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Radiation and Fluoroscopic Equipment

Radiation and Fluoroscopic Equipment. Tour of Ionizing Lab. What to Expect this Week…. Radiation Equipment and Tour. Assignments. Discussion Question Due QUIZ 1. Radiation Equipment X-ray Tube components Main components of Fluoroscopic Equipment Tour of Lab. Terminology.

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Radiation and Fluoroscopic Equipment

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  1. Radiation and Fluoroscopic Equipment Tour of Ionizing Lab

  2. What to Expect this Week…. Radiation Equipment and Tour Assignments Discussion Question Due QUIZ 1 • Radiation Equipment • X-ray Tube components • Main components of Fluoroscopic Equipment • Tour of Lab

  3. 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

  4. Radiation Equipment Inside the x-ray room Outside the x-ray room

  5. X-ray Tube Assembly Cathode Terminal, Anode Terminal

  6. Collimator Assembly

  7. Collimator Assembly

  8. Xray Table Apparatus Fluoroscopy tube and table

  9. X-ray tube and table movements

  10. X-ray table apparatus

  11. X-ray Table Apparatus

  12. X-ray Table Apparatus

  13. Image Receptors

  14. Potter-Bucky tray

  15. Wall Bucky Tray

  16. Control Panel • Factors that technologist can control from the control panel are: • Kilovoltage of x-ray • Milliampere of x-ray • Time of exposure

  17. Control Panel

  18. Ancillary Equipment

  19. Portable X-ray

  20. X-ray Tube Assembly Cathode Terminal Anode Terminal Positive charge when kilovoltage applied Tungsten target Rotating vs. fixed target • Negative charge when millamps applied • Tungsten filament • Focusing cup • Thermionic emission

  21. Miscellaneous equipment Positioning sponges Tape Lead aprons Lead blockers Markers Sand bags linens

  22. 4 3 3 5 6 8. Describe tube travel 1 7. Describe Tube Travel 2 9. Describe how the tube would travel in order to direct x-ray output at #1??

  23. Lab Tour

  24. X-ray Tube Assembly

  25. X-ray Tube Assembly

  26. X-ray Tube Assembly Cathode Anode Positive terminal Tungsten target Rotating or fixed target Target angle Neck of anode Rotor, stators • Negative terminal • Tungsten filament • Focusing cup • Milliamps applied • Determines amount of electrons • Thermionic emission

  27. Cathode Terminal • Negative terminal • Tungsten filament • Focusing cup • Milliamps applied • Determines amount of electrons • Thermionic emission

  28. Anode Terminal • Positive terminal • Tungsten target • Rotating or fixed target • Target angle • Neck of anode • Rotor, stators • Kilovoltage applied

  29. X-ray Tube Housing Pyrex glass encasement Window for x-rays to exit Lead and steel Oil for cooling

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