The Grid Chapter 18

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Across
  1. 1. More common grid pattern
  2. 3. When the tube is not centered along the central axis of a focused grid (Off_____)
  3. 4. Height of strips:distance between strips (Grid______)
  4. 6. # of grid lines per inch or cm (grid______)
  5. 7. Improves image quality by absorbing Compton scatter
  6. 8. radiolucent area in between
  7. 10. When a grid is used at a distance other than that specified (Off_______)
  8. 11. _____gap technigue where the patient is placed a bit further from the IR.
  9. 13. Greater ratio/frequency means grid _______ more scatter
  10. 14. When tube is angled across grid strips (off______)
Down
  1. 2. mAs must be _________ to compensate for grid
  2. 5. A grid ________ patient dose
  3. 9. Effect when the grid lines are scanned parallel to the scan lines in imaging plate readers in digital imaging systems
  4. 12. Radiopague strips in grid
  5. 13. Tube can be angled with linear grid but must be angled _____ direction of grid