What is the heat unit (HU) of the anode with settings of 200 mA, 0.10 sec., and 80 kVp?

To calculate the heat units (HU) of the anode, you can use the formula specific to X-ray machines, which is:

[ \text{HU} = \text{mA} \times \text{time (sec)} \times \text{kVp} \times \text{constant} ]

For single-phase X-ray units, the constant is typically 1. For three-phase or high-frequency units, it is often around 1.4.

In this case, since the specific type of generator isn't mentioned, we can proceed with the general calculation as if it is a single-phase unit, which is common in basic X-ray setups.

Given the settings:

• mA = 200

• Time = 0.10 seconds

• kVp = 80

Using the formula:

[ \text{HU} = 200 , \text{mA} \times 0.10 , \text{sec} \times 80 , \text{kVp} ]

Calculating this:

[ \text{HU} = 200 \times 0.10 \times 80 ]

[ \text{HU} = 200 \times 8 ]

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