PART I- MAMMOGRHAPY MACHINE

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Across
  1. 5. The filter material commonly paired with a molybdenum target for conventional mammographic beam production.
  2. 6. The tube region where thermionic emission supplies electrons.
  3. 12. The selectable detector location used by the exposure-control system to sample breast density.
  4. 13. The standard projection in which the x-ray beam travels from superior to inferior.
  5. 14. The component beneath the breast that detects transmitted x-rays and converts them into image-forming electrical information.
  6. 15. The small compression device used to isolate and compress a localized breast region.
  7. 17. The filter material commonly paired with a rhodium target to produce a more penetrating beam.
  8. 19. The device placed between patient and receptor to reduce scattered radiation.
  9. 20. The modified projection that pulls breast tissue anteriorly to better visualize posterior tissue.
  10. 23. The radiolucent device that applies controlled force to flatten the breast against the receptor.
  11. 24. The support that elevates the breast above the detector for geometric magnification.
  12. 25. A detector that first converts x-rays into light before generating an electrical signal.
Down
  1. 1. The x-ray target material whose characteristic radiation is especially suitable for mammographic imaging.
  2. 2. A detector that converts x-rays directly into electrical charge without an intermediate light step.
  3. 3. The numerical characteristic describing the relationship between lead strip height and interspace width.
  4. 4. The rotating tube component containing the x-ray target and designed to dissipate heat.
  5. 7. The system that automatically terminates or adjusts exposure according to radiation reaching the detector.
  6. 8. The photoconductor commonly used in direct-conversion mammographic detectors.
  7. 9. The standard oblique projection demonstrating breast tissue along with the pectoral region.
  8. 10. The negatively charged electrode that emits electrons toward the target.
  9. 11. The intentional intensity variation across the radiation field caused by the angled target surface.
  10. 16. The technique that acquires multiple low-dose projections and reconstructs breast slices.
  11. 18. The imaging benefit produced when compression decreases overlapping anatomical structures.
  12. 21. The positively charged electrode containing the x-ray-producing target.
  13. 22. The transparent acrylic material historically used for mammographic compression paddles.