Exposure factors - El Camino College暴露因素-埃尔卡米诺学院.pptVIP

* The difference is not anatomic density because it the same body part. The amount of photons reaching the image receptor has increased from the left film to the right film. * * Tube current is equal to the number of electrons flowing from the cathode to the anode per unit time * The differences between adjacent densities. It gives us the various shades of grays on the IR. DENSITY MATH WORK This is posted on the website. Please Download and turn in the next class Oct 2nd * SAMPLE PROBLEMS When mA is unknown… The image was shot at 45mAs using a .75second exposure. What is the mA? When s is unknown…. The image was shot at 80mAs using the 400mA station. What was the time of exposure? * CONTRAST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN: Blacks Whites Dark gray Light gray THERE IS A SCALE OF CONTRAST many colors of black, white, gray= long scale Few colors of black, white, gray=short scale * SHORT SCALE OF CONTRAST Not very many differences Between grays Also known as high contrast * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 4 5 3 * LONG SCALE OF CONTRAST Many different shades of gray Also known as low contrast * KILOVOLTAGE PEAK (KVP) * BEAM ATTENUATION AKA ABSORPTION High kVp Penetrates more easily Causes more grays Low contrast Low kVp Decreases penetration Causes more black-white High contrast Different parts of body attenuate differently The difference in attenuation is the basis for contrast * * OPTIMAL KVPIS THERE SUCH A CONCEPT? YES and NO Depends on the body part The anatomic area of interest More energy is needed to penetrate through bony tissue (high z #) than soft tissue (low z #) * + 15% KVP - 15% KVP * 15% RULE 15% kVp = doubling of exposure to the image receptor ? 15% kVp = halving of exposure to the image receptor 15% rule will always change the contrast of the image because kV is the primary method of changing image contrast. Remember : 15% change ( ??) KVP has the same effect as doubling or ? the MAS on density * CONTRAST MATH WORK This is pos