X-ray Production PowerPoint Part 3: Bremsstrahlung Radiation

Bremsstrahlung Radiation is of ________ origin. Bremsen means to ________ and Strahlung means _________.

German, to brake (slow down), radiation

Bremsstrahlung radiation is produced at _______ kVp and below, but can occur at any kVp.

69 kVp

In Brems radiation, the projectile electron misses the ________ electrons and interacts with the target atoms ____________.

orbital, nucleus

The electrons are attracted to the ________ charge of the ________.

positive, nucleus

The closer the electrons gets to the nucleus, the __________ the effect.

stronger

As the projectile electron is influenced by the ________ charge, it changes direction and loses _____.

positive, KE

This loss in KE reappears as an _____________.

x-ray photon

The energy of the photon depends on how much energy was ______.

lost (there is no way to control or track this)

Brems radiation has many _______ _________.

energy levels

The energy level depends on how much the _________________ is affected by the __________.

projectile electron, nucleus

When an electron with 70 Kev interacts with the nucleus, the most energy a photon can have is _______.

70 Kev (can range from 0-70 KeV)

Brems x-rays can be produced at ______ energy level, while characteristic x-rays have a _________ energy level for production.

any, specific

All photons are bremsstrahlung at _____ kVp.

65

Bremsstrahlung occurs at _____ kVp and Characteristic occurs at ______kVp and above.

any, 69.5

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