{"id":88354,"date":"2026-04-20T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/?p=88354"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:57:12","slug":"news-x-ray-generator-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/en\/2026\/04\/news-x-ray-generator-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"X-ray Generator Quality\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-an-x-ray-generator-affect-image-quality-nbsp\"><strong>How does an X-ray generator affect image quality?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"X-ray generator\" class=\"wp-image-88355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-10040-Blue-generator-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When considering X-ray image quality, it is right to primarily consider technique, positioning and exposure factors.&nbsp;Beyond this, the quality of the detector plates, processor and image software&nbsp;all matter. However, before the X-ray beam even reaches the patient,&nbsp;the&nbsp;X-ray&nbsp;generator can impact the sharpness, contrast and repeatability of radiographs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/product\/high-frequency-10040-hf-veterinary-x-ray-generator\/\" type=\"product\" id=\"62\">Ecoray&nbsp;Blue 10040HF <\/a>Veterinary X-ray Generator;&nbsp;a&nbsp;common&nbsp;model found in small animal and equine practice.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focal spot size and image sharpness.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As modern X-ray generators have a limited number of controls, we&nbsp;concentrate&nbsp;on exposure factors&nbsp;[milliamperage per second (mAs)&nbsp;and&nbsp;kilovoltage (kV)]&nbsp;and the benefits of a bespoke, quality&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/en\/academy\/why-use-x-ray-exposure-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exposure chart<\/a>. Yet, there is another&nbsp;factor&nbsp;which&nbsp;can have an impact on image&nbsp;quality,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>focal spot.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the generator,&nbsp;the&nbsp;X-ray tube produces&nbsp;X-ray&nbsp;photons by bombarding a positively charged&nbsp;target&nbsp;anode with electrons from a negatively charged&nbsp;cathode.&nbsp;The cathode works&nbsp;in the same way&nbsp;as a&nbsp;filament inside a light bulb,&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;electric current causes electrons to&nbsp;\u201cboil\u201d off the surface.&nbsp;The&nbsp;electrons then accelerate&nbsp;towards the anode,&nbsp;striking it at the focal spot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite using the term \u201cspot\u201d, the focal spot is&nbsp;not a single point,&nbsp;but a wider area of the anode. As X-rays can be produced from anywhere over this area, the X-rays produced from one side of the focal spot can overlap with those produced&nbsp;from the other. This can cause the edges of objects to appear blurry&nbsp;or geometrically unsharp.&nbsp;This effect is also known as&nbsp;<strong>penumbra<\/strong>,&nbsp;a term which is applied to&nbsp;part of&nbsp;the shadows&nbsp;observed&nbsp;during an eclipse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;larger the focal spot,&nbsp;the more&nbsp;the X-rays produced&nbsp;from different&nbsp;areas&nbsp;can overlap,&nbsp;increasing geometric&nbsp;unsharpness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot-1024x836.jpg\" alt=\"focal spot\" class=\"wp-image-88399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot-1024x836.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot-306x250.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot-600x490.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-2-Focal-Spot.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This illustration\u00a0demonstrates the penumbra effect\u00a0and the changes in image sharpness seen in a small focal spot (left) compared to a large focal spot\u00a0(right).<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geometric&nbsp;Unsharpness<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;penumbra effect can be exacerbated further&nbsp;if the object or patient being imaged moves further away from the detector plate. This&nbsp;both&nbsp;increases&nbsp;the blurring seen at the edges of the image and magnifies the appearance of the&nbsp;object. To avoid&nbsp;this,&nbsp;it is important to&nbsp;ensure the region of interest is positioned close to the detector plate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, moving the generator further away from the&nbsp;detector&nbsp;reduces the penumbra effect,&nbsp;as the&nbsp;focal spot more closely resembles a point source.&nbsp;However, this then&nbsp;necessitates&nbsp;a much greater&nbsp;X-ray exposure&nbsp;to produce&nbsp;that same image&nbsp;quality,&nbsp;and&nbsp;is not practical or safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smaller focal spot = better.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In theory,&nbsp;where the generator-to-receptor&nbsp;distance&nbsp;is held constant and the patient-to-receptor&nbsp;distance&nbsp;is minimised,&nbsp;a small focal spot is better.&nbsp;Yet,&nbsp;just&nbsp;as the electrons from the cathode are concentrated on a smaller area of the anode, so is the heat produced&nbsp;during electron collisions,&nbsp;worsening the degradation&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;anode. In practical terms,&nbsp;this limits the current&nbsp;(mAs)&nbsp;that can be applied&nbsp;and may&nbsp;lead to&nbsp;longer exposure&nbsp;times.&nbsp;Since&nbsp;this can increase the chances of&nbsp;motion blurring if the patient moves, there is a compromise between focal spot size&nbsp;and current\/exposure time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, most&nbsp;veterinary&nbsp;X-ray&nbsp;generator&nbsp;focal spot sizes&nbsp;will measure&nbsp;between 0.6mm&nbsp;and&nbsp;1.2mm,&nbsp;and the&nbsp;focal spot&nbsp;area is typically listed along with the generator\u2019s other technical specifications.&nbsp;Good generator design&nbsp;involves efficient ways of&nbsp;handling heat&nbsp;so that the beam can be focused without extending exposure times.