(vanadium-doped molybdenum and rhodium), and each target has two focal spots (0.15 and 0.3 mm). The Senographe 2000D collimator is equipped with two sets of removable X-ray tube filters, in ad-dition to the permanent 0.69-mm-thick beryllium window, that are placed in a filter wheel. These fil-ters, 30-µm-thick molybdenum and 25-µm-thick
Fluorine-free prepared two-dimensional molybdenum boride (MBene) as a promising anode for lithium-ion batteries with superior electrochemical performance ... the autoclave was heated at 150 °C for 24 h. After the hydrothermal process, the suspension was filtered with a PVDF filter membrane and washed by 1 M dilute solution of sodium …
These filters, 30-μm-thick molybdenum and 25-μm-thick rhodium, were carefully removed with the aid of a qualified service engineer. In place of the standard amounts of filtration, custom-made Mo filters, ranging from 30 to 90 μm in thickness, were inserted into the filter wheel in increments of 15 μm for phantom image acquisitions.
Molybdenum (same as in the anode) is the standard filter material. Some systems allow the operator (or automatic control function) to select either the molybdenum or a …
The Mo/Mo combination was superior for a compressed breast thickness of 2 cm. Alternative anode/filter combinations, such as W/Rh, have been recommended for compressed breast thicknesses of 4–6 cm over Mo/Rh, Rh/Rh, and Rh/Al. The W/Rh combination has been established to deliver a lower dose for the same CNR.
Molybdenum anodes. Apart from molybdenum anodes, mammography also uses molybdenum filters to enhance contrast sensitivity. Some systems allow the operator (or automatic control function) to select either …
In the past decades, molybdenum/molybdenum (Mo/Mo) anode/filter combination was generally used in conventional mammography . 2. Objectives. ... In addition, we aim to calculate CNR for these anode/filter combinations and then by considering figure of merit (FOM), we will conclude that which combination will be the …
The x-ray tube, with an anode made of tungsten and small amounts of molybdenum, had an inherent filtration corresponding to a 1.2 mm thick aluminum filter. The anode angle of the tube was 12º. The measurements were performed with the detector placed on the central axis (i.e., a 12º take-off angle) at a distance of 350 cm from the x …
The molybdenum anode spectral model using interpolating polynomials is given the acronym MASMIP, and the rhodium and tungsten spectral models are called RASMIP and TASMIP, respectively. It is shown that the mean differences in photon fluence calculated over the energy channels and over the kV range from 20 to 40 kV were -0.073% (sigma …
OLYBDENUM target-molybdenum filter(Mo-Mo) source assem-bliesarecommonly used forscreen- ... potential anode material fordedicated mammography tubes inthelate1970s (5),itwasnotusedcommercially ...
The objective of our study was to test whether the lesion-tissue contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) at a given dose level can be improved by increasing the thickness of the …
Fig. 5.3 Filter materials and anode–filter combinations. Effects of different anode–filter combinations (molybdenum–molybdenum, molybdenum–rhodium, …
PURPOSE: To study the effect of three mammography target-filter combinations on contrast and dose. MATERIALS AND METHODS: With screen-film sensitometry, the contrast of a calcification target embedded in simulated breast tissue was measured for three target-filter combinations--molybdenum-molybdenum (Mo-Mo), …
Molybdenum (Mo) (Z = 42) is a common anode target material used in mammography x-ray tubes by some manufacturers, ... The kV, anode target, filter material, filter thickness, and focal spot size …
The x-ray beam filter is an essential component of a breast imaging system for the spectral shaping of the beam for a given target (anode), which affects image …
Five anode/filter combinations have been studied to establish the potential for dose saving or image quality improvement. For screen-film mammography, it was found that little …
Filters having absorption edges at appropriate energy positions have been used to modify the shape of tungsten anode spectra to bring them close to the calculated optimum. ... that the filtered tungsten anode tube gave results which were not significantly different from those obtained with a molybdenum anode tube for a tissue thickness of …
MATERIALS AND METHODS: With screen-film sensitometry, the contrast of a calcification target embedded in simulated breast tissue was measured for three target …
Mammograms were obtained with a molybdenum (Mo) anode and a Mo filter at 26 kVp, a Mo anode and a rhodium (Rh) filter at 27 kVp, or a tungsten (W) anode and a Rh filter at 26 kVp in 965 women.
Due to the anode heel effect, the x-ray beam is not uniform in the direction parallel to the anode-cathode axis of the x-ray tube. ... Rhodium has a k-edge at 23.3 keV and we can use a molybdenum target and rhodium filter (MoRh) to increase the amount of x-rays with energies in the range of 20 – 23.3 keV. Rhodium characteristic x-rays are at ...
Abstract. The use of a dual K-edge filter (niobium - molybdenum) with a Mo anode x-ray tube for application to mammography is investigated. The incident and …
Objective: A mammography unit with both a molybdenum anode and a rhodium anode, filtered with molybdenum and rhodium, respectively, was evaluated to determine which types of women would benefit from the dose savings of the rhodium combination despite some loss of contrast. Subjects and materials: In 100 women, the molybdenum anode …
The x-ray tube consists of an anode and cathode. The anode incorporates the target which is the region within the anode where the electrons strike. The cathode incorporates the filament. ... The commonly used target–filter combinations are molybdenum target with molybdenum filter (used for thin compressed breast <5 cm), …
Air plasma-sprayed (APS) coatings provide an ability to deposit a range of novel fuel cell materials at competitive costs. This work develops three separate types of composite anodes (Mo-Mo2C/Al2O3, Mo-Mo2C/ZrO2, Mo-Mo2C/TiO2) using a combination of APS process parameters on Hastelloy®X for application in intermediate temperature …
A mammography unit with both a molybdenum anode and a rhodium anode, filtered with molybdenum and rhodium, respectively, was evaluated to determine which types of women would benefit from the dose savings of the rhodium combination despite some loss of contrast. In 100 women, the molybdenum anode and molybdenum filtration (Mo/Mo) …
Purpose: To study the effect of three mammography target-filter combinations on contrast and dose. Materials and methods: With screen-film sensitometry, the contrast of a calcification target embedded in simulated breast tissue was measured for three target-filter combinations--molybdenum-molybdenum (Mo-Mo), molybdenum rhodium (Mo-Rh), …
The tungsten anode spectra from TASMICS were used; Molybdenum and Rhodium anode-spectra were generated using MCNPx Monte Carlo code. The spectra were filtered with various thicknesses of Al, Rh, Mo or Cu. An initial HVL calculation was made using the anode and filter material.
Left, a dedicated mammography system, right, anode angle in mammography system, an anode angle of 0 (A) and 16 degrees (B), ... Generally, additional filters used in mammography for Molybdenum targets are made of Molybdenum with a thickness of 0.03 mm, or for Rhodium targets are made of Rhodium …
The development of high‐performance energy storage devices is of great interest to both the scientific fraternity and has an appalling effect in day to day life. In this regard, square octagonal‐MoS2, a reported structural analog of MoS2, has become very interesting after the successful discovery of graphene. By using plane wave‐based …
A computer model for the generation of x-ray spectra in the mammographic energy range from 18 kV to 40 kV has been developed, and the molybdenum anode spectral model using interpolating polynomials is given the acronym MASMIP and the rhodium and tungsten spectral models are called RASMip and TASMIP, respectively. Computer …