bremsstrahlung radiation
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brems·strah·lung ra·di·a·tion
(bremz'shtrah-lung rā'dē-ā'shūn) When a high-speed electron from the cathode stream is slowed down and pulled off course by the positive pull of the target, this represents a loss of energy which is given up as heat and an x-ray photon. Most x-rays in medicine and dentistry are of Bremsstrahlung origin.
Synonym(s):
braking radiation.
[Ger. Brems, brake, + Strahlung, radiation]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
brems·strah·lung ra·di·a·tion
(bremz'shtrah-lung rā'dē-ā'shūn) When a high-speed electron from the cathode stream is slowed down and pulled off course by the positive pull of the target, this represents a loss of energy which is given up as heat and an x-ray photon. Most x-rays in medicine and dentistry are of bremsstrahlung origin.
Synonym(s):
braking radiation.
[Ger. Brems, brake, + Strahlung, radiation]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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As shown in Figures 14 and 15, an X-ray tube with a conical target shows relatively low X-ray generation efficiency compared to the total efficiency of the generation of
bremsstrahlung radiation [13, 15].
"Tape is an even better use as an X-ray source than we thought," says Putterman, who in May in Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics identified
bremsstrahlung radiation as the X-ray source.
Bremsstrahlung radiation occurs when electrons move with a varying velocity in external electric and/or magnetic fields.
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