Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
A PET Scan uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer (drug) to show difference between healthy and cancer tissue.
The role of this procedure is to detect the metabolically active malignant lesions...
What is Anode?
Component of X-Ray Tube:
(ANODE)
The positive terminal in x-ray tube is called the anode.
Anode of x-ray tubes are of two types.
1. Stationary Anode
2. Rotating Anode
Stationary Anode:
The anode...
What is Cathode?
COMPONENT OF X-RAY TUBE (Cathode)
The negative terminal of the x-ray tube is called the cathode.
It has got a filament (which is the source of electron for the x-ray tube).
The cathode has two other elements. These are the connecting wires, which supply both the...
Glass Enclosure
X-Ray Tube Components
This section will describe the design of the x-ray tube and which x-ray component are used:
Fig.1 X-Ray tube
1. Glass Enclosure (Envelope)
2. Cathode
3. Anode
4. focusing cup
5. Insulating oil
6. Window
7. Filter
1....
