Chapter 3

The interaction of X-ray with matter

Interaction of X-ray photons with human tissue is a great source of information. Contrast bolus in cerebral vessels helps differentiate ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke and direct the therapy. Understanding the fingerprints of X-ray attenuation, scattering, and refraction is essential to gain the most information from the lowest dose of ionizing radiation. (Courtesy of Philips.)

The explosion of scientific and clinical works immediately after Conrad Roentgen’s discovery was an indicator for the huge lack of knowledge about the interior morphology of patients. “More light” were supposedly Johann ...

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