Matching Pairs Principles of Imaging 6-8 matchingOnline version Units 6-8 test review by Michelle Noble 1 2 decrease number of photons reaching the patient 3 2.5 mm 4 aluminum or copper 5 30 micrometers molybdenum or 50 micrometers rhodium 6 it is hardened 7 added, inherent and total 8 x-ray tube and tube housing 9 patient protection 10 fewer 11 12 higher 13 measures patient thickness 14 kVp and total filtration 15 attenuate 16 compensating filter 17 18 fixed aperture, cones, variable aperture inherent filtration this is how beam restrictors protect the patient what happens to the primary beam when using a filter? factors that affect the thickness of the HVL with the use of beam restriction, _______ photons exit the tube port window. when using a wedge filter, patient exposure will be _______ at the thinnest part of the filter the required micrometers of filtration for mammography tubes the primary purpose of beam restriction produces uniform radiographic exposure over body tissues of varying thicknesses types of beam restrictors purpose of calipers how many HVLs would be necessary to reduce the intensity of the beam to less than 10% of its original value? categories of filtration to decrease in intensity what happens to receptor exposure as scatter decreases? what happens to contrast as scatter decreases? fluoroscopy and mobile equipment are recommended to have this much Al equivalent filtration. the material filters are made of