X-ray physics

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Across
  1. 2. Overall radiation hitting the detector
  2. 5. Unwanted deflection of X-ray photons
  3. 8. Type of X-ray formed when an inner-shell electron is knocked out
  4. 10. Determines the energy and penetration ability of X-rays
  5. 13. Grainy interference that degrades digital image clarity
  6. 14. Abbreviation for value showing how close an image is to ideal exposure (abbr.)
  7. 16. Controls the current in the X-ray tube, affecting quantity of X-rays
  8. 18. The sharpness or detail of an image
  9. 19. Interaction where X-ray energy is fully taken up by tissue
  10. 20. Distance from X-ray tube to the image receptor (abbr.)
Down
  1. 1. "Braking radiation" produced when electrons decelerate near a nucleus
  2. 3. Type of scatter interaction with outer-shell electrons
  3. 4. Appears white on an X-ray image
  4. 6. Reduction of X-ray intensity as it passes through matter
  5. 7. Appears dark or black on an X-ray image
  6. 9. Difference in density or brightness between adjacent areas on an image
  7. 11. Distance between the patient and the detector (abbr.)
  8. 12. Type of electron emission caused by heating a filament
  9. 15. Abbreviation for peak voltage applied across the X-ray tube (abbr.)
  10. 16. Product of tube current and exposure time; determines total X-ray output (abbr.)
  11. 17. Abbreviation for a digital imaging value that indicates detector exposure (abbr.)