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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2016.10.6.435

The Anode Heel Effect caused by changing the Angle of X-Ray Tube  

Shin, Seong-gyu (Department of Radiology, Dong-a University Hospital)
Lee, Hyo-Yeong (Department of Radiological Science, Dong Eui University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.10, no.6, 2016 , pp. 435-442 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was an investigation of the anode heel effect caused by changing the angle of the x-ray tube. We established the following conditions for experimental measurements: 70 kV, 30 mAs, focus-detector distance of 100cm, and a collimator setting of $35{\times}43cm^2$. The measurement points were set up at the center of the collimator and extended to each side in intervals of 3.5cm, with points A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 on the anode side and points C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 on the cathode side. We measured the entrance surface dose from point A6 to point C6 with each point perpendicular to an x-ray tube. And we did the same when measuring different angles of the x-ray tube from 15 to 30 degrees for every point on the anode and cathode sides. Using perpendicular x-ray tube, we found that the entrance surface dose of the A5 point was three times higher than that of the C5 point. Thus, we conclude that if the anode side is placed near highly radiosensitive organs, then there will be less radiation exposure when using a perpendicular x-ray tube. When imaging using x-ray tube angles, an angle to the cathode side can reduce the gap of the entrance surface dose on both the anode and cathode sides. When imaging areas where there are differences in thickness between the upper and lower sides, the angle to the cathode side that is closer to the thicker area can reduce the gap of the entrance surface dose and capture a higher quality image.
Keywords
Anode Heel Effect; X-ray Tube; Anode; Cathode; Entrance Surface Dose;
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