Film Holders

Question 0

Two types of film holder

Answer 0

Cassette

Cardboard film holder

Question 1

Used to house and transport film w/o exposing to white light

Answer 1

Film holders

Question 2

Rigid holder that contains intensifying screen and film

Answer 2

Cassettes

Question 3

Exposure side of the cassette is

Answer 3

Front

Question 4

Is made up of thin radiolucent material for easy penetration

Answer 4

Exposure side

Question 5

Modern cassettes are made of

Answer 5

Carbon materials

Question 6

Heavy metal and lead foil prevents

Answer 6

Backscatter

Question 7

Xrays are scattered back to the film by the cassette holding device

Answer 7

Backscatter

Question 8

Maintains good film / screen contact

Answer 8

Contact felt / layer of padding

Question 9

Produced backscattered radiation

Answer 9

Compton effect

Question 10

Made of two pieces of cardboard or plastic to form light-tight envelope

Answer 10

Cardboard film holders

Question 11

Special envelope attached to the back portion of the holder for the insertion of film

Answer 11

Cardboard film holder

Question 12

Cardboard film holder is used for

Answer 12

Direct exposure of the film

Question 13

Enables better access positioning for impaction and bone union imaging

Answer 13

Curved cassettes

Question 14

Cassttes fitted to body curves for radiography of joints , vertebrae and jaws

Answer 14

Xray flexible cassettes

Question 15

Light proof pouches made of high quality tear resistant vinyl and will stand up to the day usage

Answer 15

Dental cassettes w/ screens

Question 16

Designed for use in mammography , use for single emulsion film

Answer 16

Mammography cassettes

Question 17

Mammography cassettes are made of ____ w/ low xray absorption

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Polycarbonate

Question 18

Used for portable radiography and decubitus position that needs grid

Heavist of all cassettes

Answer 18

Grid cassettes

Question 19

Holds xray film for exposure by imager

Answer 19

Laser imager cassettes