ch16 and ch17 bustos

controlling scatter

scatter:

compton interactions and not useful. they shit, ass, poopoo.

minimizing scatter is be achieved by controlling beam restrictions and using grids.

made by kvp and the volume of the anatomy.

creates majority of IR exposure

KVP: affects penetrability and energy. with higher KVP and less mAs means less overall
scatter.
when KVP is increased, more photons being affected/striking IR.

inverse relations of compton and photoelectric absorbtions

increase kvp means less dose to the patient.

decrease kvp means increase dose and increase in mas and increase in absorption and
means less IR exposure.

IRRADIATED MATERIAL: Volume of material and atomic number

as the volume of tissue increase amt of scatter increases.

Field size: + FS = + volume of tissue irriated.

+amount of photons reaching pt
+ scale of contrast.

when FS -, overall IR exposire, means more mAs and more dose.

PATIENT THICKNESS: + tissue thickness= +scatter=+dose

ATOMIC NUMBER: as atomic number increases, scatter decreases, absorbtion increases,

means short scale contrast, but increase in pt dose.

COLLIMATOR: most common beam restrictor, modern the equipment, light localizing.

bottom shutter is used to fix penumbra, improves sharpness of recorded image edge.

upper shutter: is used to prevent off-focus radation from hitting the IR.
beam restricting deives: lead blockers.

x-rays are attenutated expontentially

compton scatter= garbage and the primary contriubter personnel exposure.

subject density:

refers to impact pt has on IR exposure

will be alter by volume or atomic number of the pt

subject contrast:

the amount of photons attenuated in the body affects the contrast.

subject detail/resolution:

distance b/w natrual AOI and IR affects the detail