4. Glossary – Definitions

Intensifying screen :

Scintillator

X-ray image intensifier :

Electron tube for amplifying an X-ray signal (=IIR)

Compton effect :

Scattering mode of an X-ray photon by inelastic collision with an electron

Dose flux :

X-ray photon flux (per unit area per second)

Direct detection :

X-ray detection using a photoconductor

Indirect detection :

X-ray detection using a scintillator

Absorbed dose :

Amount of energy deposited by X-rays in materials or biological tissues

Incident dose :

X-ray fluence per unit area

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