Modern Diagnostic X-Ray Sources: Technology, Manufacturing, Reliability

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-4132-7
Verlag: CRC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, 423 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 935 g

Modern Diagnostic X-ray Sources: Technology, Manufacturing, Reliability gives an up-to-date summary of X-ray source design for applications in modern diagnostic medical imaging. It lays a sound groundwork for education and advanced training in the physics of X-ray production and X-ray interactions with matter. The book begins with a historical overview of X-ray tube and generator development, including key achievements leading up to the current technological and economic state of the field.
The book covers the physics of X-ray generation, including the process of constructing X-ray source devices. The stand-alone chapters can be read continuously or in selections. They take you inside diagnostic X-ray tubes, illustrating their design, functions, metrics for validation, and interfaces. The detailed descriptions enable objective comparison and benchmarking.
This detailed presentation of X-ray tube creation and functions enables you to understand how to optimize tube efficiency, particularly with consideration for economics and the environment. It also simplifies fault finding. Along with covering the past and current state of the field, the book assesses the future regarding developing new X-ray sources that can enhance performance and yield greater benefits to the scientific community and to the public.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Behling, Rolf

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthorSymbolsHistorical Introduction and SurveyThe Discovery in Fall 1895The Early Days of X-raysMajor Steps of ProgressReferencesPhysics of Generation of BremsstrahlungAcceleration of ElectronsEfficiency of Energy ConversionThe X-ray Continuum SpectrumCharacteristic RadiationCharacteristic Radiation and Discontinuous AttenuationTheory of the Angular Distribution of the Continuum RadiationAngular Distribution of Characteristic RadiationPolarizationTheory of Electron Scatter in the AnodeElectron BackscatterThe Thomson-Whiddington Law in More DetailMeasured and Simulated Isotropic X-ray Intensity DistributionThe Heel EffectReferencesThe Interaction of X-rays with MatterBasics of the Attenuation of X-raysX-ray Refraction and X-ray LensesThomson ScatteringRayleigh ScatteringCompton ScatteringPhotoelectric AbsorptionReferencesMore Background on Medical ImagingNon-X-ray MethodsX-ray ImagingSpectral ImagingPhase-Contrast ImagingFluorescence ImagingPolarized X-raysReferencesImaging Modalities and ChallengesComputed TomographyCardio and Vascular ImagingRadiographic SystemsRadiography/Fluoroscopy (R/F) SystemsMammography SystemsSurgical C-Arm Systems with MonoblocksReferencesDiagnostic X-ray Sources from the InsideWorking Principle and Types of Medical X-ray TubesTube Components in DetailThe Tube FrameMaintaining VacuumVacuum Discharges and High-Voltage StabilityReferencesHousings, System Interfacing, and Auxiliary EquipmentX-ray Source AssemblyRadiation ShieldBeam QualityBeam LimitationProtection Against Implosion and ExplosionCoolingReferencesThe Source of PowerBasic Functionality of the X-ray GeneratorHigh-Voltage ChainSensing Tube Voltage and CurrentEnergy QuantizationVoltage RippleDual-Energy (Dual X-ray Color) ImagingFilament Heating and Emission ControlGrid and Electrostatic Deflection SupplyMultiple TubesOther Auxiliary SuppliesTube Temperature SupervisionDose ControlMatching Generator and TubeMonoblocksReferencesManufacturing, Service, and Tube ReplacementManufacturing of X-ray TubesProcess-Oriented versus Assembly-Oriented ProductionProduction YieldInstallation and ServiceTube Replacement and RecyclingRecyclingReferenceX-ray Source Development for Medical ImagingApplication Trends for the Development of Medical X-ray SourcesDevelopments Which Did Not (Yet?) Make it to the MarketplaceCandidates for Next-Generation Bremsstrahlung SourcesDream and Reality: Deficits of Bremsstrahlung SourcesNonbremsstrahlung Sources of X-rays for ImagingIndustrial Development of Novel X-ray SourcesReferencesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Rolf Behling holds a diploma in physics from the University of Hamburg, Germany. During more than 30 years in the medical industry he has held many positions, including department head of tube technology development, global project coordination manager, global innovation manager, head of marketing and field support for X-ray tubes, department head for X-ray tube development, project manager, and process physicist. The first spiral-groove-bearing X-ray tube was developed under his leadership. He currently heads the Philips Group for Advanced Development of X-ray Tubes and X-ray Generators at Philips HealthTech in Hamburg. He is a part-time lecturer at the University of Hamburg and has written numerous patents and publications in vacuum technology and medical imaging.