An XIANG, Lu LIANG, Ruitao CHEN. Monte Carlo simulation and analysis of X-ray tube's heel effect[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2016, 39(6): 060202
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An XIANG, Lu LIANG, Ruitao CHEN. Monte Carlo simulation and analysis of X-ray tube's heel effect[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2016, 39(6): 060202 DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2016.hjs.39.060202.
Monte Carlo simulation and analysis of X-ray tube's heel effect
Heel effect of X-ray tube is an important factor which would affect its performance
especially for reflective X-ray tube.
Purpose
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The study aims to research the impact of heel effect on X-ray spectral.
Methods
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MCNP5 is adopted to create simulation model of X-ray tube and set up detector groups following different spatial position distribution. Then the performance of X-ray tube is analyzed by changing the parameters including target angle
tube voltage and target material.
Results
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Simulation results show the impact of target angle upon X-ray spectral and X-ray intensity distribution in different spatial positions. In the final stage the impacts of target angle
tube voltage and target material on heel effect are shown.
Conclusion
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Methods and results of this simulation provide certain theoretical guidance for the design and use of X-ray tube.
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