X-ray angiography may be utilized to investigate diseases such as stenosis and clotting of arteries and veins.

Compton scattering and photoelectric effect are important interactions of x-ray photons with tissues in diagnostic radiology.

Photoelectric effect causes tissue absorption of an X-ray.

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A tissue (12 cm x 20 cm) was exposed for 0.1 second to an x-ray containing 5×1013 photons. The radiation flux is

X-ray fluoroscopy is a continuous x-ray imaging technique that requires using an X-ray tube with a high tube voltage.

Photoelectric effect is one of the main processes for x-ray generation.

Visibility of anatomy and signs of pathology depend on the contrast that is produced and displayed in an image.

Circle all correct answers. Unsharpness of an image is a consequence of:

The heel effect causes the intensity of an x-ray on the cathode side weaker than the center of the beam.