RS 240 FALL 2013

mAs / kVp EXERCISE

1. 300 mA @ 1/10(s) @ 80 kVp

600 mA @ 1/20 (s) @ 80 kVp

DO this to get rid of motion

Law of reciprocity

2. 50 mA @ 3.0(s) @ 65 kVp
400 mA @ .375 (s) @ 65 kVp

3.

50 mA= 1/50
Use 3 seconds to use self motion to visualize structures (lateral t-spine to blur out
lungs and vascular organs)

200 mA @ 30 ms @ 75 kVp
800 mA @ 7.5 ms @ 75 kVp

4.

325 mA @ .19 (s) @ 75 kVp

250 mA @ 0.25(s) @ 75 kVp

5.

mA doubled twice so you cut ms in half twice

250*.25= 62 so you do 325/62 which is = to .19

You need a 25% to see a change in kVp to see a difference

400 mA @ 0.35(s) @ 75 kVp

400 mA @ .175 (s) @ 86 kVp

15% rule- 15% change in kVp is the same as doubling total mAs, if you subtract
then you halve it
Do this to try to cut dose to patient in half but the second image might be grayer
than the first image because more penetrated through
More kVp= less contrast
75*.15= 11 that is the change in kVp

6.

200 mA @ 0.15(s) @ 70 kVp

100 mA @ 0.075(s) @ 92 kVp
200*.15= 30
kVp changed by +2 or 30% change in kVp
-1 change in seconds because it is half
So you only minus 1 so the 2 changes equal zero

7.

1000 mA @ 50 ms @ 65 kVp
500 mA @ 200 ms @ 55 kVp
15% change in kVp= -1
mA= -1 so you have to make it = 0 so you add 2
200 ms because you have to make it +2 so you multiply

8.

100 mA @ (s) @ 70 kVp

200 mA @ 3/8(s) @ 70 kVp
mA= +1
s= -1
So you keep kVp at 70

9.

1000 mA @ 0.16 (s) @ 130 kVp

250 mA @ .512 (s) @ 80 kVp
You do 15% of each change
15% of 130= 110
15% of 110= 95
15% of 93.5= 80
mA= -2
kVp= -3
0.16*5= .512

1= you halved it once so 200 is 100

2= you halved it twice so 1000 is =500 then of 500 =250