Measurements and Performance Characteristics of Diagnostic X-Ray Tubes and Generators: Ipem Report 32

This book describes the theoretical principals including potential modes of failures and equipment performance limitations and provides practical advice for making quality assurance (QA) measurements for clinical X-ray tubes and generators. The guidance given for making QA measurements seeks to be practical, using equipment commonly found in medical physics departments, and where possible alternative techniques are discussed along with their relevant limitations. Topics covered include general introduction, requirements for measuring instruments, evaluation of safety features, measurements of beam quality, tube output and consistency, focal spot size, specification for performances, and related ancillaries.

Key Features:

• The IPEM report 32 series is key UK guidance on the performance of quality assurance procedures across a range of diagnostic and interventional x-ray generating and imaging equipment and often referenced internationally.

• An update on guidance for medical physics departments for quality assurance measurements for X-ray tubes and generators, considering the advances in technology of X-ray generating equipment.

• Evidence based where possible, and particularly with reference to the evidence Based QA working party outputs and relevant UK standards.

• Updated to account for modern measuring devices and techniques (not widely commercially available at the time of publication of the outgoing version but now in widespread common use).

• Expanded to cover QA of X-ray tube and generator and associated ancillaries not previously covered in Report 32 part I (or the other report 32 series). Areas of expansion include dental X-ray generating equipment, tomography, and key radiation safety features.

本書描述了理論原則，包括潛在的故障模式和設備性能限制，並提供了在臨床X射線管和發生器上進行質量保證（QA）測量的實用建議。對於進行QA測量的指導力求實用，使用醫學物理學部門常見的設備，並在可能的情況下討論替代技術及其相關限制。涵蓋的主題包括一般介紹、測量儀器要求、安全功能評估、束質量測、管輸出和一致性測量、焦點斑點大小、性能規範以及相關附件。

主要特點：
- IPEM報告32系列是關於診斷和介入X射線發生和成像設備質量保證程序性能的關鍵英國指南，並經常在國際上被引用。
- 更新了醫學物理學部門對X射線管和發生器質量保證測量的指南，考慮到X射線發生設備技術的進步。
- 在可能的情況下以證據為基礎，特別是參考證據為基礎的QA工作小組成果和相關英國標準。
- 更新以適應現代測量設備和技術（在舊版本出版時尚未廣泛商業化，但現在已廣泛普及使用）。
- 擴展了對以前未在報告32第一部分（或其他報告32系列）中涵蓋的X射線管和發生器以及相關附件的QA的覆蓋範圍。擴展的領域包括牙科X射線發生設備、斷層攝影和關鍵輻射安全功能。