Physics of the X-Ray Tube

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	Jun 19 2009, 7:36 PM EDT	eliseleblanc		edit	165 words added 6 words deleted
Change: All gasses are removed from the envelope resulting in a vacuum. The vacuum permits electrons to flow from the cathode to the anode without encountering View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1191)
	Jun 19 2009, 6:35 PM EDT	eliseleblanc		edit
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	Jun 19 2009, 6:33 PM EDT	eliseleblanc	Formatting	edit	25 words added 50 words deleted
Change: OK, so that's the cathode side of things. There is more to think about, but for now, lets look at the anode assembly. AnodeThe anode assembly is at the positive end of the x-ray tube. The anode assembly consists View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1030)
	Jun 11 2009, 9:30 PM EDT	daddyfurry		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1055)
	Jun 11 2009, 9:29 PM EDT	daddyfurry		edit	218 words added
Change: It is useful now to think of each xray photon as an information carrier. The more photons you have, the more information you have - View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1055)
	Aug 18 2008, 8:31 AM EDT	daddyfurry		edit	1 word added 1 word deleted
Change: xrayx-ray tube is called the cathode, and the positive end is called the anode. In any electric circuit, current flows from the negative side of a circuit to the positive side, and it is no different when an x-ray tube is involved.Let's deal with the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 838)
	Aug 18 2008, 7:29 AM EDT	daddyfurry		edit	386 words added 1 image added
Change: So why is this important? It turns out that when the electrons hit the target, they slow down very fast (think crashing a Ferrari into View changes from previous version. (Word count: 837)
	Aug 17 2008, 10:01 AM EDT	AndyC	Moved from: Ideas & Inspiration	move	No content added or deleted.
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	Aug 17 2008, 7:45 AM EDT	daddyfurry		edit	10 words added
Change: ---THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION---FEEL FREE TO HELP OUTThis page will deal with how the x-ray tube works and what happens inside the tube when you press buttons on the control console.As I discovered last year, it is possible View changes from previous version. (Word count: 447)
	Aug 17 2008, 7:41 AM EDT	daddyfurry	added cathode inforamtion	edit	280 words added 2 words deleted
Change: The filament is actually a very tightly wound coil of wire. When an electric current is passed through the filament, it heats up to such View changes from previous version. (Word count: 437)
	Aug 17 2008, 6:37 AM EDT	daddyfurry		edit	86 words added 2 words deleted 2 images added
Change: The xray tube is essentially a massive valve, or switch, completing an electric circuit. The negative end of the xray tube is called the cathode, View changes from previous version. (Word count: 152)
	Aug 17 2008, 6:14 AM EDT	daddyfurry		edit	9 words added
Change: on the control console.As I discovered last year, it is possible to hold a degree in medical imaging and still have no grasp on the fundamentals. The radiographer in question subsequently failed their PDY year.First things first, what does an x-ray tube look like? View changes from previous version. (Word count: 68)
	Aug 17 2008, 3:08 AM EDT	daddyfurry	started page	edit	57 words added
Change: This page will deal with how the x-ray tube works and what happens inside the tube when you press buttons on the control console.As I discovered last year, it is possible to hold a degree in medical imaging and still have no grasp on the fundamentals.First things View changes from previous version. (Word count: 59)
	Aug 17 2008, 3:00 AM EDT	daddyfurry		create	No content added or deleted.
Change: Created by daddyfurry Aug 17 2008, 3:00 AM EDT for: no reason given

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