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