Advanced Photon & X-Ray xray_output_calc
Diagnostic & Industrial X-Ray Tube Output
Estimates diagnostic and industrial X-ray tube workload output exposure in mR and entrance surface air kerma in mGy based on peak kilovoltage, tube current-time product, aluminum filtration, and distance.
X = K × (kVp / 100)² × mAs × (d_ref / SSD)² × 2^(−Δt / HVL_Al)
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Diagnostic & Industrial X-Ray Tube Output (X-Ray Tube Output)
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xray_output_calc · Engine: 100% Local Browser WASM X = K × (kVp / 100)² × mAs × (d_ref / SSD)² × 2^(−Δt / HVL_Al)
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Exposure (mR) = K × (kVp/100)² × mAs × (100 / SSD)² × 2^−((Al − 2.5) / HVL)
| Symbol | Parameter | Default Unit | Definition |
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| kVp | Peak Tube Potential | kVp | Operating high-voltage peak potential across the X-ray tube in kilovolts. |
| mAs | Current-Time Product | mAs | Integrated tube current and exposure time product in milliampere-seconds. |
| SSD | Source-to-Surface Distance | cm | Distance from tube focal spot to target surface in centimeters. |
| t_Al | Total Aluminum Filtration | mm Al | Combined inherent and added beam filtration in millimeters aluminum equivalent. |
| X | Entrance Exposure Output | mR | Calculated exposure at target distance in milliroentgens (mR). |
| K_air | Entrance Air Kerma | mGy | Calculated entrance surface air kerma in milligray (1 mR ≈ 0.00876 mGy in air). |
| K | Tube Output Coefficient | mR/mAs | Empirical tube yield factor at 100 kVp and 100 cm in mR/mAs (typically 8.0–15.0). |
| HVL_Al | Aluminum Half-Value Layer | mm Al | Effective half-value layer of the filtration spectrum in mm Al. |
Health Physics Notes & Related Calculators
Operational Guidance & Physics Assumptions
- X-ray tube output scales quadratically with peak voltage: doubling kVp quadruples photon output for identical mAs.
- Baseline reference output constant K is approximately 10 mR/mAs at 100 kVp at 1 meter (100 cm) for typical tungsten targets.
- Total aluminum filtration (inherent + added) preferentially removes low-energy photons, hardening the beam and reducing patient skin dose.
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