Chapter 5:X-Ray Production
L-Radiationis totally absorbed by a typical filtration of 2.5 mm Al The K-Edge in the photon attenuation of tungsten can be noticed as a drop of the continuum at the binding energy of 69.5 keV For tungsten targets the fraction of K-radiation contributing to the total energy fluence is <10%for 150 kV tube voltage 5.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF X-RAY PRODUCTION
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