Talk:X-ray generator

I have memories of seeing easily-accessed x-ray machines in shoe stores perhaps as late as 1955 or 1956. I guess the idea had been that shoppers could stick their feet inside to determine if the shoes were cramping their foot bones. A casual attitude, but the dangers weren't fully realized. The machines were already out of service, and would shortly be removed. reighnz (talk) 19:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

HV transformer etc
I don't think this article is quite right. In medical imaging, an x-ray generator refers to the high-voltage transformer and controlling electronics. It does not include the cables, x-ray tube and support structures. Drickey (talk) 14:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Change name to "X-ray machine"?
I suggest moving this page to X-ray machine per WP:COMMONNAME. "X-ray machine" is the common name for this device in everyday usage, and also seems to be more common in medical literature than "X-ray generator". The term "generator" may also cause confusion with electric generators. -- Chetvorno TALK 09:11, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I would rather not agree... See these links from different manufacturers:
 * Medical X-ray generators
 * Industrial X-ray generator
 * Stationary X-ray generators
 * RadXman (talk) 12:43, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I oppose the "X-ray machine" renaming. An X-ray machine may contain both an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector. The terms are not synonymous. Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:15, 15 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Comment This is a very old discussion. But the article, if you read it, talks about X-ray generators used in conjunction with detectors. It discusses different types of X-ray imaging machines. The WP:COMMONNAME of X-ray devices for medical/industry/security use is an X-ray machine. The links from the manufacturers above are for the generator modules but that is not the focus of the article.
 * : manufacturer of x-ray machines
 * : The X-ray machine, which looks like a tube containing a large light bulb, will be carefully aimed at the part of the body being examined by the radiographer. They will operate the machine from behind a screen or from the next room.
 * : X-ray machines pass x-ray beams (a form of ionizing radiation) through a part of the body to produce images of the tissue, organs, bones, or teeth inside.
 * : X-ray machines for inspection of goods.

A google search of the term X-ray machine returns 1,460,000,000 results, over an order of magnitude higher than the term X-ray generator (101,000,000 hits). The article should be moved back to X-ray machine. Polyamorph (talk) 08:34, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Redundant
While harmonizing this article with X-ray tube, I found the following text to be rather redundant. If you want to integrate it, please do so at X-ray tube. Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:17, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

The section on technological advances is way out of date. For example, the section's last paragraph cites a 2013 article, saying that new technology may be available commercially within three years. I did a cursory check and found no evidence of commercial availability. I would recommend removing this entire section from the article. At a minimum, the last paragraph of the section should no longer be considered accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.16.143.94 (talk) 00:34, 17 July 2017 (UTC)