&nbsp;A&nbsp;small focal spot is not automatically better if the generator&nbsp;cannot disperse the heat generated&nbsp;efficiently and&nbsp;must&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;mAs&nbsp;and\/or&nbsp;increase exposure times&nbsp;to mitigate for this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maintaining potential.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ideal X-ray generator is boringly repeatable.&nbsp;This applies to&nbsp;the&nbsp;exposure times&nbsp;and&nbsp;energy of the X-ray beam.&nbsp;When&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;the kV&nbsp;setting, the voltage difference between the cathode and anode is&nbsp;increased.&nbsp;This causes the electrons to accelerate towards the anode at greater velocities and strike the focal spot with more kinetic energy. In turn, this produces higher energy X-rays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The voltage difference between the cathode and anode is known as the kilovoltage peak (kVp).&nbsp;Maintaining a consistent&nbsp;kVp&nbsp;is important, as fluctuations can lead to&nbsp;changes in the quality of the X-ray beam.&nbsp;Modern generators use inverter circuitry to produce a much smoother (near\u2011constant) tube voltage.&nbsp;These&nbsp;high\u2011frequency systems are favoured because they provide a more&nbsp;constant, consistent source of radiation and can support shorter exposure times,&nbsp;reducing&nbsp;the risk of&nbsp;motion blur in patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc-1024x813.png\" alt=\"the effects of fluctuations in the\u00a0voltage\" class=\"wp-image-88404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc-1024x813.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc-315x250.png 315w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc-600x476.png 600w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-3-high-frequency_generator_output_constant_dc.png 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>These diagrams illustrate the effects of fluctuations in the&nbsp;voltage&nbsp;(kVp).&nbsp;In the top graph, a typical 50Hz AC mains supply is shown. In this case the&nbsp;voltage&nbsp;oscillates&nbsp;from a positive to&nbsp;a&nbsp;negative&nbsp;kVp.&nbsp;In practical terms, this would mean that the cathode filament would become positively charged&nbsp;50% of the time, preventing electron travel and causing heat to build up within the filament.&nbsp;The middle graph shows a full wave rectified voltage in which the negative voltage fluctuations have been eliminated.&nbsp;This maintains a positively charged anode and negatively charged cathode, but still has large fluctuations, or voltage ripple,&nbsp;in&nbsp;each cycle. The final graph shows the voltage output of a high-frequency generator in which the electronic circuitry converts the alternating current to nearly direct current with a little voltage fluctuation during the cycle.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a high-frequency generator can produce a near-constant&nbsp;kVp, there&nbsp;can&nbsp;still&nbsp;be&nbsp;a small amount of voltage change or&nbsp;\u201cripple\u201d.&nbsp;This can still matter, as it may mean the output could fluctuate&nbsp;from&nbsp;exposure to exposure. The greater the&nbsp;alteration, the more&nbsp;this may affect the radiation dose received by the receptor and&nbsp;the&nbsp;contrast seen within the&nbsp;final&nbsp;X-ray image.&nbsp;Good generator design maintains a&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;kVp&nbsp;with minimal ripple.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Putting it all together.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient factors, exposure charts, detectors and processors&nbsp;remain essential components of good radiographic technique. However, the generator remains an unsung hero in the X-ray process and should not be overlooked.&nbsp;The ideal X-ray generator is&nbsp;<strong>safe, repeatable<\/strong>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;<strong>good heat dispersion<\/strong>&nbsp;whilst&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;a&nbsp;<strong>small focal zone, short exposure times<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>minimal voltage fluctuations<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Looking for a new X-ray system?&nbsp;IMV imaging has a range of X-ray equipment to&nbsp;suit your needs. Whether it is for dental radiography, ambulatory equine practice or a small animal hospital with a high&nbsp;caseload,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can check out our&nbsp;wide range of&nbsp;radiography equipment&nbsp;in our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/en\/products\/category\/veterinary-x-ray\/\"> product section &gt;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/red-wave.png\" alt=\"red wave\" class=\"wp-image-86420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/red-wave.png 1002w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/red-wave-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/red-wave-768x28.png 768w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/red-wave-376x14.png 376w, https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/red-wave-600x22.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-may-also-be-interested-in\">You may also be interested in&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div class=\"ctaBlockWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"ctaGridWrapper ctaGridWrapper1\">\n                            <div class=\"item\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/en\/academy\/veterinary-x-ray-systems-where-are-we-now\/\"\n                            target=\"\"\n                        >\n                                                                    <div class=\"imageWrap\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <img\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Small-Animal-Webinar-Veterinary-X-ray-System-Where-are-we-now-8-aspect-ratio-680-680.png\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                                                    \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div> <!-- .imageWrap -->\n                                                                  <div class=\"summary\">\n                                                            <h6 class=\"subtitle\">\n                                    Webinar: Veterinary X-ray Systems: Where are we now? 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