Category Image quality

Optimising image quality and dose

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Artefacts in digital imaging

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Scatter and contrast-to-noise ration (CNR)

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Image sharpness

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Contrast resolution

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Spatial resolution

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Noise and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…

Introduction to image quality

X-ray physics notes curriculum Fundamentals of radiation Electromagnetic radiation Wave-particle duality Basic atomic structure Key definitions and units in X-ray physics The X-ray machine The cathode The anode X-ray tube housing and cooling X-ray generator circuits Focal spot and beam…