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RAD100 Final

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What are the 3 main components of an X-ray system 1. Operating Console 2. High Voltage Generator 3. x-ray tube
The amount of clinically useful information on a diagnostic image Diagnostic Yield
Controls the size and shape of an x-ray Collimator
Anterior Front
Posterior Back
Medial Closer to the midline of the body
Lateral Closer to the outer part of the body (away from the midline)
Supine Laying face up
Prone Laying face down
Intercepts the x-ray photons that exit the patient IR - Image Receptor
Trendelenburg Head lower than feet (15*)
What is another name for the first digit Thumb
Axial Skeleton -Central axis of body -Skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum
Appendicular Skeleton -Limbs -Shoulder and pelvic girdles
If the CR enters the front of the Patient, exiting the back to reach the IR, then the image is said to be AP - Anterior-Posterior
Proximal Closer to the main attachment
Distal Further from the main attachment
Coronal Plane Separates into Anterior/Posterior
Midsagittal/Sagittal Plane Separates Right/Left
Transverse Plane Superior/Inferior
Pronation Moving palm facing down
Supination Moving palm facing up
Another term(s) for palm of the hand Palmar/Volar
Decreases angle Flexion
Increases angle Extension
Cephalic Towards the head
Caudal Towards the "tail"
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