Detail Flashcards
Number of bits per pixel affects
Contrast
How well one can see small structure in the radiograph
Detail /spatial resolution
Sharpness of the structural edges of the image on the radiograph
Detail/ spatial resolution
Structures have sharp borders and clearly defined
Geometry
Density is sufficient for the eye to distinguish one structure easily
Visibility
Factors affecting detail
Recorded
Visibility of detail
Defined in the terms of umbra and penumbra
Geometric factors
Edge gradient on the film
Umbra
Geometric unsharpness of the film
Penumbra
Focal “area of the target”
Actual focal spot
Smaller the focal spot ________ imag
Sharper the image
Determined by the size of filament
Focal spot size
Small focal spot measures
0.5 - 0.6 mm
Large focal spot measures
1mm to 1.2mm
Prvnt an exposure from being made if that exposure exceed the tube loading capacity for he focal spot selcted
Safety circuits
The closer the object to the IR
Sharper the image