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x-ray tubes

Known as: X-Ray Tube, tube x ray, tubes x-ray 
A vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Radiation dose reduction in time-resolved CT angiography using highly constrained back projection reconstruction
Recently dynamic, time-resolved three-dimensional computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been introduced to the neurological… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Breast tissue classification using x-ray scattering measurements and multivariate data analysis
This study utilized two radiation scatter interactions in order to differentiate malignant from non-malignant breast tissue… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Efficient x-ray tube simulations.
This article describes an efficiency study of directional bremsstrahlung splitting (DBS) for x-ray tube modeling. DBS is shown to… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Design and development of a fully 3D dedicated x-ray computed mammotomography system
Our effort to implement a volumetric x-ray computed mammotomography (CmT) system dedicated to imaging breast disease comprises… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Reduction of radiation exposure while maintaining high-quality fluoroscopic images during interventional cardiology using novel x-ray tube technology with extra beam filtering.
BACKGROUND Radiographic technology plays an integral role in interventional cardiology. The number of interventions continues to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Polyethylene-based water-equivalent phantom material for x-ray dosimetry at tube voltages from 10 to 100 kV.
A water-equivalent plastic material RW-1, in the form of thin foils as well as of thicker sheets, has been produced by melting… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Quantification of relative coronary arterial stenosis by cinevideodensitometric analysis of coronary arteriograms.
A computerized method for measuring relative coronary arterial stenosis by cinevideodensitometric analysis of 35 mm coronary… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The diagnosis and cure of neonatal osteopetrosis : experimental evidence from congenitally osteopetrotic (ia) rats
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
An evaluation of duplicability of temporomandibular joint radiographs.
  • L. A. Weinberg
  • The Journal of prosthetic dentistry (Print)
  • 1970
  • Corpus ID: 46803705
1962
1962
Experimental determination of absorbed dose from x-rays near the interface of soft tissue and other material.
When living cells in bone (such as osteocytes or marrow cells) are irradiated by x-rays below 250 kv, they may absorb a dose… 
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