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X-rays
Z
X-ray
photon Base
Reflective layer
Z
Phosphor
Protective coating
Light emission
Excited grain
Absorption of light photon
Light emitted simultaneously with the excitation energy (X-ray absorption) is called
fluorescence. By contrast, light that persists after the excitation source is removed is
called phosphorescence.
The fluorescent screen gamma is a measure of the contrast ratios between the
output screen image brightness and the input radiation intensity. As in film radiography,
the output image must have a minimum brightness ratio between adjacent areas for
detection. For most screens at industrial energies, the screen gamma is very close to 1.0.
Therefore the screen itself is very seldom the limiting factor as far as the total system
gamma is concerned.
Radiation
Object
U U
Figure 2.1
d
C1
Figure 2.2
C = contrast
C1 = minimum observable brightness difference
D = dimension
U = screen unsharpness