Anode Heel Effect - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back. This lesson is about the anode heal effect. The heal effect is not a condition plaguing women around the world. Actually, the heal effect is a radiographic phenomenon that affect the intensity of the x-ray beam. Remember that the anode in general radiography is usually angled between six and twenty degrees. This is a good thing for two main reasons. First, the anode angle increases the surface area of the focal spot. Which increases the ability of the anode to absorb heat. Additionally, the angle helps to decrease the effective focal spot size and therefore increases the spatial resolution of the radiograph. Unfortunately, the angled anode does have one negative consequence. The angle of the anode causes a variation of the beam's intensity across the x-ray field. Specifically, there are fewer x-ray