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Rte 141 Notebook 10

The anode cooling chart is used to determine the cooling time required for the anode after exposures, calculated by finding the total HU applied and reading the corresponding cooling time. The tube rating chart helps identify safe technical factor combinations to avoid overloading the tube by plotting kV, mA, and time. An example confirms that an exposure of 90 kVp, 150 mA, and 0.1 sec is within safe limits.

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Rte 141 Notebook 10

The anode cooling chart is used to determine the cooling time required for the anode after exposures, calculated by finding the total HU applied and reading the corresponding cooling time. The tube rating chart helps identify safe technical factor combinations to avoid overloading the tube by plotting kV, mA, and time. An example confirms that an exposure of 90 kVp, 150 mA, and 0.1 sec is within safe limits.

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When is this anode

cooling chart used?


How is this chart read?

Review Question

We use this to calculate the length of time necessary for the anode to
cool to enough for additional exposures to be made.
1. Find the total HU applied on the vertical scale.
2. Read from the HU over to the cooling curve and then down to
read the corresponding time.
3. Calculate the time necessary for the anode to cool to any
desired level and subtract the corresponding time of the initial
exposure.
Use the anode cooling chart to calculate the length of time necessary
for the anode to cool to 50,000 HU after ten exposures of 120 kVp,
200 mA, and 0.7 sec on a high frequency unit.
= (120 kVp)(200mA)(0.7 sec)(1.4)(10)
= 235,200 HU
50,000 HU = 6 minutes on cooling curve
235,200 HU = 1.5 minutes on cooling curve
So, 6 min 1.5 min = 4.5 min to cool from 235,200 HU to 50,000 HU

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When is this tube


rating chart used?

How is this chart read?

Review Question

We use this to provide a guide regarding the maximum technical


factor combinations that can be used without overloading the tube.
All radiographic tube rating charts plot kV mA, and time in seconds.
1. Find the time in seconds applied on the horizontal scale.
2. Read from the time in seconds up to the peak kilovolts.
3. Is the point below the given mA curve? If so, it is a safe
exposure.
Is an exposure of 90 kVp, 150 mA, 0.1 sec within the limits of the 1
0.6 mm focal spot to the rating chart?
Answer: Yes

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