Radiation probe for indirect evaluation of the high-voltage waveform of a Mo anode mammography unit

Med Phys. 1989 Jan-Feb;16(1):94-7. doi: 10.1118/1.596367.

Abstract

A radiation probe was designed for indirectly determining the high voltage of a Mo anode mammography unit. The real time processing of the probe outputs yields exposure time, voltage waveform, kVp, and ripple in the range 24-40 kVp useful for screen-film mammography. The probe, connected to a portable computer, will be employed in a survey of radiation dose and image quality in mammography as part of an ongoing program in Italy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrodes
  • Humans
  • Mammography / instrumentation*
  • Molybdenum

Substances

  • Molybdenum