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  2. Heel effect - Wikipedia

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    In X-ray tubes, the heel effect or, more precisely, the anode heel effect is a variation of the intensity of X-rays emitted by the anode depending on the direction of emission along the anode-cathode axis. X-rays emitted toward the anode are less intense than those emitted perpendicular to the cathode–anode axis or toward the cathode.

  3. Line focus principle - Wikipedia

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    The intensity of the beam from the positive anode side is lower than the intensity from the negative cathode side because the photons created when the electrons strike the target have a longer way to travel through the rotating target on the anode side. This effect is called the anode heel effect and is why thicker body parts should be placed ...

  4. External beam radiotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Reflection type targets exhibit the heel effect and can use a rotating anode to aid in heat dissipation. Compton scattering is the dominant interaction between a megavoltage beam and the patient, while the photoelectric effect dominates at keV energies.

  5. X-ray tube - Wikipedia

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    Solid-anode microfocus X-ray tubes are in principle very similar to the Coolidge tube, but with the important distinction that care has been taken to be able to focus the electron beam into a very small spot on the anode. Many microfocus X-ray sources operate with focus spots in the range 5-20 μm, but in the extreme cases spots smaller than 1 ...

  6. Virtual breakdown mechanism - Wikipedia

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    The Virtual breakdown mechanism is a concept in the field of electrochemistry.In electrochemical reactions, when the cathode and the anode are close enough to each other (i.e., so-called "nanogap electrochemical cells"), the double layer of the regions from the two electrodes is overlapped, forming a large electric field uniformly distributed inside the entire electrode gap.

  7. Plate electrode - Wikipedia

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    A plate, usually called anode in Britain, is a type of electrode that forms part of a vacuum tube. [1] It is usually made of sheet metal, connected to a wire which passes through the glass envelope of the tube to a terminal in the base of the tube, where it is connected to the external circuit.

  8. The Mandela effect: 10 examples that explain what it is and ...

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    Here are some Mandela effect examples that have confused me over the years — and many others too. Grab your friends and see which false memories you may share. 1.

  9. Crookes tube - Wikipedia

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    Crookes X-ray tube from around 1910 Another Crookes x-ray tube. The device attached to the neck of the tube (right) is an "osmotic softener". When the voltage applied to a Crookes tube is high enough, around 5,000 volts or greater, [16] it can accelerate the electrons to a high enough velocity to create X-rays when they hit the anode or the glass wall of the tube.