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Undergraduate 3
09/16/2006

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Term
INERTIA
Definition
A FORCE WHICH REMAINS AT REST UNTIL ACTED UPON
Term
3 STATES OF MATTER
Definition
SOLID, LIQUID, GAS
Term
SOLID
Definition
MOLECULES ARE NEATLY ARRANGED, CLOSE TOGETHER, WITH MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY, ARE DIFFICULT TO COMPRESS
Term
LIQUID
Definition
MOLECULES ARE CLOSE TOGETHER, FLOW, MEDIUM DENSITY, AND DIFFUCULT TO COMPRESS
Term
GAS
Definition
GREAT DISTANCE BW MOLECULES, FLOW, LOW DENSITY, EASY TO COMPRESS, AND NO SURFACE
Term
MATTER
Definition
ANYTHING IN SPACE THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS INERTIA. IS FOUND IN NATURE IN IMPURE FORM AS A MIXTURE OF INDEFINITE COMPOSITION
Term
MIXTURE
Definition
A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES WITHOUT A CHEMICAL UNION. INDEFINITE COMPOSITION
Term
SUBSTANCE
Definition
ANY MATERIAL THAT HAS DEFINITE COMPOSITION (CAN BE SIMPLE OR COMPLEX)
Term
SIMPLE SUBSTANCE
Definition
CALLED ELEMENTS, CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN TO SMALLER MEANS
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COMPLEX SUBSTANCES
Definition
CALLED COMPOUNDS, FORMED BY 2 OR MORE ELEMENTS IN DEFINITE PORTIONS
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MOLECULES
Definition
THE SMALLEST PHYSICAL UNIT OF AN ELEMENT. CONSISTS OF LIKE ATOMS WHICH ARE HELD TOGETHER BY AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE CALLED A BOND
Term
ATOM
Definition
SMALLEST COMPONENT OF AN ELEMENT
Term
NIELS BOHR
Definition
DANISH PHYSICIST WHO PROPOSED THE BOHR THEORY
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BOHR THEORY
Definition
REPRESENTS THE ATOM AS A MINIATURE SOLAR SYSTEM W A NUCLEUS AND ORBITAL ELECTRONS
Term
ATOMIC MASS OF A PROTON
Definition
1
Term
ELECTRON ATOMIC MASS
Definition
0.00055 AMU
Term
HOW MANY ELECTRONS WILL FIT IN A PARTICULAR SHELL
Definition
2N^2
Term
OCTET RULE
Definition
ELECTRONS ARE MORE STABLE WHEN THERE ARE 8 IN THE OUTER SHELL
Term
ELEMENTS ARE DIFFERENT BASED ON:
Definition
# AND ARRANGEMENT OF ORBITAL ELECTRONS
# OF NUCLEONS
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ATOMIC # OR Z #
Definition
# OF PROTONS OR ORBITAL e-
Term
ATOMIC MASS # (ATOMIC WEIGHT OR A #)
Definition
DENOTES THE # OF P AND N IN THE NUCLEUS
Term
ISOBARS
Definition
ATOMIC NUCLEI THAT HAVE SAME MASS # BUT DIFF ATOMIC #S (DIFF #S OF P AND N EQUAL # OF NUCLEONS)
Term
ISOTONES
Definition
SAME # OF N BUT DIFF # OF P. DIFF ATOMIC #S, DIFF MASS #
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ISOMERS
Definition
SAME ATOMIC # AND MASS #. IDENTICAL ATOMS EXISTING AT DIFF ENERGY LEVELS
Term
ELECTRON BONDING ENERGY
Definition
STRENGTH OF THE ATTATCHMENT OF AN E TO THE NUCLEUS (Eb)
Term
APPROXIMATE BINDING ENERGY (kEv)
Definition
K: 69.525, L: 12.100, M: 2.820, N: 5.95, O: 0.077
Term
SMALL ATOMS (LOW ATOMIC #) YIELD:
Definition
LOW Eb
Term
VALENCE
Definition
COMBINING CAPACITY OF AN ATOM
Term
IONIZATION
Definition
ADDITION OR REMOVAL OF e-, CONVERTING ATOMS TO IONS
Term
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
Definition
PARTICULATE RADIATION ASSOCIATED WITH RADIOACTIVE DECAY (ALPHA PARTICLES +2, ORIGIN NUCLEUS) (BETA PARTICLES -1, ORIGIN NUCLEUS)
Term
EM RADIATION ONLY DIFFERENCE IS POINT OF ORIGIN
Definition
XRAYS: OUTSIDE NUCLEUS
GAMMA: INSIDE NUCLEUS
Term
EM RADIATION IS AN ENERGY CONTINUUM
Definition
UNINTERUPTED ORDER
Term
PHOTON
