Across
- 1. Absorbs scatter and secondary radiation
- 3. Rule that determines kV
- 10. Controls the size of the x-ray beam and helps reduce scatter radiation
- 11. Being able to differentiate fine details in an x-ray
- 13. What the shape of the heart is called on an x-ray
- 15. What the anode is made of
- 16. Partner to the cathode and is positively charged
- 19. Do not have mass or electrical charge but can interact with matter
- 20. The part in an x-ray image that is sharp and collimated clearly
Down
- 2. Best time to take a thoracic x-ray
- 4. Radiation is more intense on the cathode side than the anode side
- 5. The shadow in an x-ray image where it has been imperfectly collimated
- 6. Part of the x-ray tube has two filaments and is negatively charged
- 7. Best time to take an abdominal x-ray
- 8. The person who is credited for discovering x-rays
- 9. Caused by motion on an x-ray
- 12. The position where the beam enters through the dorsum and exits ventrally
- 14. When a body part looks longer or shorter than normal because of the angle the x-ray was taken in
- 17. Smallest particle of a substance
- 18. X-Rays are created by converting ___ to energy