Terms & Positions - 166 Flashcards
X-ray Film
film before it’s processed and developed
Radiograph
film or digitally processed image AFTER it is exposed to x-rays
Image Receptor (IR)
the device that captures the radiographic image that exits the patient
Central Ray (CR)
theoretical x-ray beam for alignment of the angle and proper centering of the x-ray beams
Digital Radiography (DR)
direct conversion of transmitted x-ray photons into a digital image
Image (Picture)
display of anatomic structures on any media (CR or DR)
Position
The position of the patients body, how it is laying or standing
Projection
Positioning term that refers to the path of the central ray as it passes through the patient to the image receptor
Medial
Close to the midline of the body
Lateral
Away from the mid-line of the body
Coronal
Divides the body into anterior and posterior
Sagittal
Divides into left and right
Ventral
Front or Belly
Dorsal
Back of Patient, think dorsal fin
Plantar
Bottom of the Foot
Palmar
Referring to the palm of hand
Supine
patient is laying on their back
Prone
patient is laying on their stomach
erect
any version of standing
Recumbent
laying down in any form
Lateral
laying on right or left side or standing with side facing the x-ray tube