Ron's Radiology 1

1. An "unseen" image is called a(an)

Image receptor (IR)

Radiation field

Latent image

Negative

2. The x-ray tube is surrounded by a lead-lined _________________

Tube housing

Tube port

Upright cassette holder

Control booth

3. A moving grid is called a

Collimator

Cassette

Bucky

Detent

4. An imaginary line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray tube is called

Tube port

Collimator

Radiation field

Central ray

5. A device to hold the film

Bucky

Cassette

Tube housing

Collimator

6. Sometimes called filmless systems

Computed radiography

CT

MRI

CAT Scan

7. The ______________ exits the tube port.

X-ray beam

Radiation field

Central ray

Scatter radiation

8. The source of x-rays is the

X-ray tube

Radiation field

X-ray beam

Radiation field

9. The unwanted image exposure caused by scatter radiation is called

Scatter radiation fog

Latent image

Remnant radiation

Attenuation

10. The table may also tilt in the opposite direction, allowing the head end to be lowered at least 15 degrees into the ____________________________ position.

Head down

Trendelenburg

Feet up

Prone

11. Radiation that is scattered or created as a result of the attenuation of the primary x-ray beam by matter.

Scatter radiation fog

Radiation field

Scatter radiation

Latent image

12. The access point for the limited operator to set the exposure factors and to initiate the exposure

Control booth

Control console

Control area

Transformer housing

13. Absorption of the x-ray beam is called

Scatter Radiation

Absorption

Attenuation

Remnant radiation

14. The cross section of the x-ray beam at the point where it is used is called the

Scatter radiation

Radiation field

Remnant radiation

Scatter radiation fog

15. The x-ray beam that exits on the opposite side of the patient.

Radiation field

Scatter radiation fog

Scatter radiation

Remnant radiation

16. This area is separated from the x-ray room by a lead barrier to protect the limited operator from scatter radiation during exposures.

Control console

Waiting room

Control booth

X-ray booth

17. A device to hold the IR in the upright position for radiography

Upright cassette holder

Cassette

Image receptor

Bucky

18. A special mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specifi c location

Collimator

Cassette

Tube housing

Detent

19. Anatomic structures that have greater ______ density (mass), such as bone.

Detent

Bone

Muscle

Tissue

20. X-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit the housing through an opening called the _________________

Tube port

Collimator

Tube housing

Image receptor

21. Consists of the x-ray film and the film holder

Image receptor

Cassette

Upright cassette holder

Detent

Ron's Radiology 1

1. An "unseen" image is called a(an)

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The x-ray tube is surrounded by a lead-lined _________________

3. A moving grid is called a

4. An imaginary line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray tube is called

5. A device to hold the film

6. Sometimes called filmless systems

7. The ______________ exits the tube port.

8. The source of x-rays is the

9. The unwanted image exposure caused by scatter radiation is called

10. The table may also tilt in the opposite direction, allowing the head end to be lowered at least 15 degrees into the ____________________________ position.

11. Radiation that is scattered or created as a result of the attenuation of the primary x-ray beam by matter.

12. The access point for the limited operator to set the exposure factors and to initiate the exposure

13. Absorption of the x-ray beam is called

14. The cross section of the x-ray beam at the point where it is used is called the

15. The x-ray beam that exits on the opposite side of the patient.

16. This area is separated from the x-ray room by a lead barrier to protect the limited operator from scatter radiation during exposures.

17. A device to hold the IR in the upright position for radiography

18. A special mechanism that tends to stop a moving part in a specifi c location

19. Anatomic structures that have greater ______ density (mass), such as bone.

20. X-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit the housing through an opening called the _________________

21. Consists of the x-ray film and the film holder