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5. Intensifying Screens Flashcards

1
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device found in radiographic cassettes that contains phosphors to convert x-ray energy into light, which then exposes the radiographic film

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Intensifying Screen

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Intensifying Screen layers

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  1. Protective layer
  2. Phosphor layer
  3. Reflecting or Absorbing layer
  4. Base
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10-20 micrometer thick

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Protective Coating

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protects the screen from abrasion, helps eliminate static, and provides surface for cleaning

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Protective Coating

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5
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active layer

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Phosphor layer

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50-300 micrometer

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Phosphor layer

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Phosphor materials

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calcium tungstate, zinc sulfide, barium lead sulfate, and rare earth oxysulfides such as gadolinium, lanthanum, and yttrium

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approx. 25 micrometer thick made of magnesium oxide or titanium dioxide

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Reflective layer

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furthest from the film

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Base

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approx. 1 mm thick, made of polyester

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Base

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serves as mechanical support for active phosphor layer

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Base

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12
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intensifies x-rays reducing radiation dose

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Intensifying screen

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13
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emission of visible light

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Luminescence

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14
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emission of light during stimulation

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Fluorescence

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afterglow

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Phosphorescence

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16
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emission of light after stimulation

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Phosphorescence

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17
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identified by relative speed ranging from 50 (slow, detail) to 1200 (very fast)

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Screen speed

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Characteristic Type of Phosphor

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  • Color of emission
  • Approximate speed
  • Intensification factor
  • Spatial resolution (lp/mm)
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19
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Typical Radiographic Intensifying Screens

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  • Calcium Tungstate

- Oxysulfides and Oxybromides of Y, La, Gd

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La

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Lanthanum (57)

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Y

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Yttrium (39)

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Gd

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Gadolinium (64)

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23
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Color of emission (Calcium Tungstate)

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Blue

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Color of emission (Oxysulfides and Oxybromides of Y, La, Gd)

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Green or blue

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Approximate speed (Calcium Tungstate)

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50-200

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Approximate speed (Oxysulfides and Oxybromides of Y, La, Gd)

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80-1200

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Intensification factor (Calcium Tungstate)

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20-100

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Intensification factor (Oxysulfides and Oxybromides of Y, La, Gd)

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40-400

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29
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Spatial resolution in lp/mm (Calcium Tungstate)

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8-15

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30
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Spatial resolution in lp/mm (Oxysulfides and Oxybromides of Y, La, Gd)

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8-15

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31
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Intensification Factor

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IF = Exposure required without screen/ Exposure required with screens

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32
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ratio of the exposure required to produce the same OD with a screen to the exposure required to produce and OD without a screen

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Intensification Factor

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33
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the relationship between intensification factor and entrance skin exposure

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inversely proportional

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34
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the _____ the ESE (patient dose), the ____ IF

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larger ESE,

smaller IF

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35
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uncontrollable factors affecting speed

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  • Phosphor Composition
  • Phosphor Thickness
  • Reflective Layer
  • Dye
  • Crystal Size
  • Concentration of Phosphor Crystals
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36
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controllable factors affecting speed

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  • Radiation Quality
  • Image Processing
  • Temperature
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37
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rare earth phosphors efficiently convert x-rays into usable light

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Phosphor Composition

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38
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the thicker the phosphor layer, the _____ is the detective quantum effiecient

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higher

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39
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have thick phosphor layers

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High-speed screens

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40
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have thin phosphor layers

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Fine-detailed screens

41
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increases screen speed but also increases image blur

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Reflective layer

42
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control the spread of light

43
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improve spatial resolution but reduce speed

44
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the larger the phosphor (crystal), the _____ the light produced

45
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are approx. 1/2 of the crystals of high-speed screens

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crystals of detail screens

46
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results in higher screen speed

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higher crystal concentration

47
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as x-ray tube potential is increased the IF _____

48
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excessive developing time for screen-film results in ____ IF

49
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IF is ____ at high temperatures

50
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deterioration of the radiographic image; speckled background that reduces image contrast

