Chapter
Basic X-Ray Physics
Abstract
Interventional radiology procedures allow an interventional radiologist with highly specialized training to utilize the imaging function of a fluoroscopy system to carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for a wide variety of diseases and conditions. Within an X-ray tube, by colliding electrons produced at high velocity from a cathode (negatively charged metal) with the atoms of the anode (a positively charged metal such as …
Authors
Gopee-Ramanan P; Reis S
Book title
Demystifying Interventional Radiology
Pagination
pp. 7-8
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-17238-5_2