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Basic X-Ray Physics

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Demystifying Interventional Radiology

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Interventional radiology procedures allow an interventional radiologist with highly specialized training to utilize the imaging function of a fluoroscopy system to carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for a wide variety of diseases and conditions. Within an X-ray tube, by colliding electrons produced at high velocity from a cathode (negatively charged metal) with the atoms of the anode (a positively charged metal such as Tungsten-Rhenium alloy and Molybdenum), energy is released in the form of X-ray photons. Ionizing radiation of any type has the ability to create ions in matter. Biological effects can be classified as either somatic or genetic.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S4L8, Canada

    Prasaanthan Gopee-Ramanan HBSc, (HD), HBSc, (MRS), MD

  2. Diagnostic Imaging, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada

    Sandra Reis

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Correspondence to Prasaanthan Gopee-Ramanan HBSc, (HD), HBSc, (MRS), MD .

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  1. Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Sriharsha Athreya

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Gopee-Ramanan, P., Reis, S. (2016). Basic X-Ray Physics. In: Athreya, S. (eds) Demystifying Interventional Radiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17238-5_2

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