Modern Diagnostic X-Ray Sources

Technology, Manufacturing, Reliability
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-87006-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 423 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 780 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

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Optik, Lasertechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Lasertechnologie, Holographie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Acknowledgments. Author. Symbols. Historical Introduction and Survey. Physics of Generation of Bremsstrahlung. The Interaction of X-rays with Matter. More Background on Medical Imaging. Imaging Modalities and Challenges. Diagnostic X-ray Sources from the Inside. Housings, System Interfacing, and Auxiliary Equipment. The Source of Power. Manufacturing, Service, and Tube Replacement. X-ray Source Development for Medical Imaging. Index.

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.