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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Port films and simulator films and cassettes

Source Van Dyk

The cassettes and films used to generate port films are quite different from those found in the simulator. Rather than a high atomic number fluorescent screen, the x-ray detector consists of a front metal plate and a rear plate made of either plastic or metal. The front metal plate acts as a buildup layer that generates high energy electrons, while the rear metal plate acts as an electron backscattering material and as a compression plate to ensure good contact between the film and the surrounding materials.

Most commercially available portal film cassettes use a 1 mm thick copper plate with a curved cassette lid.

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