Across
- 3. Higher ___ increases the energy of x-ray photons, this results in lower image contrast
- 7. is the max voltage or peak of an alternating current
- 8. is the overall darkness or blackness of an image
- 9. refers to how sharply dark and light areas are differentiated or separated on an image
Down
- 1. or wavelength and energy, of the x-ray beam is controlled by the kilovoltage
- 2. defined as the product of the quantity (number of x-ray photons) and quality (energy of each photon) per unit of area per unit of time exposure
- 4. (V) the unit of measurement used to describe the potential that drives an electrical current through a circuit
- 5. ___ controls the number of electrons flowing through the x-ray tube per second.
- 6. determines the number of electrons passing through the cathode filament