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Grid Ratio H D: Notebook #1

The document summarizes various formulas used in radiography to calculate grid ratios, grid conversion factors, exposure maintenance, relative speed, mAs, and the 15% rule. It provides the name, purpose/application, and examples for each formula. Key points covered include that higher grid ratios improve image contrast but increase patient dose, grid conversion factor is used to determine the necessary increase in mAs when a grid is added, and the 15% rule is applied to maintain exposure when adjusting kVp by increasing or decreasing it by 15% while adjusting mAs accordingly.

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Grid Ratio H D: Notebook #1

The document summarizes various formulas used in radiography to calculate grid ratios, grid conversion factors, exposure maintenance, relative speed, mAs, and the 15% rule. It provides the name, purpose/application, and examples for each formula. Key points covered include that higher grid ratios improve image contrast but increase patient dose, grid conversion factor is used to determine the necessary increase in mAs when a grid is added, and the 15% rule is applied to maintain exposure when adjusting kVp by increasing or decreasing it by 15% while adjusting mAs accordingly.

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Notebook #1

Equation Equation Purpose/Applicatio Example


Name n
Grid Ratio Grids are used to What is the grid
reduce scatter ratio when lead
h radiation, which strips are 3.2mm
Grid ratio=
D improves image high and separated
contrast. The higher by 0.2mm?
the grid ratio, the
better the image
contrast, but has a 3.2
Grid ratio=
H = height of lead cost of higher patient 0.2
strips dose.
D = distance between
strips Grid ratio = 16, so
16
the ratio is 1
Grid mAs with grid Whenever a grid is A quality x-ray is
GCF=
Conversion mAs without grid used to removed obtained using
Factor scatter, 2mAs at 70kVp
(GCF) density/image without a grid.
receptor exposure of Now adding a 12:1
radiograph will go grid. What mAs is
down and exposure needed to maintain
factors must be the same exposure
increased to to the IR?
compensate for the
lack of density. 2 mAs 1
=
X 5

2(5) = 1X

10mAs = X
Notebook #1

Grid mAs GCF Whenever a grid is Using 20mAs with


=
Conversion mAs GCF used to removed an 8:1 grid, what is
s scatter, the new mAs with a
density/image 12:1 grid?
receptor exposure of
radiograph will go 20 mAs 4
=
down and exposure mAs 5
factors must be
increased to
compensate for the 20 mAs x 5
mAs=
lack of density. 4

100
mAs=
5

mAs=25

Exposure mAs D 2 To maintain IR If a satisfactory


Maintenan = exposure, mAs must exposure is
mAs D 2
ce Formula be changed to obtained with 20
compensate for the mAs at 72, what
exposure change. mAs will be
required to
maintain the same
exposure at 40?

mAs D 2
2
mAs =
D 2

2 20 mAs 402
mAs =
722

20 mAs 1600

5184

32000

5184

6 mAs
Notebook #1

Relative mAs RS2 Used to convert mAs What is the proper


Speed = from one relative mAs with a 400-RS
mAs RS1
Formula speed to another system when
technical factors od
80kVp and 50mAs
produce an
acceptable image
with a 200-RS
system?

mAs RS2
=
mAs RS1

50 400
=
mAs 200

400 mAs =10,00

0 mAs

mAs =
10,000 mAs
400

mAs = 25mAs

The mAs mA X seconds = mAs To find the total mAs What it the mAs
Formula with given mA and using 50mA and
seconds 0.5seconds?

mA X seconds =
mAs

50mA X 0.5sec =
25mAs
Notebook #1

15% Rule Maintains exposure To maintain exposure What new mAs and
when kVp is changed when increasing kVp: kVp are needed to
Increase kVp 15% produce a
AND decrease mAs radiograph with
to half more contrast and
twice the density, if
To maintain exposure the original
when decreasing technique called
kVp: for 80 kVp, 300 mA
Decrease kVp 15% for 0.035 sec?
AND increase mAs by
2 More contrast
means you want a
lower kVp
When using 15%
rule in this
situation, when we
decrease kVp you
have to increase
mAs by 2. To
double the density,
you have to double
the mAs AGAIN.

300mA (0.035sec)
= 10.5mAs
80kVp (0.15) =
12kVp
80kVp - 12kVp =
68kVp
10.5mAs (2) =
21mAs
21mAs (2) =
42mAs

The new technical


factors are 68kVp
and 42mAs

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