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1. Legally - a non-pregnant woman is required to hold a HBC dog for radiographs in NYS






2. White against black - like the x-ray of a plain skeleton






3. The greater the number of electrons released






4. Safe Operating Procedures






5. Is determined by the ratio of the height of the lead strips to the distance between them






6. Lead equivalent for apron






7. Rotating anode






8. Hairloss or baldness






9. X-ray gloves have to have....of lead equivalent






10. General purpose film - forgiving






11. With this procedure - no x-ray film is involved at all






12. Is to the left - electrons bounce off it at a 20 degree angle






13. We are supposed to use a grid if the abdomen is greater than or equal to......






14. MAs for abdomen (standard mAs) x=?






15. Gelatinous center of disk - pinches spinal cord to cause herniated disk






16. Refers to the 'blackness' of a radiograph






17. A grid must be used on the chest if it's 11cm thick






18. What specific part of the eye is cloudy with a cataract






19. A layer of intensifying screen that reflects the light from the phosphor layer toward the film






20. What is one of the most common area of occurance for spinal problems (15% dobermans)






21. The focused grid is upside down - is one reason for






22. To utilize this - you position the thickest part of the animal towards the cathode end of the x-ray tube






23. Types of cell damage






24. The 2 types of collimators are






25. The picture formed after the film has been exposed to x-rays and then processed into a visible image.






26. Is the device which restricts (narrows) the beam of x-rays as they leave the x-ray machine






27. Increased crystal size.....






28. Amount of radiation a person can recieve in a calendar year






29. If the thorax is greater than or equal to....you should use a grid






30. Is the density difference between 2 adjacent areas on a radiograph






31. Between density and mAs






32. What type of bone tumors started elsewhere and spread to the location it was found






33. What is the term for when the animal's bowel engulfs a piece of bowel distal to it - causing blockage






34. If the kVp is too high






35. Growth - gonadal - neoplastic - and metabolically active cells are what kind of cells






36. With the heel effect - more x-rays tend to be in the beam toward this end of the tube






37. What spinal problem do doberman's get






38. These cells are the most sensitive to radiation






39. When the AgBr reacts and ionizes with light or x-rays - than at this point - What is on the film is known as the






40. Must change if the FFD changes






41. This is inversely proportional to screen speed






42. Is influenced by quantity of x-rays(mAs) - quality of x-rays (kVp) - type and thickness of tissue being x-rayed






43. A lightproof encasement designed to hold x-ray film and intensifying screens in close contact






44. We should always try and stay How many feet from our x-ray machine






45. Calcium 'bridges' between adjacent vertebrae






46. Infection of a disk - or bone near it






47. Cassettes can be made of.....Which is the type here - or they can be made of magnesium - vinyl - etc






48. These screens have increased definition/detail - need to have increased radiation exposure






49. If you use an mA of 300 - What time fraction must i use to get an mAs of 10?






50. Screen speed is.....to the exposure required to cause it to flouresce