anode-heel effect

martinj202020 · Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Posts: 5

because of the anode heel effect, where would you place the skull for an xray, cathode or anode side of the tube?

jruhberg · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 8 Location: Dallas

A body part that small would not be effected by the anode heel effect. That is more of a concern with t-spines.
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954heat · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 73 Location: south florida

yea, i agree with jruhberg, the anode heel effect would not effect a skull xray. but as where to put the cathode side, u put it not the bigger or more dense body part. for example on the t spine u would put the cathode toward the feet because the abdomen has more tissue.