Quantifying the effect of off-focal radiation on the output of kilovoltage x-ray systems

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 4149-4160

  Ali, E S M ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

BEAMnrc; EGSnrc; Electron backscatter; Extra focal radiation; Monte Carlo simulations; Off focal radiation; X ray tubes

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACKSCATTERING; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY APPARATUS; X RAY TUBES;

BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS; BEAMNRC; EGSNRC; INTERELECTRODE DISTANCE; OFF-FOCAL RADIATION; OUTPUT PARAMETERS; PRIMARY ELECTRONS;

X RAYS;

MOLYBDENUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ENERGY; FILTRATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; X RAY;

EID: 50449100198     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2966348     Document Type: Article

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