Screens Flashcards
Image receptors are used to convert the invisible image into a _________ __________. This is done by converting X-rays to _______.
Visible image; light
Intensifying screens produce large quantities of _________ ___________. When struck by _________.
Light photons; X-rays
Slow screen speeds =
Increased patient dose
Fast screen speeds =
Decreased patient dose
Screen efficiency depends on…
Absorption efficiency, conversion efficiency, and emission efficiency
Contrast and latitude are _____________ to screens.
Insignificant
Fluorescent materials that convert x-ray energy to light:
Screens
Photostimulable phosphor plates are what type of IR?
CR
Flat panel detectors are what type of IR?
DR
Screens are one way of obtaining __________.
Detail