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| Makes the rules but does not enforce them |
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| Cardinal Rules of Protection |
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| Time, Distance, Shielding |
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| Pulsed Fluoro, Staggered Foot Pedal, Keeping the Mag Feature Low |
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New Exposure
Old Exposure
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Old Distance Squared
New Distance Squared |
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| Thickness of absorber necessary to reduce an x-ray beam to half its original intensity |
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Sievert (Sv)
Effective Dose |
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Definition
| Takes into account the dose, and what type of radiation was involved |
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| Takes into account the dose, the type of radiation involved, and the type of tissue involved |
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| Radiation Weighting Factor |
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| Audible and visible indicators and is fixed to the wall so you can't take an x-ray without being behind the wall |
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| Can be within 2% of the indicated SID and Collimation |
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Definition
| Total Filtration= 2.5(Inherent Filtration + Added Filtration |
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| How long is the portable cord |
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| Min. 0.25 Recommended 0.5 |
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Term
| Linearity ( Law of Reciprocity) |
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Definition
| Output intensity should remain the same, when mA and time are varied to obtain the same mAs 10% limit for linearity |
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