Definition
ATOM OF LIGHT (SMALLEST QUANTITY OF EM ENERGY TRAVELLING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT)
Term
SPEED OF LIGHT
Definition
186,000 MILES/SEC
3 x 10^8 METERS/SEC (USE THIS FORMULA)
Term
ALL EM RADIATION CONTAINS:
Definition
ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
Term
MASS OF A PHOTON
Definition
NONE, HARD TO IDENTIFY. MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES ALWAYS CHANGING
Term
SINE WAVE
Definition
HAS A CREST AND A VALLEY
Term
AMPLITUDE
Definition
DISTANCE FROM CREST TO VALLEY
Term
FREQUENCY
Definition
RATE OF RISE AND FALL, CRESTS (OSCILLATIONS) PER SECOND
Term
UNIT OF FREQUENCY
Definition
HERTZ (hz)
ONE hz = 1 CYCLE PER SECOND
Term
WAVELENGTH
Definition
DISTANCE FROM ONE CREST TO ANOTHER CREST
10^-10 METERS IS ONE ANGSTROM
*HIGHER THE FREQ, SHORTER THE WAVELENGTH
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VELOCITY OF A SINE WAVE
Definition
SPEED OF LIGHT, ALWAYS CONSTANT
Term
FORMULA FOR VELOCITY
Definition
C= f x wavelength
Term
VISIBLE LIGHT
Definition
DESCRIBED BY OPTIC PHYSICISTS IN TERMS OF WAVELENGTH
PHOTONS TRAVEL IN STRAIGHT LINES (SINE FASHION)
Term
WAVELENGTHS OF VISIBLE SPECTRUM
Definition
400 nm FOR VIOLET TO 700nm FOR RED
nm= 10^9 METERS
Term
IONIZING RADIATION
Definition
IDENTIFIED BY ENERGY (kEv: KILO-ELECTRON VOLTS)
Term
kVp
Definition
KILO-VOLTS PEAK. IF WE SET MACHINE TO 80 kVp, THE ENERGY WILL RANGE FROM 0-80
Term
XRAY PHOTONS
Definition
MORE ENERGY THAN VISIBLE LIGHT, HIGHER FREQ, AND SHORTER WAVELENGTH
Term
SHORT WAVELENGTH YIELDS:
Definition
MORE PENETRATING ENERGY
Term
X RAY AND GAMMA RAY DIFFERENCES
Definition
XRAYS PRODUCED BY ELECTRONS, GAMMA PRODUCED BY NUCLEUS. IF THE SAME ENERGY, COULD NOT TELL THE TWO APART
Term
ATTENUATION
Definition
PARTIAL ABSORPTION OF ENERGY
Term
REFLECTION
Definition
CHANGE IN DIRECTION OF LIGHT PHOTONS
Term
DIFFRACTION XRAYS
Definition
USED IN RESEARCH (LESS THAN 10 kVp)
Term
GRENZ RAY
Definition
USED IN MEDICINE (DERMATOLOGY), 10-20 kVp
Term
SUPERFICIAL RAY
Definition
USED IN SUPERFICIAL MEDICINE THERAPY
50-100 kVp
Term
DIAGNOSTIC XRAY
Definition
USED IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING (30-150 kVp)
Term
ORTHOVOLTAGE
Definition
USED IN THERAPY FOR DEEP LYING TISSUES
200-300 kVp
Term
SUPERVOLTAGE
Definition
USED ON DEEPER LYING TISSUE
300-1000 kVp
Term
MEGAVOLTAGE
Definition
USED IN INDUSTY TO CHECK INTEGRITY OF WELDS (GREATER THAN 1 meV)
Term
XRAY MACHINES FUNCTION IS TO:
Definition
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INTENSITY OF e- FLOW TO PRODUCE XRAY BEAM OF DESIRED QUANTITY AND QUALITY
Term
TUBE CURRENT
Definition
MILLIAMPERAGE (mA)
Term
DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES
Definition
OPERATE AT 25-150 kVp AND 25-1200 mA
Term
MODERN XRAY ROOMS WILL CONTAIN
Definition
RADIOGRAPHIC UNIT, FLUOROSCOPIC UNIT, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTENSIFIER
Term
EVERY XRAY MACHINE HAS 3 MAIN PARTS:
Definition
XRAY TUBE, HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR, AND CONTROL PANEL
Term
CROOK'S TUBE
Definition
COLD CATHODE GAS TUBE, PARTIAL VACUUM, CATHODE NOT HEATED, HIGH VOLTAGE CAUSES IONIZATION OF GAS IN TUBE, CAN'T CONTROL mA INDEPENDENTLY OF kVp. CONTAINS CATHODE, ANODE, AND ANTICATHODE
GAS PRESSURE DETERMINED CONDITIONS
Term
COOLIDGE TUBE (HOT CATHODE TUBE)
Definition
GLASS ENVELOPE, CATHODE, AND ANODE. TUBE IS EVACUATED, HAS WINDOW (5cm SQUARE) *MODERN TUBES ARE DIODES
Term
HOT CATHODE TUBE CREATED BY:
