RAD Exam IV Review

Front

Which would you adjust if you wanted to produce characteristic radiation? Milliamperage, Kilovoltage

Back

Kilovoltage

Front

Which would you adjust if you wanted to create a larger electron cloud? Options: Step-down transformer, Milliamperage

Back

Milliamperage

Front

Which is the most common possibility when an x-ray photon interacts with matter?

Back

Compton scatter

Front

Which form of the x-ray beam is most detrimental to the patient and operator?

Back

Scatter radiation

Front

Which of the following cells would be the most sensitive to x-rays? Muscle, Blood

Back

Blood

Front

The SI equivalent of the rem is

Back

the sievert.

Front

The traditional unit of dose is called

Back

the radiation absorbed dose (rad).

Front

Risk estimates suggest that death is more likely to occur from common activities than from dental imaging procedures and that cancer is much more likely to be unrelated to dental imaging radiation exposure.

Back

Both statements are true.

Front

As kilovoltage, milliamperage, and time increase, x-ray beam intensity decreases. As distance and filtration increase, the intensity of the x-ray beam increases. Are both statements true or false?

Back

Both statements are false.

Front

Aluminum filters are used to remove _______-energy, ________ wavelength x-rays.

Back

low; longer