An exposure is made at 200 cm SID and has an intensity of 5 milliroentgens (mR), and a second exposure is made is at 100 cm SID. Calculate the intensity of the x-ray beam of the second exposure.

Respuesta :

The intensity of X-ray beam of second exposure made at 100 cm SID is 20 mR.

Solution:

By using inverse square law formula, intensity of X-Ray beam made at different distances can be found.

[tex]\frac{I_{1}}{I_{2}}=\left(\frac{D_{2}}{D_{1}}\right)^{2}[/tex]

Where [tex]I_1[/tex] is the intensity of first exposure of X-ray-beam.

[tex]I_2[/tex]  is the intensity of second exposure of X-ray beam.

[tex]D_1[/tex]  is the distance at which first exposure is made.  

[tex]D_2[/tex]  is the distance at which second exposure is made.

[tex]\begin{array}{l}{\frac{I_{1}}{I_{2}}=\left(\frac{100}{200}\right)^{2}} \\\\ {\frac{5}{I_{2}}=\frac{1}{4}} \\\\ \bold{{I_{2}=20\ \mathrm{mR}}\end{array}}[/tex]