ABSTRACT

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 over

chapter 1|30 pages

Historical Introduction and Survey

chapter 2|50 pages

Physics of Generation of Bremsstrahlung

chapter 3|28 pages

The Interaction of X-Rays with Matter

chapter 4|30 pages

More Background on Medical Imaging

chapter 5|38 pages

Imaging Modalities and Challenges

chapter 6|132 pages

Diagnostic X-Ray Sources from the Inside

chapter 8|20 pages

The Source of Power

chapter 10|22 pages

X-Ray Source Development for Medical Imaging