hardened beam consists of what type of x-ray photons?
higher energy
what does HVL stand for
half value layer
define compound filter
a filter having two kinds of elements