Principles of Radiation Physics Part 1: X-Ray Production anode heel effect radiation physics x-ray production Nov 18, 2025

If you want to become a radiologic technologist who operates with confidence and calm, you must first understand the world that exists inside the x-ray tube. Not the buttons on the console, not the motions of positioning—but the invisible process that creates the very thing you work with every day: the x-ray beam.

Most students see physics as something distant, abstract, or overly technical. But physics is not distant. It is the foundation beneath every exposure you make. It is the structure that suppo...

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