PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. Anthony Seibert
AU  - John M. Boone
TI  - X-Ray Imaging Physics for Nuclear Medicine Technologists. Part 2: X-Ray Interactions and Image Formation
DP  - 2005 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 3--18
VI  - 33
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/33/1/3.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/33/1/3.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2005 Mar 01; 33
AB  - The purpose is to review in a 4-part series: (i) the basic principles of x-ray production, (ii) x-ray interactions and data capture/conversion, (iii) acquisition/creation of the CT image, and (iv) operational details of a modern multislice CT scanner integrated with a PET scanner. In part 1, the production and characteristics of x-rays were reviewed. In this article, the principles of x-ray interactions and image formation are discussed, in preparation for a general review of CT (part 3) and a more detailed investigation of PET/CT scanners in part 4.