4. Imaging Principles and Equipment

X-ray Physics — Quiz

Test your understanding of x-ray physics with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which component of the X-ray tube contributes to inherent filtration by attenuating low-energy photons?

Question 2

Which process is responsible for the continuous spectrum of X-ray photon energies produced in the tube?

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of the kinetic energy of electrons in an X-ray tube is converted into X-ray photons?

Question 4

After passing through three half-value layers of aluminum, what fraction of the original X-ray beam intensity remains?

Question 5

Which unit measures the biological effect of absorbed radiation on human tissue?