Understanding The Difference Between kVp and mAs

In this week's video, Eric from Olympic Health Physics explains the difference between kVp and mAs. He also discusses why this information is important to understand when working with diagnostic imaging equipment like X-Ray machines.

Video Chapters
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00:00 Introduction to understanding the difference between kVp and mAs
00:54 Components of an x-ray tube
01:16 Understanding electrical charges
02:27 Explanation of how an x-ray tube functions
03:24 Application of potential difference to an x-ray tube
04:33 Understanding kVp
05:02 Understanding mAs
06:08 The mAs formula and definition of amps and Coulombs
07:52 Review of kVp and mAs

kVp controls the penetrating power of your x-ray beam or how energetic the x-rays are.
mAs controls the number of x-rays

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