Question 2737
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":13365,"text":"an incident x-ray photon interacts with the nucleus of the anode target material"},{"id":13366,"text":"deceleration of the incident x-ray photon results in the release of a Bremsstrahlung radiation photon"},{"id":13367,"text":"low energy photons in the x-ray spectrum are predominantly Bremsstrahlung radiation"},{"id":13368,"text":"the anode target material determines the maximum Bremsstrahlung radiation energy released"},{"id":13369,"text":"the Bremsstrahlung photon will only be released if the incident electron energy is greater than k-shell binding energy of the target"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":13367,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eBremsstrahlung radiation occurs when an incident \u003cstrong\u003eelectron \u003c/strong\u003einteracts with the nucleus of the anode target material. The electromagnetic force between the positively charged nucleus and negatively charged electron causes the electron to decelerate, losing kinetic energy. This loss of kinetic energy is released in the form of an electromagnetic wave known as Bremsstrahlung radiation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximum photon energy is determined by the tube potential and not the target material.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unfiltered Bremsstrahlung radiation spectrum has predominantly low energy x-ray photons. The quantity of photons in the spectrum decreases as photon energy increases.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2737,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2737","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/bremsstrahlung-radiation/questions/649","relatedArticles":[{"id":25429,"title":"Characteristic radiation","link":"/articles/characteristic-radiation?lang=us"},{"id":8178,"title":"Anode (x-ray tube)","link":"/articles/anode-x-ray-tube?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":2000,"kind":"Course","title":"Imaging Physics: X-ray peer review - page 2000","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/imaging-physics-x-ray-peer-review/pages/2000"},{"id":2000,"kind":"Course","title":"Imaging Physics: X-ray - page 2000","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/imaging-physics-x-ray/pages/2000"},{"id":1556,"kind":"RestrictedPage","title":"Page 1556 (in no courses)","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/restricted_pages/1556"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following is true regarding Bremsstrahlung radiation production?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2737"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"13367","percentage":31},{"alternativeId":"13368","percentage":10},{"alternativeId":"13366","percentage":30},{"alternativeId":"13365","percentage":17},{"alternativeId":"13369","percentage":10}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"bremsstrahlung-radiation"}