Radiology Flashcards
absorbed dose
ALARA principle
algorithm
anode
artifact
attenuation
binding energy
Bremsstrahlung radiation
cathode
caudocranial (CdCr)
characteristic radiation
charge couple device (CCD)
computed radiography (CR)
detail
digital
digital detector
digital radiography (DR)
direct digital radiography (DDR)
distal
dorsopalmar (DPa)
dorsoplantar (DPl)
dorsoventral (DV)
dose creep
dosimeter
dynamic range
electromagnetic radiation
electron
electron beam
electron-hole pair
filament
film contrast
film graininess
film latitude
focal range
focal spot
fogging
geometric sharpness
grid cutoff
grid ratio
heel effect
histogram
imaging plate (IP)
ionization
kilovolt (kV)
latent image
leveling
maximum permissible dose (MPD)
milliampere-second (mAs)
noise
object-image distance (OID)
osmolality
penumbra
photon
photostimulable phosphor (PSP)
picture archiving and communication system (PACS)
pixel
polychromatic beam
quality
quantity
quantum mottle
radiodense or radiopaque
radiographic contrast
radiographic density
radiographic quality
radiography
radiology
radiolucent
rectification
remnant beam
scatter radiation or secondary radiation
scintillating devices
source-imaging distance (SID)
spatial resolution
speed
structure mottle
subject contrast
teleradiology
thermionic emission
windowing
x-ray