Image Production and Evaluation

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Across
  1. 2. The number of bits, or shades of gray, that a pixel can display
  2. 5. The range of an imaging system that refers to the range of exposure intensities an image receptor can accurately detected is called the ________ range.
  3. 8. A digital image is displayed as a _________, or combination of rows and columns of pixels
  4. 11. The process of image formation is known as differential _________
  5. 12. Scattering results from the diagnostic x-ray interaction with matter know as the ___________
  6. 13. The reduction in energy or number of photons in the primary x-ray beam
  7. 15. The incoming x-ray photon passes through the anatomic part without interaction with the anatomic structures
  8. 16. For a given FOV, increasing the matrix size will decrease the pixel size and increase image ________
  9. 17. Scattering that is an interaction that occurs with low-energy x-rays, typically below the diagnostic range
  10. 19. Type of image receptor that has a wide dynamic range
  11. 20. The bit depth of a pixel determines the _________ resolution of the image
  12. 21. Attenuates the x-ray beam more than muscle
Down
  1. 1. A _______ matrix size is desirable because it improves digital image quality
  2. 3. The ability to remove (eject) an electron from an atom
  3. 4. Another name for exit radiation
  4. 6. Total absorption of the incoming x-ray photon is a result of the __________ effect
  5. 7. Displayed as a single numerical value, which is represented as a single brightness level on a computer monitor
  6. 9. Fluoroscopy is the imaging of the _________ of internal structures
  7. 10. Scatter radiation creates unwanted exposure on the image called ________
  8. 14. When the attenuated x-ray beam leaves the patient, the remaining x-ray beam is referred to as ___________
  9. 18. The process where some incoming photons are not absorbed but lose energy during interactions with the atoms composing the tissue