Veterinary Radiography
Across
- 4. ___Rule: Uses the thickness of the area to be radiographed to calculate the kVp
- 8. Thin strand of coiled tungsten
- 10. Foreshortening or elongation of a body part due to angulation
- 12. Leaded aprons should be hung by the ____
- 14. Anode ____ ____: intensity of the radiation is greater on the cathode side than on the anode side
- 15. Images that are produced by an x-ray circuit and electricity
- 17. mA
- 19. The ability to differentiate fine details within the x-ray image
- 20. Metal with high atomic number
Down
- 1. ___ radiation effects are often immediately noticeable and are rare in a diagnostic setting
- 2. Stainless steel ___ ___ inside of the rotor circuit are able to withstand the high heat levels coming from the rotating anode
- 3. Controls the size of the x-ray beam and prevents it from spreading wider
- 5. Special heat resistant glass enclosure that houses the cathode and anode
- 6. kV
- 7. ___ radiation effects occur by chance and may occur without a threshold level of dose
- 9. ___ radiation is radiation that is created by the photon stream outside the actual focal spot
- 11. Typically has two filaments
- 13. As Low As Reasonably Achievable
- 16. The smallest quantity of any type of electromagnetic radiation
- 18. Partner to the cathode in the x-ray tube