X-ray tube diagrams

Case contributed by Matt Skalski ◉

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Citation:

Skalski M, X-ray tube diagrams. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-80071

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-80071

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/80071

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80071

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Matt Skalski had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

13 Jul 2020

Revisions:

5 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

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Not Applicable

Tags:

tube, xray, stator, anode, cathode, rotor, physics, skalski, illustration

Institution:

University of Southern California

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Excluded

X-ray tube

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Various x-ray tube diagrams for teaching.

Cathode and focal spot

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Glowing filament, cathode ray, and x-ray creation are variously depicted.

X-ray tube housing

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Illustrations of an x-ray tube in its housing.

Collimator and beam filtration

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Illustration showing the path of the x-ray beam through filtration and collimation.

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X-ray tube diagrams

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