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increasing milliamperage (ma) results in which of the following?
increased beam quantity and increased beam quality
increased beam quantity and decreases beam quality
increased beam quantity
increased beam quality
In X - ray production, milliamperage (mA) is directly related to the number of electrons crossing the X - ray tube per second, which in turn affects the quantity of X - rays produced (beam quantity). Increasing mA increases the number of electrons available to interact with the anode, thus increasing the beam quantity. Beam quality (energy of the X - ray photons) is mainly determined by kVp (kilovoltage peak) and not by mA.
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Increased beam quantity