BASIC RADIATION PHYSICS

TOPICS

Structure of atom Classification of radiation Electromagnetic spectrum Properties of a wave Interaction of x-rays with matter

STRUCTURE OF AN ATOM

Energy emitted and transferred or propagated through matter is called radiation

CLASSIFICATION OF RADIATION

RADIATION

IONISING

PARTICULATE ELECTRO MAGNETIC

NONIONISING

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

WAVE

crest

trough

PROPERTIES OF WAVE

BASIC INTERACTION OF X-RAY WITH MATTER

Photo electric effect Coherent scattering Compton effect Pair production Photo disintegration

COMPTON EFFECT

TYPES OF X-RAY MACHINE

Portable

Mobile

Fixed

PORTABLE

X-RAY TUBE

CABLE

MOBILE

X-RAY TUBE

TRANSFORMER

CABLE

MOBILE WHEELS

FIXED

REFERENCES:- -VETERINARY RADIOLOGY-A.P. SINGH &

JIT SINGH