A family's day with Tungsten
This is really good news, as immediately after the visit at the hospital,
she has a date at her dentist. The last date was six months ago and therefore
the first thing is to make a panorama X-ray of all teeth.
Making of a panorama X-ray at the dentist
Tungsten
anodes are used in the x-ray machine; modern aprons are filled with
tungstenpowder; calcium tungstate is still used as fluorescent material in
x-ray films.
Once again we find Tungsten anodes in the X-ray machine but
additionally she has to wear now a protective apron, which is very heavy – “oh
Lead”, she says, but the dentist tells her that due to environmental reasons
this apron is made of Tungsten powder dispersed in latex, which equally
protects against the radiation and is eco friendly. He also tells her that at
the backside of the X-ray film there is a Tungsten containing layer to protect
the fingers of the patient from radiation when making the image. The film
itself contains Calcium Tungstate as fluorescent to convert X-rays into visible
light, which is recorded on the film.
calcium tungstate
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