Thank you for posting! I remember reading in the book of Radiology Physics by Christensen: KvP is Quality of the x-ray photons generated (their energy; weak - strong), and mAs is the Quantity of photons produced. I hope it helps!
Im a new dental assistant going to get my xray license and KVP vs MAS was supper confusing for me . Was so hard to find a video that would explain it in a way I would understand. You did a great job explaining it. Thanks and keep up the great work
I read that kVp also increases qantity of electrons going from the anode to the cathode. It increases both quality and quantity, while mAS only increases quantity. Is this true?
It is true that increasing the mAs increases the quantity of electrons going from the anode to the cathode. However, increasing the kVp only increases the energy of the resultant X-Ray beam - it doesn't increase the quantity of electrons.
@@olympichp It is absolutely true that increasing the kVp shifts the mean electron energy to a higher value (more average energy and hence higher penetration), but it is also true that a 15% increase in kVp is equivalent to a 200% increase of mAs. This is due to the physics of X-ray generation - the more average energy the electrons have when hitting the anode the more X-ray photons are being generated. However, indeed, increasing the kVp does not change the number of electrons generated at the cathode.
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Thank you for posting!
I remember reading in the book of Radiology Physics by Christensen: KvP is Quality of the x-ray photons generated (their energy; weak - strong), and mAs is the Quantity of photons produced.
I hope it helps!
Im a new dental assistant going to get my xray license and KVP vs MAS was supper confusing for me . Was so hard to find a video that would explain it in a way I would understand. You did a great job explaining it. Thanks and keep up the great work
AWESOME VIDEO !!!! This helped me very much! Thank you!
Great video. Explained the difference between mAs and kVp so clearly.
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This was very helpful to me. Thank you
Very well explained! Than you :)
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I read that kVp also increases qantity of electrons going from the anode to the cathode. It increases both quality and quantity, while mAS only increases quantity. Is this true?
It is true that increasing the mAs increases the quantity of electrons going from the anode to the cathode. However, increasing the kVp only increases the energy of the resultant X-Ray beam - it doesn't increase the quantity of electrons.
@@olympichp It is absolutely true that increasing the kVp shifts the mean electron energy to a higher value (more average energy and hence higher penetration), but it is also true that a 15% increase in kVp is equivalent to a 200% increase of mAs. This is due to the physics of X-ray generation - the more average energy the electrons have when hitting the anode the more X-ray photons are being generated. However, indeed, increasing the kVp does not change the number of electrons generated at the cathode.
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