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Radiology

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Principles of Radiographic Exp
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Photopic   Cones  
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Scotopic   Rods  
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Photographic Properties   Density, Contrast  
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Geometric Properties   Detail, Distortion  
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Density   Overall Blackness  
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Contrast   Differences in adjacent densities  
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Detail   Sharpness of lines  
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Distortion   Misrepresentation of the true size or shape of the image as compared to the object  
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Low Contrast   Many shades of grey  
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High Contrast   Black and white  
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Day Vision   Photopic  
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Night Vision   Scotopic  
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Veil Glare   Bright light floods the eye and reduces contrast perception  
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Mach Effect   The eye percieves a boundary between differing densities  
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Pattern Recognition   Comparing mental images of patterns to arrive at a diagnosis  
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Why two images at 90 * angles   To achieve a three dimensional image  
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Recorded Detail   What is on film  
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Visibility Detail   What we can see  
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mAs   Milliamp seconds-current times seconds  
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kVp   Kilovolt peak-energy of x-ray  
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Screen   turns x-ray into light  
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Grid   absorbs x-rays and improves contrast  
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Filtration   Absorbs low energy x-rays  
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Pathology   Changes density of tissues  
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SID   Source to Image Distance  
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High Density   Too Dark  
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Low Density   Too Light  
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Size Distortion   Always Magnification  
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Motion   Destroys detail  
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Communication to patient   Best way to control motion  
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