GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bremsstrahlung interactions, the primary source of x-ray photons from an x-ray tube, are produced by the sudden stopping, breaking or slowing of high-speed electrons at the target.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three commonly encountered sources of bremsstrahlung are beta-emitting nuclides, x-ray machines, and high-voltage electronic equipment. Beta-emitting nuclides release high-energy electrons or positrons as their nucleus attempts to reach a more stable configuration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bremsstrahlung is the electromagnetic radiation emitted in the form of photons when a charged particle is decelerated upon striking against another charged particle. This radiation gives a continuous X-ray spectrum. This is also known as “braking radiation”.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Primary or Useful Beam is the beam emitted by the x-ray tube after it passes through an aperture in the source housing.

Detailed explanation-5: -X-rays are produced by stopping high-energy electrons in a tungsten target. X-rays are emitted in a continuous spectrum (bremsstrahlung) with a maximum energy equal to the peak accelerating potential of the X-ray tube and at discrete energies dependent on the binding energies of electrons in the target atom.