Across
- 2. Determines the kinetic energy of the electrons accelerated in the X-ray tube and the peak energy of the X-ray.
- 5. Number 56 on the Periodic Table of Elements, used for its ability to absorb x-rays and "highlight" structure within the body
- 7. X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm ___________.
- 9. Anything on a radiologic image that is created by the equipment or operator that is not true anatomy.
- 11. The ______ is a stirrup-shaped bone, and the smallest in the human body.
- 13. Sometimes called the shafts, these are the main portions of a long bone and provide most of their length.
- 15. What SI term measures the health effect of low levels of ionizing radiation on the human body.
Down
- 1. A mode/form of ultrasound used to detect or measure blood flow.
- 3. The difference in optical density in a radiograph that results from a difference in radiolucency or penetrability of the subject.
- 4. What is the most commonly performed diagnostic x-ray examination?
- 6. The practice of keeping the radiation exposure to our patients and ourselves as low as possible.
- 8. What is the rounded portions at the ends of a bone?
- 10. What are focal areas of ossification within tendons as they pass over joints. "_____ bones"
- 12. Measure of radiation produced (milliamperage) over a set amount of time (seconds.
- 14. A device consisting of a series of narrow lead strips; used to reduce the amount of scattered radiation.