Using Fluorescence X-rays for Non-invasive Biopsy Team members: Savannah Gill Kelvin Lin Mike McHugh Trey Reece Derric Williams Advisors: Dr. Frank Carroll Dr. Ed Donnelly Mr. Robert Traeger Mr. Gary Shearer
Objective Monochromatic X-rays Fire X-rays of only one energy (or wavelength) An alternative noninvasive method for biopsy Use fluorescent x-ray emissions from elements in tissue
Experiment Setup d R Specimen Monochromatic X-ray Collimator
Preliminary Experiments Kevex X-ray with Moly Tube Hands-On Experience Firing X-Ray Test for Beam Divergence Lanthanum Intensifier Screen Inverse Square Theorem Approximate Aperture Spacing
Selecting A Material Beer-Lambert Law Relationship between transmittance, mass attenuation coefficient, and material thickness. @30KeV μ (Fe) = 8.176 cm2/g μ (Al) = 1.128 cm2/g μ (Pb) = 30.32 cm2/g
Selecting a Material Cont. This means that using a thickness of 1cm, we could stop: 99.98% of the beam with Fe 67.64% of the beam with Al ~100% of the beam with Pb Since leaked X-Rays making it to the detector would increase our noise and could potentially make data analysis more difficult we decided to use…
Collimator Design Aluminum-Lead Sandwich Design
Collimator Design
Components Used Kevex X-Ray Lanthanum Intensifier Screen 2 Lead Sheet – 1.5 mm thick, 24X10 cm 2 Al Sheets- 25X11 cm
Components Used Cnt’d Drill Press Band Saw- 3/8 blade
Future Components Pb & Al Collimator Slimy Sally
Future Components Monochromatic X-Ray Translational Stage
Safety Precautions Radiation Safety Badges Lead Robes
Safety Precautions Latex Gloves Safety Goggles
Safety Precautions Handwashing Interlocking Doors Glass Wall “Laser In Use” Signs Scrap Bag
Work to Come X-Ray our collimator to evaluate hole quality Pick metal to block collimated beam Fire X-Ray through collimator and examine results. Write ImageJ script to automatically determine atomic composition.
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