Now fully updated, the second edition of Modern Diagnostic X-Ray
Sources: Technology, Manufacturing, Reliability gives an up-to-date
summary of X-ray source technology and design for applications in modern
diagnostic medical imaging. It lays a sound groundwork for education and
advanced training in the physics of X-ray production, X-ray interactions
with matter, and imaging modalities and assesses their prospects. The
book begins with a comprehensive and easy-to-read historical overview of
X-ray tube and generator development, including key achievements leading
up to the current technological and economic state of the field.
The book covers the physics of X-ray generation, including the process
of constructing X-ray source devices. The stand-alone chapters can be
read in order or in selections. They take you inside diagnostic X-ray
tubes, illustrating their design, functions, metrics for validation, and
interfaces. The detailed descriptions enable objective comparison and
benchmarking.
This detailed presentation of X-ray tube creation and functions enables
you to understand how to optimize tube efficiency, particularly with
consideration for economics and environmental care. It also simplifies
faultfinding. Along with covering the past and current state of the
field, the book assesses the future regarding developing new X-ray
sources that can enhance performance and yield greater benefits to the
scientific community and to the public.
After heading international R&D, marketing and advanced development for
X-ray sources with Philips, and working in the X-ray industry for more
than four decades, Rolf Behling retired in 2020 and is now the owner
of the consulting firm XtraininX, Germany. He holds numerous patents and
is continuously publishing, consulting and training.
