Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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| Upright cassette | A device that holds a film in an upright position for radiography.
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| Tissue Density | Anatomic structures such as bone or fat that will absorb more or less radiation.
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| X-ray beam | Cone shaped concentration of x-rays in the radiation field.
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| X-ray field | The cross section of the x-ray beam at the point where it is utilized.
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| Central ray | An imaginary line in the center of the x-ray beam, perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray tube.
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| X-ray port | An opening through which x-rays traveling in a useful direction exit the tube housing.
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| X-ray tube | The most important part of the x-ray machine.
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| Remnant radiation | Exit radiation. Radiation that exits throught the opposite side of the patient after the exposure is made.
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| Latent image | An invisible pattern of exposure caused by radiation passing through a film holder and an x-ray film.
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| Scatter radiation | Travels out from the absorbing material in all directions, causing unwanted exposure to the film and to anyone who is in the room.
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| Attenuation | Absorption of the x-ray beam.
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| Radiation fog | Unwanted film exposure caused by scatter radiation.
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| Image receptor system | Consists of the x-rays film and the film holder.
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| Cassette | Protects the film from damage and exposure to light during radiography.
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| Computed radiography (CR) | These imaging systems use special image receptors instead of film.
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| Collimator | A box-like devise attached under the tube housing. It allows the radiographer to vary the size of the radiation field.
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| Control booth | Contains the control console. Usually has a lead glass window so that the radiographer can observe the patient during the exposure.
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| Trendelenburg position | The head lowered at least 15 degrees
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| Detent | A special mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specific location.
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| Control console | Located in the control booth. Has buttons and switches for controlling the exposure and dials or digital readouts that indicate the settings.
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| Bucky | A moving grid. Also includes the film tray.
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