Which component is a flexible arm attached to the x-ray tubehead?

Which component is a flexible arm attached to the x-ray tubehead?

• A. Extension Arm
• B. C-arm
• C. Armature
• D. Support

Answer: (A)

Positioning the x-ray tubehead requires a flexible mounting that can reach and pivot to place the beam precisely. That flexible mounting is called the extension arm. It attaches to the main unit and lets you extend, retract, and angle the tubehead to the right position while keeping the operator safe and the patient properly imaged. A C-arm is a curved imaging assembly used mainly in fluoroscopy, not the general movable mounting for a standard x-ray tubehead. An armature isn’t the term used for this purpose, and a support is too generic to describe the specific flexible, adjustable component that holds and moves the tubehead.

Positioning the x-ray tubehead requires a flexible mounting that can reach and pivot to place the beam precisely. That flexible mounting is called the extension arm. It attaches to the main unit and lets you extend, retract, and angle the tubehead to the right position while keeping the operator safe and the patient properly imaged.

A C-arm is a curved imaging assembly used mainly in fluoroscopy, not the general movable mounting for a standard x-ray tubehead. An armature isn’t the term used for this purpose, and a support is too generic to describe the specific flexible, adjustable component that holds and moves the tubehead.