Brems
Bremsstrahlung is a German word that means...
Braking or braking radiation
When are characteristic xrays produced?
When the projectile electron interacts with an inner shell electron of the target atom.
Compton is the major source of...
Occupational dose.
Photoelectric interactions are responsible for...
Patient dose.
What energy can brems xrays be produced at?
Any projectile electron energy.
When are characteristic xrays emitted?
When an outer shell electron fills an inner shell void
Characteristic cascade
The projectile xray photon interacts with what shell to create a Compton interaction?
Outer shell.
At what shell of the atom does a Photoelectric interaction occurr?
Inner shell
A low energy brems xray results when...
The electron is barely influenced by the nucleus
The Characteristic xray has energy equal to...
The difference in the binding energies of the orbital electrons involved.
Compton scattering reduces...
Image Contrast
What is the electron removed from the atom called?
Photoelectron
At 100 kVp, approximately __% of the xray beam is brems
85%
What kVp has to be set to have K-Characteristic x-rays?
70 kVp
Its binding energy & kinetic energy it leaves the atom with.
What type of x-rays are produced after a photoelectric interaction occurs?
Characteristic x-rays.
Brems xrays are produced when..
A projectile electron is slowed by the nuclear field of a target atom nucleus
The effective energy of characteristic xrays increases with...
Increasing atomic number of the target element.
Compton scattered x-rays can be deflected in any direction, including...
180 degrees
A photoelectric interaction cannot occur unless...
The incident x-ray has energy equal to or greater than the electron binding energy.