First recorded in 1905–10
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So an x-ray tube may be operated at 50.0 kV for a chest x ray, whereas it may need to be operated at 100 kV to examine a broken leg in a cast.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
In an x-ray tube, the maximum photon energy is given by hf = qV.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The x-ray tube and detector array are mechanically attached and so rotate together.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Figure 29.14 shows the spectrum of x rays obtained from an x-ray tube.
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The most remarkable demonstration of this is seen in the x-ray tube.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
Using an industrial computed tomography scanner, which is sort of like an MRI machine but with a rotating X-ray tube, the researchers blasted the Cratonavis skull with 150 kilovolts of beam energy.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2023
Electrons in an X-ray tube are accelerated through 1.00×102 kV and directed toward a target to produce X- rays.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
As he manipulates the uterus, a "watching" X-ray tube projects a picture of the organ onto a fluoroscope screen, and tumors show up as shadows.
From Time Magazine Archive
He placed a metal cassette containing a photographing film under the girl, whose name was Martha Berger, adjusted the X-ray tube over her, turned on the current.
From Time Magazine Archive
His insight was reinforced by a demand from the Research Corporation’s Howard Poillon that he bring the X-ray tube to a patentable stage without delay and without disclosing his design to outsiders.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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