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Radiology & Imaging
| 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 veiw that shows the crowns of both arches on one film |
| Calcium tungstate | common type of phoshpor. |
| Cassette | contains extraoral films during exposure |
| Cephalometric film | shows the bony and the soft tissues 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 | scanning of traditional film based radiographs into a digital image |
| duplicating film | film designed for use in film duplicating machines |
| Emulsion | fa coating on x-ray film that contains energy-sensitive crystals |
| extoral film | film designed for placements 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 |
| intraoral film | film designed for placement in the patients 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 veiw that shows large areas of the maxilla or mandible |
| panoramic film | used in cassettes to provide a wide view of both upper and lower jaws |
| periapical | radiographic view that shows the crown , root tip, and surrounding structure |
| phosphor storage plate | reusable film-sized plates coated phosphor as the image receptor |
| positioning instruments | intraoral devices used to position and hold the film, sensor, or PSP |
| processing | Series of steps that change exposed film into a radiograph. Step 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 transferof 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. |