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Developing X-rays
Radiology POS 808
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accelerator | one of the basic ingredients of the developer solution that activates and provides an alkaline environment and helps soften the emulsion |
| darkroom | completely darkened room where x-ray film is handled and processed |
| daylight loader | light shielded compartment that allows films to be unwrapped in a room with a white light |
| light tight | used to describe the darkroom that is completely dark and excludes all white light |
| oxidation | chemical reaction that occurs when processing solutiions are exposed to air |
| reduction | chemical reaction during film processing in which the halide portion of the exposed energized silver halide crystal is removed |
| safelighting | low intensity light composed of long wavelengths in the red orange portion of the visible light spectrum |