Download - Radiation and Fluoroscopic Equipment
What to Expect this Week….
Radiation Equipment and Tour
• Radiation Equipment• X-ray Tube components• Main components of
Fluoroscopic Equipment• Tour of Lab
Assignments
• Discussion Question Due• QUIZ 1
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Terminology• X-ray tube assembly• Collimator• Radiographic table• Bucky tray• Wall Bucky tray• Tube support• Generator• Control console• Free floating• Kilovoltage• Millamperes• Exposure• Mobile radiography• Radiolucent• Radio-opaque• Thermionic emission• Focusing cup• Terminal-positive, negative
• Longitudinal• Vertical• Transverse• Alignment• Table top• Tube angulation• Image receptor• Cassette• Computed radiography• Digital radiography• Fluoroscopy• PACS• Post processing• Viewing station• Current• Kinetic energy• Potential energy• Pyrex glass
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Control Panel• Factors that
technologist can control from the control panel are:
• Kilovoltage of x-ray• Milliampere of x-ray• Time of exposure
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X-ray Tube Assembly
Cathode Terminal Anode Terminal
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• Positive charge when kilovoltage applied• Tungsten target• Rotating vs. fixed target
• Negative charge when millamps applied• Tungsten filament• Focusing cup• Thermionic emission
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7. Describe Tube Travel
8. Describe tube travel
9. Describe how the tube would travel in order to direct x-ray output at #1??
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X-ray Tube Assembly
Cathode
• Negative terminal• Tungsten filament• Focusing cup• Milliamps applied• Determines amount of
electrons • Thermionic emission
Anode
• Positive terminal• Tungsten target• Rotating or fixed target• Target angle• Neck of anode• Rotor, stators
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Cathode Terminal
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• Negative terminal• Tungsten filament• Focusing cup• Milliamps applied• Determines amount of
electrons • Thermionic emission
Anode Terminal
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• Positive terminal• Tungsten target• Rotating or fixed target• Target angle• Neck of anode• Rotor, stators• Kilovoltage applied