Definition
W.D. COOLIDGE IN 1913
Term
PROTECTIVE HOUSING CONTAINS:
Definition
INSULATING OIL, WHICH SERVES AS AN ELECTRICAL INSULATOR AND THERMAL CUSHION
Term
IF AIR OR GAS IS PRESENT IN THE ENVELOPE
Definition
ELECTRON FLOW SLOWS, PRODUCING FEWER XRAYS
Term
RECENT IMPROVEMENT OF ENVELOPE
Definition
USE METAL INSTEAD OF GLASS. GLASS EVENTUALLY BECOMES COATED WITH TUNGSTEN AS THE TUBE AGES AND VAPORIZES
Term
CATHODE
Definition
NEGATIVE SIDE OF TUBE (CONTAINS FILAMENT AND FOCUSING CUP)
Term
FILAMENT
Definition
COIL OF WIRE MADE OF THORIATED TUNGSTEN (2mm IN DIA). THIS IS WHERE THERMIONIC EMMISSION OCCURS (THORIUM 1-2%, USED TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF XRAY PROD
Term
THERMIONIC EMISSION
Definition
THE BOILING OFF OF ELECTRONS
Term
PROPERTIES OF TUNGSTEN
Definition
HAS HIGH MELTING POINT (3,410 C)
DOESN'T VAPORIZE EASILY
Term
FOCUSING CUP
Definition
WHERE FILAMENT IS EMBEDDED, MADE OF MOLYBDENUM (HIGH NEGATIVE CHARGE) NEGATIVE CHARGES REPEL EACH OTHER CAUSING ELECTRON BEAM TO CONCENTRATE TO A PINPOINT
Term
DUAL FOCUS TUBES
Definition
HAVE 2 FILAMENT SIZES WHICH RESULTS IN 2 FOCAL SPOTS (LARGE AND SMALL)
Term
SMALL FOCAL SPOTS
Definition
RANGE FROM .1-.5 mm
USED FOR FINE DETAIL
Term
LARGE FOCAL SPOT
Definition
.6-1.5 mm
USED WHEN HIGHER ENERGY IS NEEDED
Term
ANODE
Definition
POSITIVE SIDE OF TUBE (STATIONARY AND ROTATING) SERVES 3 FUNCTIONS:
*ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION (RECIEVING e-)
*MECHANICAL SUPPORT FOR TARGET
*THERMAL CONDUCTOR (CONDUCTS HEAT AWAY BEFORE IT MELTS
Term
TARGET
Definition
AREA OF ANODE STRUCK BY ELECTRONS FROM THE CATHODE
STATIONARY ANODE TUBES ARE MADE OF TUNGSTEN EMBEDDED IN COPPER
Term
STATIONARY TUBES
Definition
USED ONLY ON SMALL DENTAL AND MOBILE DEVICES. MADE OF TUNGSTEN EMBEDDED IN COPPER
Term
ROTATING ANODE MAKEUP
Definition
MADE OF TUNGSTEN RHENIUM. RHENIUM HELPS TO WITHSTAND ROTATION AND PREVENT PITTING. TUNGSTEN USED FOR HIGH ATOMIC #, RESULTING IN HIGH XRAY PRODUCTION
Term
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF XRAY
Definition
99.8 % IS HEAT AND ONLY .2% IS XRAY
Term
ROTATING ANODE FUNCTION
Definition
GIVES A LARGER TARGET AREA
GIVES HIGHER HEATING CAPACITY
ROTOR CAUSES ROTATION (B/W 3400 AND 10,000 RPMs)
Term
4 CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR XRAY PRODUCTION
Definition
SEPARATION OF ELECTRONS, PRODUCTION OF HIGH SPEED ELECTRONS, CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRONS, SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ELECTRON BEAM
Term
SEPARATION OF ELECTRONS (FREE e-)
Definition
DONE BY HEATING FILAMENT, CAUSING IT TO GLOW.SEPARATES e- FROM OUTER SHELL, CALLED THERMIONIC EMISSION WHICH CREATES A CLOUD OR SPACE CHARGE
Term
PRODUCTION OF HIGH SPEED ELECTRONS
Definition
DONE BY SEPARATING THE SPACE CHARGE BY APPLYING A SUFFICIENT VOLTAGE (kV). HIGH VOLTAGE CAUSES e- TO TRAVEL AT HIGH SPEEDS FROM CATHODE TO ANODE (ABOUT 1/2 SPEED OF LIGHT) DISTANCE FROM CATHODE TO ANODE IS 1-3 cm
Term
VOLTAGE
Definition
DIFFERENCE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHARGES AT THE ELECTRODE
Term
CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRONS
Definition
DONE BY MOLYBDENUM FOCUSING CUP. NEGATIVE CHARGE CONCENTRATES e- TO A PINPOINT STREAM
Term
SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ELECTRON BEAM
Definition
UPTON STRIKING TARGET, e- BEAM IS STOPPED. KINETIC ENERGY OF THE e- BEAM CONVERTS TO 99.8% HEAT AND .2% XRAY
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