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Radiation probe for indirect evaluation of the high‐voltage waveform of a Mo anode mammography unit
Author(s) -
Gambaccini M.,
Marziani M.,
Rimondi O.,
Indovina P. L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596367
Subject(s) - mammography , waveform , radiation , voltage , anode , ripple , image quality , medical physics , materials science , optics , radiation dose , range (aeronautics) , nuclear medicine , computer science , physics , electrical engineering , medicine , electrode , engineering , computer vision , image (mathematics) , cancer , quantum mechanics , breast cancer , composite material
A radiation probe was designed for indirectly determining the high voltage of a Mo anode mammography unit. The real time processing of the probe outputs yields exposure time, voltage waveform, kVp, and ripple in the range 24–40 kVp useful for screen–film mammography. The probe, connected to a portable computer, will be employed in a survey of radiation dose and image quality in mammography as part of an ongoing program in Italy.