The X-Ray Imaging System – Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key components, principles, and circuitry of the x-ray imaging system, suitable for exam review.

Operating (Control) Console

Allows the operator to control the quality and quantity of the x-ray beam

Operating control console, high voltage, generator x-ray tube

Basic parts of an x-ray system

220 v

Incoming voltage should be

Line-Voltage Compensator

What can adjust the incoming voltage?

Line-Voltage Meter

What can measure the incoming voltage?

Autotransformer

A single wire that is both the primary and secondary coil worked under self induction

Current and voltage

What is inversely proportional?

Self-Induction

Auto transformer works on the principle of

Vs/vp=ns/np

Voltage change in a transformer formula

Is/ip=np/ns

Current change in a transformer formula

Step-Down Transformer

works by mutual induction.

Synchronous, ELECTRONIC, mass timer, AEC

Four types of timing circuits

Electronic

The most common timing circuit

Step up

What type of transformer create a large voltage needed for x-ray

500:1 - 1000:1

High voltage generator turns rat ratio of between

Step up transformer

The division between the low-voltage and high voltage sides of the x-ray machine

Is part of the rectification cuts current in half to go from AC to DC

What does a diode do in the x-ray machine?

Rectification

What is the process of converting AC to DC?

4

Full wave, rectification requires at least. How many diodes

Solid state

Verification uses what type of diode

Hertz, Hz)

Frequency is measured in

4-10% vr

A three phase 12, pulse generator has BLANK % Voltage ripple

Half-Wave Rectification

Rectification method using two diodes; suppresses the negative half of the AC cycle, producing 60 pulses/s with 100 % ripple.

Single-Phase Full-Wave Rectification

Full-wave rectified single-phase power producing 120 pulses/s with 100 % voltage ripple.

13-25% VR

A three phase 6 pulse generator has BLANK % VR

1%

High frequency, rectification percentage of voltage ripple is

High voltage section

Where on the control panel is the MA meter located?

Control console low-voltage

Where on the Control panel is the KVP meter located

mA selector and focal spot selector

What are the parts on the filament circuit?