Digital - solid state sensor

Question 1

Solid state or photo-stimulants phosphor storage/sensor plates

Answer 1

Can be wired or wireless (CCD close coupled device)

Question 2

Knows as direct

Answer 2

Can be wired or wireless but linked directly to the computer, relies on pixels in silicon

Question 3

After the scintillation layer

Answer 3

(Similar to intensifying screen) is hit by X-ray photons, they are converted to light, this forms a charged packet of energy that is stored as pixels

Question 4

The charge for each pixel

Answer 4

Forms the latent image. To produce the image these are read by the computer programme

Question 5

The pixel charges

Answer 5

Are read by programme row by row, this is then transferred + displayed on computer screen where the latent image is displayed

Question 6

The plate

Answer 6

Is now cleared + ready for reuse