1. Physics of Radiography Vicki@sciencewow.co.uk www.sciencewow.co.uk

2. Physics of Radiography Structure of an atom Wave theory Quantum theory of electromagnetic radiation Physical properties of X-rays X-ray spectra (continuous and emission line) X-ray tube Types of X-ray tube and power supplies Compton scattering Absorption process – matter & materials Dosimetry

3. Physics of Radiography Structure of an atom Properties of sub-atomic particles Structure of atom Energy levels Electron configuration

4. Physics of Radiography Wave theory Wave terminology Wave equation to calculate frequency and wavelength

5. Physics of Radiography Quantum theory of electromagnetic radiation Quantisation of energy The photon Wave particle duality

6. Physics of Radiography Physical properties of X-rays X-ray photon energies Frequency & wavelength of X-rays

7. Physics of Radiography X-ray spectra (continuous and emission line) Electronic transitions Line and continuous spectra Effect on spectra of varying accelerating voltage Maximum photon energy

8. Physics of Radiography X-ray tube Diagram of the x-ray tube Calculate electron kinetic energy (J) Convert J to eV

9. Physics of Radiography Types of X-ray tube and power supplies Power supply for electron tube High anode-cathode voltage Effect of high cathode current

10. Physics of Radiography Compton scattering Simple scattering Compton scattering Photoelectric effect Pair production

11. Physics of Radiography Absorption process – matter & materials Material thickness Different materials Attenuation Photographic image Image quality Image intensifiers

12. Physics of Radiography Dosimetry Absorbed dose, dose equivalent, effective dose Units ALARA principle