| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Bremsstrahlung interactions | Occurs when an incoming electron interacts with the force field of the target material's atomic nucleus |
| Electrons, slows, changes direction | Within a Bremsstrahlung interaction, the powerful nuclear force field is too great for _________ to penetrate; instead, the electron _____ and ______ _________ |
| Braking, x-ray photon | In a Bremsstrahlung interaction, the energy lost during the _______, is emitted as an ____ ______ |
| x-ray photons, Bremsstrahlung, 80, 90 | Within diagnostic x-ray range, most ____ _______ are produced by ______________ target interactions (80-90 kVp produces __-__% brems interaction) |
| Characteristic interactions | Occurs when incoming electron interacts wtih an inner shell target electron of the target atom |
| Incoming, target, hole, outer, inner shell | During a characteristic interaction, an ________ electron will knock a ______ electron out of its shell, creating a ____; consequently the _____ electron drops into the _____ _____ vacancy |
| Difference in energy, characteristic | In a characteristic interaction, the __________ __ ______ between inner and outer shell is given off as a ______________ x-ray photon |
| 70, 69.5 | Characteristic x-rays will not comprise any part of the useful beam until kVp is more than __ because removal of K-shell electron from tungsten requires at least ___ kV of energy |
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