primary low voltage circuit

secondary high voltage circuit

filament circuit

kV selector

permits adjustment of the line voltage to the correct value

compensates when a power surge comes or lack of power

control the current to the primary coil of the transformer

low-voltage

chamber

gas

capacitor

Density selector

+1=

+2=

increases/decreases the amt. of density on image

25% increase

50% increase

time it takes to terminate the exposure after the proper amt. of radiation has been sensed

High voltage circuit

composed of??

(secondary circuit)

milliameter (mA)

mAs meter

rectifier

high voltage cables

displays/measures amount of current flowing in the x-ray tube

(registers during expsoure of more than 1/10s)

measures mAs of the exposure

(exposures of less than 1/10s)

from generator to tube

composed of 3 conductors surrounded by insulation, one of which is grounding

Filament circuit

composed of???

• helps heat the filament to produce the electron cloud
• increase current=increase heat
• mA selector (rheostat)
• step-down transformer
• filament stabilizer