Equipment Autopsy X Ray Head pt4

Chris Boden performs an educational exploration though an actual X-Ray head unit. As part of our series of Equipment Autopsies we take interesting things apart to show people how they're made and what makes things tick. Learn more at thegeekgroup.org

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[100xBob]

That thing is an absolute beast, what was it used to X-ray? Weld joint inspection?

[thegeekgroup]

People, lol. It's a Medical Grade one, typical of hospital use.

[kylesenior]

I wish I came across stuff like this to dismantle

[Bluetorchproductions]

@Tupeutlatesla

I meant an actual piece of radioactive material (IE Americium in smoke alarms) which is referred to as a Alpha Beta or Gamma Emitter/Source

[Tupeutlatesla]

@Bluetorchproductions Dude the Tungsten plate is the gamma source. When you said gamme source, which methode of gamma production you were referring to?

Shooting e- to a W plate is the easiest way to produce gamma rays and also the most compact form for medical applications.

[Bluetorchproductions]

sweet, up until now i thought x ray machines used a gamma source. thanks for the re education chris