Radiation and Fluoroscopic EquipmentTour of Ionizing Lab

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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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Radiation Equipment

Inside the x-ray room Outside the x-ray room

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X-ray Tube Assembly

Cathode Terminal, Anode Terminal

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Collimator Assembly

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Collimator Assembly

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Xray Table Apparatus

9Fluoroscopy tube and table

X-ray tube and table movements

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X-ray table apparatus

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X-ray Table Apparatus

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X-ray Table Apparatus

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Image Receptors

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Potter-Bucky tray

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Wall Bucky Tray

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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Control Panel

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Ancillary Equipment

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Portable X-ray

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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

Miscellaneous equipmentPositioning spongesTapeLead apronsLead blockersMarkersSand bagslinens

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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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Lab Tour

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X-ray Tube Assembly

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X-ray Tube Assembly

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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

X-ray Tube Housing

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Pyrex glass encasementWindow for x-rays to exitLead and steel Oil for cooling