Radiological Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
Amp
2
Q
AC
A
Alternating current
3
Q
ACRRT
A
American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists
4
Q
AEC
A
Automatic exposure
5
Q
Ag
A
Silver
6
Q
ALARA
A
As low as reasonably achievable
7
Q
A-P
A
Anterior to Posterior
8
Q
ARRT
A
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
9
Q
BJ(P)
A
Bartlett Joshua Palmer
10
Q
Bq
A
Becquerel (unit of measurement of radioactive material)
11
Q
Ci
A
Curie (Unit of measurement of radioactive material)
12
Q
C/Kg
A
Coulombs/Kilograms (a unit of measuring radiation in air)
13
Q
cm
A
Centimeter
14
Q
CR
A
Central Ray
15
Q
DC
A
Direct Current (or Doctor of Chiropractic)
16
Q
DL
A
Dose Limit
17
Q
Dr
A
Doctor
18
Q
EMR
A
Electromagnetic Radiation
19
Q
EPA
A
Environmental Protection Agency
20
Q
etc
A
Etcetera (So on and so forth, Blah Blah, Yadda Yadda)
21
Q
eV
A
Electron Volt
22
Q
FFD
A
Focal Film Distance
23
Q
FS
A
Full Spine
24
Q
Gy
A
Gray (Unit of measuring the dose absorbed)
25
H2O
Water
26
HU
Heat Unit
27
HVL
Half Value Layer
28
ID
Identification
29
KeV
Kiloelectron Volts
30
kV
Kilovolts
31
kVp
Kilovoltage peak
32
L
Large (Large filaments) of Left
33
LD
Lethal Dose (ex: LD50/30 of LD50/60)
34
LPI
Lines per inch (used with grids)
35
Lt
Left or (L=Left)
36
m
Meter
37
mA
Milliamps or Milliampere
38
mAs
Milliampere seconds
39
mm
Millimeter
40
MPD
Maximum permissible dose
41
mr/mR
Milliroentgen
42
mrad
Millirads
43
mrem
Millirems
44
mSv
Milliseivert
45
NCRP/NCRPM
National Council on Radiation Protection
46
nm
Nanometer
47
OFD
Object to film distance
48
OK
Alright (Okey-dokey)
49
P-A
Posterior to Anterior
50
PBL
Positive beam limitation
51
R
Roentgen or (Right)
52
RAD
Radiation absorbed dose
53
REM
Radiation equivalent man or mammal
54
RT
Radiologic Technologist or Right
55
Rt
Right
56
S
Small (Small focal spots)
57
SED
Skin Erythema Dose
58
SI
International Designation for units of measure
59
SID
Source to image distance
60
Sv
Seivert
61
TFD
Target to film distance
62
V
Volts
63
X
Unknown or (symbol for times (2x))
