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a. Explain why filtering of an X-ray beam causes a simultaneousdecrease in beam quantity and increase in quality [a diagram may beuseful]

b. The two main mechanisms by which X-rays interact with matterare via Compton scattering and absorption by the photoelectriceffect. By referring to the dependence of these effects on X-rayenergy, explain what happens to X-ray image quality when usingexcessively high tube voltages

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Answer a Appropriate filtration can be used to absorb low energy photons from the xray beam so that the filtered beam consists of a greater percentage of high energy photons Hence the average energy of the beam increases This    See Answer
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