Compact monochromatic flash x-ray generator utilizing a disk-cathode molybdenum tube

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-54

  Sato, Eiichi ^a   Tanaka, Etsuro ^b   Mori, Hidezo ^c   Kawai, Toshiaki ^d   Ichimaru, Toshio ^e   Sato, Shigehiro ^a   Takayama, Kazuyoshi ^f   Ido, Hideaki ^g  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^d CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

^e HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Monochromatic x ray; Rapid imaging; X ray beam filtration; X ray source; X ray spectra; X ray tube

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CONDENSER TUBES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; MOLYBDENUM; PHOTONS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY TUBES;

MONOCHROMATIC X-RAYS; RAPID IMAGING; X-RAY BEAM FILTRATION; X-RAY SOURCES; X-RAY SPECTRA;

X RAYS;

MOLYBDENUM; ZIRCONIUM;

AIR; ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; DEVICE; DIODE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; FILTER; GENERATOR; PHOTON; POWER SUPPLY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; TUBE; X RAY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 12844255717     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1829247     Document Type: Article

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