RSAP 180 Progress Review

The three components of an x-ray system include all of the following EXCEPT?

• X-ray Tube

• High Voltage Generator

• Overhead Tube Suspension System

• Operating Console

The basic x-ray circuit consists of the main circuit and the filament circuit.

• True

• False

The incoming line voltage of an x-ray system is approximately...?

• 200-240 Volts

• 25-150 kVp

• 120-160 Volts

• 45-75 kVp

Which tube suspension system offers the greatest multidirectional movement?

• C-arm Tube Suspension

• Mobile Tube Suspension

• Floor Mounted Tube Suspension

• Overhead Tube Suspension

Beryllium is the most popular material used for construction of an x-ray table

• True

• False

Answer explanation

X-ray tables are usually made out of carbon fiber or carbon graphite.

What infant image immobilizer is used when performing a chest x-ray?

• Bunny Wrap (swaddling)

• Octo-stop

• Compression Band

• Pigg-o-stat

A generator is a device that converts

• Electrical energy to thermal energy

• Mechanical energy to electrical energy

• Stored energy to electrical energy

• Electrical energy to mechanical energy

The formula for power (volts x amperage) expresses that as voltage potential increases the current will do what?

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Increases

• Increases by 15%

The following are true regarding transformers EXCEPT?

• They work on the principle of mutual induction (step up and down transformers) and self induction (autotransformer)

• They have no moving parts

• They work most efficiently on pulsating DC

• They are designed to regulate voltage

The job of a step-up transformer is to do what?

• Decreases incoming line voltage

• Increases the incoming line voltage

• Decreases electrical energy

• Creates a thermionic cloud of electrons