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RAD100 Final

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What are the 3 main components of an X-ray system   1. Operating Console 2. High Voltage Generator 3. x-ray tube  
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The amount of clinically useful information on a diagnostic image   Diagnostic Yield  
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Controls the size and shape of an x-ray   Collimator  
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Anterior   Front  
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Posterior   Back  
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Medial   Closer to the midline of the body  
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Lateral   Closer to the outer part of the body (away from the midline)  
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Supine   Laying face up  
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Prone   Laying face down  
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Intercepts the x-ray photons that exit the patient   IR - Image Receptor  
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Trendelenburg   Head lower than feet (15*)  
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What is another name for the first digit   Thumb  
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Axial Skeleton   -Central axis of body -Skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum  
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Appendicular Skeleton   -Limbs -Shoulder and pelvic girdles  
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If the CR enters the front of the Patient, exiting the back to reach the IR, then the image is said to be   AP - Anterior-Posterior  
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Proximal   Closer to the main attachment  
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Distal   Further from the main attachment  
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Coronal Plane   Separates into Anterior/Posterior  
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Midsagittal/Sagittal Plane   Separates Right/Left  
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Transverse Plane   Superior/Inferior  
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Pronation   Moving palm facing down  
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Supination   Moving palm facing up  
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Another term(s) for palm of the hand   Palmar/Volar  
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Decreases angle   Flexion  
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Increases angle   Extension  
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Cephalic   Towards the head  
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Caudal   Towards the "tail"  
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