The penetrability and hardness of the x-rays increases with the voltage applied to the x-ray tube, which controls the speed with which the electrons strike the target. For diagnostic radiography, tube voltages in the range 50 to 120 kilovolts peak (kVp) are normally used.
A woman's virtue or chastity Synonyms: honour, pureness, and purity. The quality of being honorable and having a good name (a man of honor) Synonyms: honour. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction Synonyms: accolade, award, honour, and laurels. The state of being honored Synonyms: honour and laurels.
Honor is also employed to signify integrity in a judge, courage in a soldier, and chastity in a woman. To deprive a woman of her honor is, in some cases, punished as a public wrong, and by an action for the recovery of damages done to the relative rights of a husband or a father. Vide Criminal conversation.