Diagnostic Imaging Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. process by which intensifying screens react to the incoming radiation
- 5. foreshortening or elongation of a body part due to angulation of the body part, x-ray receptor, or x-ray tube
- 7. transmit light through a specially produced glass in order to visualize and interpret radiographic images
- 9. the place where x-rays are performed in the hospital
- 13. equation that uses thickness of area to be radiographed to calculate the kVp necessary to penetrate the tissue
- 15. kilovoltage
- 18. the outside edge or shadow where the film has been imperfectly collimated
- 19. a structure that is not normally present on the radiograph
- 20. developed to absorb scattered,secondary radiation,and a certain amount of primary radiation
Down
- 1. used to measure radiation doses
- 2. the portion of the x-ray image that is sharp and clearly collimated
- 4. focuses on the ROI and decreases scattered radiation
- 6. the welds on a stainless steel tank must also be stainless steel
- 8. controls the size of the X-ray beam and prevents it from spreading wider than necessary
- 10. milliamperage
- 11. usually white artifacts that can be seen on the radiograph
- 12. as low as reasonably achievable
- 14. the light color emitted in the darkroom
- 16. the ability to differentiate fine details within the x-ray image
- 17. absorb some of the primary beam as it impacts directly on the lead strips