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VET 246 Week 1
Imaging on film
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Film-based image receptor | 3 components: - Film - Intensifying screens |
| X-ray system | 3 components: - X-ray generator & transformer - X-ray tube - Image receptor (Film, digital plate, or CR cassette) |
| Film should never be exposed to ____ until it has been correctly exposed to x-rays and processed in a chemical solution. | light |
| Earliest image receivers were made up of ____ | glass |
| Film base | Made of Mylar Invented by Dupont in the 1950's |
| Single-Emulsion Film | Light-sensitive emulsion coats one side of the film base |
| Double-Emulsion Film | Light-sensitive emulsion coats both side of the film base Used in general radiography Dull on both sides |
| There is an _____ layer between the base and emulsion. | adhesive |
| Supercoat | Hard gelatin layer superficially |
| Antihalation layer is ____; side with emulsion is ____ | Shiny; dull |
| Film emulsion | Contains silver halide Made of very high quality gelatin |
| ___ of light and x-rays cause silver halide to interact with sensitivity specks to form the latent image. | Photons |
| Intensifying screen | converts x-rays into light may produce green or blue light |
| Blue receiving film is physically ____. | Green |
| Green receiving film is physically ____. | violet |
| X-ray cassette | Holds a sheet of film to protect it during the imaging process Was first introduced in 1930 |
| The ______ determines the color of the visible light. | phosphor |
| Calcium tungstate phosphors | Requires blue light-receiving film |
| Rare earth phosphor | Requires green light-receiving film |
| Rare earth phosphors produce ____ times the amount of light as the calcium tungstate phosphors | 3-4 |
| Film boxes and cassettes should always be stored ______. | upright |
| Cassettes should always be _________ and ready to be used | loaded with film |