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5. X-ray Machine and Tube Flashcards

1
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3 MAIN COMPONENTS OF AN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM

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  • X-ray tube
  • Operating console
  • High voltage generator
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2
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a vacuum tube containing electrode that accelerate electrons and direct them to a metal anode, where their impacts produce x-rays

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X-ray Tube

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EXTERNAL COMPONENTS

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  • Support structure
  • Protective housing
  • Glass or metal enclosure
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consists of two perpendicular sets of ceiling-mounted rails

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Ceiling Support System

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5
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has a single column with rollers at each end

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Floor to Ceiling Support System

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the image receptor is attach to the end of the C-arm from the x-ray tube

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C-arm Support System

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7
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guards against excessive radiation exposure and electrical shock

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Protective Housing

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8
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is made up of pyrex to withstand the tremendous heat generated

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Glass or Metal Envelope

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9
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is the area of the glass or metal enclosure approximately 5 cm2, that is thin and through which the useful beam of x-rays is emitted

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X-ray Tube Window

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10
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X-rays emitted through the window is called the

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useful beam

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11
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X-rays that escaped through the tube housing are called

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leakage radiation

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12
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Leakage radiation should not exceed ______ when operated at maximum condition

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100 mR/hr at 1 m

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INTERNAL COMPONENTS

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  • Cathode

* Anode

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14
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is the negative side of the x-ray tube and had two primary parts: a filament and a focusing cup

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Cathode

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15
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usually approximately 2mm in diameter and 1 or 2 cm long

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Filament

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16
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when the current through the filament is sufficiently high, the outer-shell electrons of the filament atoms are “boiled off” and ejected from the filament

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Thermionic Emission

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17
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Filaments are usually made of

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thoriated tungsten

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18
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Filaments are usually made of thoriated tungsten because

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  • Tungsten have high melting point (3410 C)
  • Does not vaporize easily
  • Addition of 1% to 2% thorium to tungsten increases the efficiency of thermionic emission
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19
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where the filaments are embedded

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Focusing Cup

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20
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is used when better spatial resolution is required. Ranges from 0.1 to 1 mm

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small focal spot

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21
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is used when large body parts are imaged and when other techniques that produce high are required

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large focal spot

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22
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is the positive side of the x-ray tube

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Anode

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23
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it conducts electricity and radiates heat and contains the target

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Anode

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24
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FUNCTIONS OF ANODE ASSEMBLY

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  • Electrical conductor
  • Mechanical support
  • Thermal dissipator
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25
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area of the anode struck by the electrons from the cathode

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Target

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26
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TYPES OF ANODE

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  • Stationary anode

* Rotating anode

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27
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are used in dental x-ray imaging systems, some portable imaging systems, and other-purpose units in which high tube current and power are not required

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Stationary Anode

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28
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capable of producing high intensity x-ray beam

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Rotating Anode

29
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heat capacity can be further improved by increasing the speed of anode rotation

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Rotating Anode

30
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Rotating Anode rotates

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3400 rpm and 10,000 rpm

31
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the target is consists of tungsten alloy embedded in a copper anode

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stationary anode tubes

32
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stationary anode tubes size

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About 4 mm^2

33
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the entire rotating disc is the target

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rotating anode tubes

34
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rotating anode tubes size

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About 3159 mm^2

35
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Tungsten is the material of choice for the target for general radiography for 3 main reasons

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  • Atomic number
  • Thermal conductivity
  • High melting point
36
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specialty x-ray tubes for mammography have ______ targets principally because of their low atomic number and low K characteristics x-ray energy

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molybdenum or rhodium

37
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is powered by an electromagnetic induction motor

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rotating anode

38
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an induction motor is consist of 2 parts:

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the stator and the rotor

39
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is the actual x-ray source

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Focal Spot

40
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results in an effective focal spot size much less than the actual focal spot size

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Line-Focus Principle (Goetze Principle)

41
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diagnostic x-ray tubes have target angles that vary from approximately ____ degrees

42
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radiation intensity is greater on the cathode side of the x-ray field than that on the anode side

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Heel Effect

43
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the smaller the anode angle, the ____ is the heel effect

44
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greater anode angle _____ useful beam

45
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electrons bounce off the focal spot and then land on other areas of the target, causing x-rays to be produced from outside of the focal spot

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Off Focus Radiation

46
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WAYS HOW TO EXTEND X-RAY TUBE LIFE SPAN

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  • X-ray tube life may be extended by using minimum radiographic factors of ma, kVp, and exposure time appropriate for each examination
  • Use of faster image receptors
  • Excessive heat results in reduced x-ray tube life
47
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3 WAYS TO DISSIPATE HEAT

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  • Radiation
  • Conduction
  • Convection
48
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CAUSES OF X-RAY TUBE FAILURE

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  • Vaporized tungsten
  • Rotor bearings breakage
  • Anode pitting
  • Cracked anode
49
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3 types of x-ray tube rating charts significant to radiologic technologist

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  • Radiographic rating chart
  • Anode cooling chart
  • Housing cooling chart
50
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The capacity of the anode and the housing to store heat is measured in

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Heat Units (HU)

51
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One heat unit is equal to the product of

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1 kVp, 1 mA, and 1s

52
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SINGLE-PHASE Heat Unit

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HU = kVp x mA x s

53
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THREE-PHASE/HIGH-FREQUENCY Heat Units

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HU = 1.4 x kVp x mA x s

54
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1 HU =

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1 HU = 1.4 J

55
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1 J =

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1 J = 0.7 HU

56
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Radiographic x-ray tube housings usually have ______ heat capacities in the range of several million heat units

57
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Complete cooling after maximum heat capacity requires from

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1 to 2 hours

58
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transfers heat from focal spot track to anode body

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Conduction

59
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transfers heat from focal spot track to tube housing

60
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transfers heat from tube housing to the atmosphere

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Convection

61
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atomic number of Niobium

62
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atomic number of Silicon

63
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atomic number of Germanium

64
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atomic number of Titanium

65
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atomic number of Molybdenum

66
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atomic number of Rhodium

67
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k-shell binding energy of Molybdenum

68
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k-shell binding energy of Rhodium

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