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Production and Characteristics of X-Rays
Production and Characteristics of X-Rays
Production and Characteristics of X-Rays
a.
The angle also determines the X-ray field size coverage. For
small angles the X-ray field extension is limited due to absorption and
attenuation effects of X-ray photons parallel to the anode surface.
110cm
m=
=1.1
100cm
d2 10 cm
Ug =1mm 1- =0.091mm
1.1
a 1mm
d1 5 cm
6cm
m=
=1.2
5cm
d2 1 cm
Ug =1mm 1- =0.167mm
1.2
They give a measure for the probability that a photon pass through
the patient without interaction which is a function of the body tissue
attenuation coefficients.
The first component of the noise is called quantum noise can usually
be reduced by increasing the number of photons used to form an image.
This however will increase the dose absorbed by the patient which
should be minimized.
What is the minimum surface dose required on a body of
thickness t to see a contrast C for an object of size x over an area A
against a background of pure quantum noise?
The signal to be detect is:
At these conditions the number of incident photons N for the patient can
be calculated to:
For a fixed dose and contrast there is a minimum object size which
can be visualized.