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Dental Imaging terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Automatic processor | Machine that automates all film processing steps |
| Beam alignment device | Assists in the positioning of the position indicator device (PID). |
| Bitewing | Image view that shows the crowns of both arches on one film. |
| Calcium tungstate | Common type of phosphor |
| Cassette | Contains extraoral films during exposure. |
| Cephalometric film | Shows the bony and soft tissue areas of the facial profile. |
| Charge-coupled device (CCD) | A solid-state image sensor used in intraoral digital imaging |
| Digital Image | Electronic signals captured by sensors and displayed on computer monitors. |
| Digitize | Electronic signals captured by sensors and displayed on computer monitors. |
| Duplicating film | Film designed for use in film duplicating machines. |
| Emulsion | A coating on the x-ray film that contains energy-sensitive crystals. |
| Extraoral film | Film designed for use in cassettes |
| Film speed | The sensitivity of the emulsion on the film to radiation |
| Intensifying screen | The part inside an extraoral cassette that converts x-ray energy into visible light, which in turn exposes screen film. |
| Intraloral film | Film designed for placement in the patient's mouth |
| Label side | Colored side of the film that faces the tongue. |
| Latent image | The invisible image on the x-ray film after exposure but before processing. |
| Occlusal | Radiographic view that shows large areas of the maxilla or mandible. |
| Panoramic film | Used in cassettes to provide a wide view of both the upper and lower jaws. |
| Periapical | Radiographic view that shows the crown, root tip, and surrounding |
| Phosphor storage plate (PSP) | Reusable film-sized plates coated with phosphor as the image receptor. |
| Positioning instruments | Intraoral devices used to position and hold the film, sensor, or PSP. |
| Processing | a series of steps that change exposed film into a radiograph. Steps include developing, rinsing, fixing, washing, and drying. |
| Radiograph | Image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to radiation and then processing it. |
| Teledentistry | Process of using electronic transfer of images and other information for consultation and/or insurance purposes in dentistry. |
| Tube side | Solid white side of the film packet that faces the x-ray tube. |