Variations in Cerium X-ray Spectra and Enhanced K-Edge Angiography

• Sato Eiichi

  Department of Physics, Iwate Medical University

• Tanaka Etsuro

  Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bio-science, Tokyo University of Agriculture

• Mori Hidezo

  Department of Cardiac Physiology, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute

• Kawai Toshiaki

  Electron Tube Division #2, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

• Inoue Takashi

  Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University

• Ogawa Akira

  Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University

• Yamadera Akira

  Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University

• Sato Shigehiro

  Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University

• Ito Fumihito

  Digital Culutre Technology Corp.

• Takayama Kazuyoshi

  Shock Wave Research Center, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University

• Onagawa Jun

  Department of Applied Physics and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University

• Ido Hideaki

  Department of Applied Physics and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University

Abstract

A cerium-target X-ray tube is useful in performing cone-beam K-edge angiography because K-series characteristic X-rays from the cerium target are absorbed effectively by iodine-based contrast media. The X-ray generator consists of a main controller and a unit with a high-voltage circuit and a fixed anode X-ray tube. The tube is a 1.0-mm-focus diode with a cerium target and a 0.5-mm-thick beryllium window. The maximum tube voltage and current were 65 kV and 0.4 mA, respectively. Cerium Kα rays were selected out using a barium sulfate filter, and the X-ray intensities without filtering and with a barium sulfate filter were 209 and 16.8 μGy/s, respectively, at 1.0 m from the source with a tube voltage of 60 kV and a current of 0.40 mA. Angiography was performed with an X-ray film using the filter and iodine-based microspheres 15 μm in diameter. In the angiography of nonliving animals, we observed fine blood vessels approximately 100 μm in diameter with high contrasts.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

  Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 44 (11), 8204-8209, 2005

  The Japan Society of Applied Physics

Keywords

• X-ray tube
• cerium target
• monochromatic X-rays
• Kα rays
• K-edge angiography

Details

• CRID: 1390001206269384960
• NII Article ID: 10016872035
• NII Book ID: AA10457675
• DOI: 10.1143/jjap.44.8204
• ISSN: 13474065
• ISSN: 00214922
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/13474065
• NDL BIB ID: 7702738
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7702738
• Web Site: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1143/JJAP.44.8204
• Web Site: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1143/JJAP.44.8204/pdf
• Text Lang: en
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