Quasi-monochromatic radiography using a high-intensity quasi-x-ray laser generator

Eiichi Sato; Yasuomi Hayasi; Etsuro Tanaka; Hidezo Mori; Toshiaki Kawai; Tatsumi Usuki; Koetsu Sato; Haruo Obara; Toshio Ichimaru; Kazuyoshi Takayama; Hideaki Ido; Yoshiharu Tamakawa

doi:10.1117/12.465598

3 May 2002 Quasi-monochromatic radiography using a high-intensity quasi-x-ray laser generator

Eiichi Sato, Yasuomi Hayasi, Etsuro Tanaka, Hidezo Mori, Toshiaki Kawai, Tatsumi Usuki, Koetsu Sato, Haruo Obara, Toshio Ichimaru, Kazuyoshi Takayama, Hideaki Ido, Yoshiharu Tamakawa

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Proceedings Volume 4682, Medical Imaging 2002: Physics of Medical Imaging; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465598
Event: Medical Imaging 2002, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

High-intensity quasi-monochromatic x-ray irradiation from the linear plasma target is described. The plasma x-ray generator employs a high-voltage power supply, a low- impedance coaxial transmission line, a high-voltage condenser with a capacity of about 200 nF, a turbo-molecular pump, a thyristor pulse generator as a trigger device, and a flash x-ray tube. The high-voltage main condenser is charged up to 55 kV by the power supply, and the electric charges in the condenser are discharged to the tube after triggering the cathode electrode. The flash x-rays are then produced. The x-ray tube is of a demountable triode that is connected to the turbo molecular pump with a pressure of approximately 1 mPa. As the electron flows from the cathode electrode are roughly converged to the molybdenum target by the electric field in the tube, the plasma x-ray source, which consists of metal ions and electrons, forms by the target evaporating. Both the tube voltage and current displayed damped oscillations, and their peak values increased according to increases in the charging voltage. In the present work, the peak tube voltage was almost equal to the initial charging voltage of the main condenser, and the peak current was about 20 kA with a charging voltage of 55 kV. When the charging voltage was increased, the linear plasma x-ray source formed, and the characteristic x-ray intensities of K-series lines increased. The quasi- monochromatic radiography was performed by as new film-less computed radiography system.

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Eiichi Sato, Yasuomi Hayasi, Etsuro Tanaka, Hidezo Mori, Toshiaki Kawai, Tatsumi Usuki, Koetsu Sato, Haruo Obara, Toshio Ichimaru, Kazuyoshi Takayama, Hideaki Ido, and Yoshiharu Tamakawa "Quasi-monochromatic radiography using a high-intensity quasi-x-ray laser generator", Proc. SPIE 4682, Medical Imaging 2002: Physics of Medical Imaging, (3 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465598

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