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Image noise

51
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is a measurement of the efficiency of an image receptor in converting the x-ray exposure it receives to quality radiographic image

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Detective Quantum Efficiency

52
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refers to the ability of the screen to absorb the incident x-ray photons

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Absorption Efficiency

53
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describes how well the screen phosphor takes these x-ray photons and converts them to visible light

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Conversion Efficiency

54
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term used to evaluate the accuracy of the recorded anatomic structural lines

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Spatial Resolution

55
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refers to the smallest object that can be detected in an image

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Spatial Resolution

56
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the ability of a radiographic image to demonstrate sharp lines

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Spatial Resolution

57
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limiter by focal spot size

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Spatial Resolution

58
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measured through line-pair test pattern, expressed by the number of lp/mm

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Spatial Resolution

59
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using intensifying screens results to a _____ picture

60
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lp/mm of Direct exposure

61
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Increase IF, _____ Spatial resolution

62
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term used to describe the ability of an imaging receptor to distinguish between objects having similar subject contrast

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Contrast Resolution

63
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rigid holder that contains the film and radiographic intensifying screens

64
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Cassette layers

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  1. Front cover (with low atomic number)
  2. Front and Back Screens
  3. Compression Device
  4. Back cover (with high atomic number)
65
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absorbs approx. half the number of x-rays

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Carbon Fiber

66
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reduces patient exposure, longer x-ray tube life

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Carbon Fiber

67
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emits light in the violet-to-blue region

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Calcium Tungstate Screen (CaWO4)

68
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principally gadolinium, lanthanum, yttrium

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Rare Earth Screens

69
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have the advantage of speed

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Rare Earth Screens

70
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increased DQE and CE (Conversion Efficiency)

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Rare Earth Screens

71
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refers to the color of light produced by a particular intensifying screen

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Spectral Emission

72
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refers to correctly matching the color sensitivity of the film to the color emission of the intensifying screen

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Spectral Matching

73
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Care of Screens

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  1. Do not slide film into a cassette
  2. Do not dig the film out of the cassette
  3. Do not leave the cassette open
  4. Clean screens periodically
  5. Check and maintain good screen-film contact
74
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plastic that protects the phosphor

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Protective layer

75
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absorbs radiation and converts it to light

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Phosphor layer

76
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reflects light toward the film

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Reflecting layer

77
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absorbs light directed toward it

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Absorbing layer

78
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provides support and stability for the phosphor layer

79
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The desired type of luminescence

in imaging is

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Fluorescence

80
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refers to the ability of phosphors to emit visible light

only while exposed to x-rays (with little or no afterglow)

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Fluorescence

81
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An undesired type of luminescence is

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Phosphorescence

82
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is the emission of light after x-ray exposure has terminated

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Phosphorescence

83
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causes unwanted exposure to the film

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Phosphorescence or afterglow

84
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As screen speed ______, recorded detail ______

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increases (s),

decreases (r)

85
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the capability of a screen to produce visible light is called

A

Screen speed

86
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increase screen speed and decrease recorded detail

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Reflective layer

87
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decrease screen speed and increase recorded

detail

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Light-absorbing layer or Light-absorbing

dyes

88
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light-absorbing layer or light-absorbing

dyes

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Isotropic emission

89
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Any material that emits light in response to some outside stimulation is called a

90
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Higher conversion efficiency results in _______

noise

91
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Image Detail =

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Image Detail = Spatial Resolution + Contrast

Resolution

92
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The unaided eye can resolve about ____ lp/mm

93
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Spatial resolution improves with _____ phosphor crystals and _____ phosphor layers

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smaller,

thinner

94
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Increase phosphor thickness, ______ spatial resolution

95
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Increase crystal size, ______ spatial resolution

96
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Increase speed screen, ______ patient dose

97
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The term rare earth describes those elements of group ____ in the periodic table

98
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These elements are transitional metals that are scarce in nature.

A

Rare earth

99
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One advantage of the use of these commercial

preparations is that they often contain ______ compounds, which can be helpful

A

antistatic

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