Overview Flashcards
Image on the radiograph is a result of xray that
Pass through matter
Absorb
Scattered
Chances to interact
Probability function
Result of xray photons that interact with the film
Black areas
Areas that receive no exposure
White areas
Caused by partial exposure from xray
Grays tones
Uses film and intensifying screen in image formation
Film-Screen Imaging
Enhance the quality of xray
Intensifying screen
Film used a _______ for interpretation
Negathoscope
Properties of radiographic image (film screen imaging)
Density
Contrast
Detail
Distortion
Amount of blackening / amount of exposure
Density
Difference in density
Contrast
How well one can see small structures on the radiograph / sharpness
Detail
Change in size and shape of the object / magnification
Distortion
Image acquisition process that produces an electronic image that can be viewed and manipulated in computer
Digital imaging
2 types of digital acquisition modality
Digital imaging