Ionometric Half Value Layer Meter for Measurements of the Quality of X-Rays*

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  • John Eggert
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A n i n s t r u m e n t is d e s c r i b e d w h i c h p e r m i t s t h e m e a s u r e m e n t o f t h e q u a l i t y o f X r a y s i n t e r m s o f t h e h a l f v a l u e l a y e r ( H V L ) o f a s u i t a b l e f i l t e r m a t e r i a l . I t c o n s i s t s o f t w o i o n i z a t i o n c h a m b e r s a d j u s t a b l e i n v o l u m e , w h i c h a r e c o n n e c t e d i n o p p o s i t i o n a n d l i n k e d w i t h a n X r a y d o s e m e a s u r i n g d e v i c e . T h e c h a m b e r s a r e s o a d j u s t e d t h a t o n e c h a m b e r is t w i c e as s e n s i t i v e a s t h e o t h e r . T h e filtration o f t h e X r a y b e a m e n t e r i n g t h e l a r g e r c h a m b e r is a d j u s t e d u n t i l a b a l a n c e p o s i t i o n is r e a c h e d a s i n d i c a t e d b y z e r o d e f l e c t i o n o f t h e e l e c t r o m e t e r n e e d l e o f t h e m e a s u r i n g d e v i c e .

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تاریخ انتشار 2011