Across
- 2. describes the number or amount of x-rays produced
- 3. when one factor increases the result also increases
- 4. refers to the number of x-ray photons produced
- 5. ability of the beam to pass through tissues
- 11. overall darkness or blackness of the radiographic image
- 13. thickness of material needed to reduce beam intensity by half
- 14. difference in degrees of blackness between areas on the image
- 16. produces higher contrast and lighter image
- 19. controls the number of x-rays or beam quantity
- 20. x-ray intensity is weaker when the source is farther from the object
- 22. process of removing long wavelength low energy x-rays from the beam
- 23. associated with high energy and greater penetration
- 24. number of x-ray photons in the beam
- 27. determines how long the receptor is exposed to x-rays
- 28. as distance increases intensity decreases
- 29. energy or strength of the x-ray photons
- 30. influences image contrast and density
- 31. refers to the energy or wavelength of x-rays produced
Down
- 1. affects intensity and sharpness of the image
- 6. associated with low energy and less penetration
- 7. when one factor increases the result decreases
- 8. restricts beam size and shape improving image quality
- 9. controls the energy and penetrating ability of the x-ray beam
- 10. product of quantity and quality per unit of area per unit of time
- 12. determines how long x-rays are produced
- 15. stay six feet away at a 90 to 135 degree angle from the beam
- 17. produces lower contrast and darker image
- 18. combined effect of quantity and quality of the x-ray beam
- 19. influences image density by changing x-ray quantity
- 21. removes low energy x-rays and increases average beam energy
- 25. describes the energy or penetrating power of the x-ray beam
- 26. states that intensity decreases as distance from the source increases