Understanding X-Ray Filtration and Collimation in Dentistry
X-ray filtration and collimation play crucial roles in dentistry to enhance diagnostic radiology. Filtration removes long wave lengths, ensuring a beam consisting of high-energy, penetrating short wave lengths. Collimation controls the size and shape of the x-ray beam, reducing patient exposure and improving accuracy. Diaphragms and lead-based tools are used for precise control. Understanding these techniques is essential for effective dental imaging.
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Filtration : In dentistry , the usefulness of x-ray depend on their ability to penetrate dental hard tissues . During production of x-ray , their are two types of wave lengths , long wave length and short wave length . The longer wave length x-ray (soft x- ray ) are not has the ability to penetrate the hard tissues , so not useful in diagnostic radiology thus removal of these long wave length photons from the beam by passing the beam through filter made from aluminum , this filter either built into the x-ray machine by manufacturer or added as an extra filter.
The effect of filtration on x-ray beam is absorption of most of long wave length photons , so the resulting x-ray beam will consist of mainly x-ray photons of short wave length with high energy photon and high penetrating power , so is called (hard x- ray beam).
Collimation: Control the size and shape of x- ray beam . It made from lead with a hole in it's center used to control the size and shape of x- ray beam . The hole is either round or rectangular in shape . Rectangular collimation reduces patient exposure more than the round collimation because it produce a beam slightly larger than size of intra oral film . collimation can achieve by one of the following methods ; 1-Using diaphragms ( round or rectangular shape ) 2-Using metal cylinders , cone and rectangular tubes .
Diaphragm : consist of a metal plate or disk made from lead , with a hole in the center of the disk allow the beam to pass through it only . The shape of x-ray beam determine by the shape of the hole of diaphragm such diaphragm is placed over the opening in the head of x-ray machine.
X-Ray Spectrum : x-ray beam consist of many photons of different wave length because : 1-electrons do not give up all their kinetic energy in identical shape . 2-potential voltage across the x-ray tube changes constantly as the AC voltage varies to DC .
Inverse square low : States that the intensity of x-ray inversely proportional with square of distance measured from the source of radiation to the point of measuring the radiation intensity : ( D)1 I X _____ D = Distance ( D )2 (Intensity :the number of photon per unit area .) I = Intensity
Rectification : The x-ray beam used in dentistry is not a continuo stream of radiation , but comes from the tube as pulses .The frequency of which depends on the number of cycle per second of Ac current . Half of cycle is (+) and other half is (-) , but for production of x-ray only the positive half of the cycle can be used to ensure that the electrons from the cathode filament are always drawn towards the anode target . Thus , the stepped up high voltage applied across the x-ray tube needs to be rectified to eliminate the negative half of the cycle .
ex : if 60 cycle Ac current activates the tube , then 60 pulses of x- ray per sec . will be emitted from the tube . Each pulse of radiation last 1\120 sec . ,once there are no electrons at the anode to carry it across to the cathode .Thus the current is blocked from traveling in that direction . So , Rectification : is the process of converting ( Ac ) to direct current ( Dc ) . A rectifier essentially eliminates the negative phase of Ac leaving the positive voltage to be as Dc .
Definition of terms used in x- ray interaction : Ionization:removal of an electron from neutral atom Absorption :deposition of energy , or removal of energy from the beam . Scattering :change in direction of photon with or without a loss of energy . Attenuation :reduction in the intensity of x- ray beam caused by absorption and scattering .
Interaction of X- ray with matter : X-ray are absorbed by any form of matter (solid , liquid , and gasses ) . In dental imaging the x-ray beam : -enter the face of a patient -interact with hard and soft tissues -strikes a digital sensor or film * As the beam goes through the patient , it is attenuated (reduced in intensity). *the x-ray photon are either -absorbed -scattered out of the beam no interaction ( %)
When photons reach on atom 4 things can happen : 1-Photon can pass through the atom without any thing change occurring to either the atom or the photon
2-It can be deviated from it's direction by the atom without any change in the atom , but the photon after deviation become a photon of scattered radiation (coherent scattering ) or ( classical scattering )
3-Photon can strike an electron of the atom and be completely absorbed, and this called (photo electronic effect ) .Under this condition , the electron of the atom is accelerated out of it's orbit and become photo electron , this photoelectron gives of it's kinetic energy by colliding with other electrons of other atoms or by interaction with nuclei of the atoms and producing electromagnetic radiation of long wave length .
4- When x-ray photon hit an electron of atom and gives up only part of it's energy , this called (Compton effect ), electron that travel of high speed and photon that change it's direction , so photon become with low energy and long wavelength the result is an
X- ray measuring units 1-Roentgen (R): is the amount of x- radiation or gamma radiation which will produce in one cc of air ions carrying one electrostatic unit of either sign . 2-rad :it is a roentgens absorbed dose 3- rem: it is a roentgens equivalent does 4-RBE: is a relative biological effectiveness does
Central ray :in the beam x-ray photons that traveling in the center of cone called central ray , and this is commonly used to fix and locate the position of x-ray beam . Primary Radiation : Energy emerging from tube head in a collimated useful x-ray beam
Secondary Radiation : Is the radiation resulting from interaction of primary beam of x- ray with matter , this secondary radiation consist of : scattered radiation of primary beam . Characteristic radiation . Leakage radiation from the tube head .
