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STUDENT NAME: Jennie Desire

Week Five Assignment (2)

1. Describe Beam Quantity.

 Beam quantity, also known as X-ray output or intensity, refers to the total number of X-

ray photons in the beam. It is directly related to the number of photons produced at the

anode target and determines the patient dose and image brightness.

2. List the factors that effect it.

i. Milliamperage-seconds (mAs)

ii. Kilovoltage peak (kVp)

iii. Distance (Inverse Square Law)

iv. Filtration

v. Target Material

3. Explain each factors relationship with Beam Quantity.

1. Milliamperage-seconds (mAs)- Directly proportional.Increasing mAs increases the

number of electrons flowing from the cathode to the anode, leading to a greater number

of X-ray photons produced. Doubling the mAs doubles the beam quantity.

2. Kilovoltage peak (kVp):Proportional to approximately the square of the kVp.Higher

kVp increases the energy of the electrons, making them more likely to interact at the

anode target and produce more X-rays. A small increase in kVp results in a significant

increase in beam quantity. For example, increasing kVp from 70 to 80 increases beam

quantity by roughly 30%.

3. Distance (Inverse Square Law):Inversely proportional to the square of the distance.As

the distance from the X-ray source to the image receptor increases, the beam intensity
spreads out over a larger area, reducing the quantity per unit area. For example, doubling

the distance decreases the intensity to one-fourth.

4. Filtration:Inversely proportional.Filtration removes low-energy X-rays from the beam,

reducing the overall quantity. This enhances beam quality (penetrability) but decreases

the total number of photons.

5. Target Material: Proportional to the atomic number (Z) of the target material.Materials

with a higher atomic number (e.g., tungsten) produce more X-rays due to increased

electron interactions at the target.

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