Filtration Placed in the Path of the X-Ray Beam

question 46

Multiple Choice

Filtration placed in the path of the x-ray beam

• A) absorbs low-energy photons
• B) absorbs high-energy photons
• C) increases patient dose
• D) reduces the quantity of radiation by a factor of 2

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Brain cells that fire when a person or animal observes another carrying out an action; these neurons appear to be involved in empathy, language comprehension, imitation, and reading emotions.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, essentially putting oneself in another's shoes.

Emotion Work

Expression of an emotion, often because of a role requirement, that a person does not really feel.

Facial Feedback

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed.