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FinalRad100
Modules 1-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Supine | Patient lying on their back/ spine |
| Prone | Patient lying on their stomach |
| Abduct | Move away from the body |
| Adduct | Move toward the body |
| Bones in human body | 206 |
| Diagnostic Yield | Amount of useful information obtained from an image |
| Diagnostic Efficiency | Best possible image using the least amount of radiation for a quality image |
| Medial | Toward the midline of the body |
| Lateral | Further side of the body |
| Distal | Further from point of attachment |
| Proximal | Closer to point of attatchment |
| Major components of x-ray system | X-ray tube, generator, and operating console |
| mAs | Quantity |
| kVp | Quality |
| Anterior | Frontal side of the body |