X-rays (OCR A Level Physics)

Exam Questions

22 mins6 questions
11 mark

The intensity of a beam of X-rays incident on material P is I subscript 0.

The beam passes through 0.50 cm of material P and 0.50 cm of material Q.

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The absorption (attenuation) coefficients of P and Q are 0.60 cm–1 and 0.20 cm–1 respectively. The intensity of the beam after passing through both P and Q is straight n I subscript 0.

What is the value of n?

  • 0.67

  • 0.74

  • 0.82

  • 0.90

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21 mark

There are four important attenuation mechanisms by which X-ray photons may interact when they pass through matter.

In which mechanism is the X-ray photon scattered with a longer wavelength?

  • simple scattering

  • Compton effect

  • pair production

  • photoelectric effect

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31 mark

A contrast material is used while taking an X-ray image of a patient. Which statement is correct?

  • Iodine is a contrast material.

  • Technetium is a contrast material.

  • A contrast material must have a short half-life.

  • A contrast material is used for acoustic matching.

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