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X-Ray Fundamentals and Image Formation

Electrons interacting with matter can produce photons known as X-rays. X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation with short wavelengths and high frequencies, similar to gamma rays but produced differently. X-rays are attenuated, or their intensity decreases, as they pass through matter due to interactions between the X-rays and the material.

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X-Ray Fundamentals and Image Formation

Electrons interacting with matter can produce photons known as X-rays. X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation with short wavelengths and high frequencies, similar to gamma rays but produced differently. X-rays are attenuated, or their intensity decreases, as they pass through matter due to interactions between the X-rays and the material.

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Characteristic radiation arises in different


ways in which an electron loses its energy
when it crashes into the anode.

The attenuation of X-rays as they pass through


a uniform material is given by :

I = I0 e-µx
The gradual decrease in the intensity of a
beam of X-Rays as it passes through matter is where I0 is the initial intensity, I is the
called attenuation. transmitted intensity and µ is the
attenuation coefficient.

In digital systems, image intensifiers are used.


The incoming X-Rays strike a phosphor screen
producing electrons of visible light photons.
These then release electrons (by photoelectric
effect) from the photocathode. The electrons
are accelerated and focused by the positively
charged anode so that they strike a screen
which gives out visible light. The image on this
screen can be viewed via television camera
and can also be stored electronically.

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