X ray principle

Hospitals with an existing analog system have the option to retrofit a detector, which typically costs $62,000 to $140,000 depending on the size and type of flat panel. New fully-digital portable X-ray units run about $125,000 to $235,000 depending on maximum power output options and type of detector selected.

X-rays are highly penetrating, ionizing radiation, therefore X-ray machines are used to take pictures of dense tissues such as bones and teeth . This is because bones absorb the radiation more than the less dense soft tissue. X-rays from a source pass through the body and onto a photographic cassette.

Today’s x-ray machines produce a stream of electromagnetic radiation that interacts with an anode in an x-ray tube . The x-rays made by this interaction are then directed toward the part of the body being examined. To reduce radiation exposure, x-ray machines aim the x-rays at only the focus area.

Medical x-ray systems. X-ray fluorescence analyzers (portable and bench-top) X-ray photoelectron spectrometers. Electron beam evaporators.