Radiology and Dental Imaging Vocabulary
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| ALARA concept | show 🗑
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| show | The positive electrode in the x-ray tube.
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| Atom | show 🗑
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| Bremsstrahlung radiation | show 🗑
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| Cathode (KATH-ode) | show 🗑
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| Central ray | show 🗑
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| show | Differences in degrees of blackness on an image.
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| Control panel | show 🗑
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| Density | show 🗑
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| show | The process of recording images of the teeth and adjacent structures by exposure to x-radiation.
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| show | A filmless method of capturing an image and displaying it by
using an image receptor, an electronic signal, and a computer to process and store the image.
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| Distortion | show 🗑
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| show | The amount of energy absorbed by tissues.
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| Dosimeter | show 🗑
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| Electron | show 🗑
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| show | The ability to do work.
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| show | Flexible arm that is attached to the x-ray tubehead.
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| show | Effects of radiation that are passed on to future generations through genetic cells.
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| show | Film-based or digitally produced recordings of anatomic structures.
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| Image receptor | show 🗑
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| show | The total energy of the x-ray beam.
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| Ion (EYE-on) | show 🗑
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| show | Process by which electrons are removed from atoms, causing the harmful effects of radiation in humans.
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| Ionizing (EYE-uh-nye-zing) radiation | show 🗑
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| Kilovoltage (KIL-uh-voel-tuj) peak (kVp) | show 🗑
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| show | Time between exposure to ionizing radiation and appearance of symptoms.
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| show | Device used to protect the reproductive and blood-forming tissues from scatter radiation.
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| Magnification | show 🗑
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| Master switch, indicator light, selector buttons, exposure button | show 🗑
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| Matter | show 🗑
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| Milliampere (mil-ee-AM-peer) (mA) | show 🗑
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| show | The blurred or indistinct area that surrounds
an image.
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| show | A device that measures exposure of personnel to ionizing radiation by measuring the intensity of visible light emitted from a crystal in the detector when heated. The intensity of light emitted is dependent upon the radiation exposure.
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| show | A minute (tiny) bundle of pure energy that has no weight or mass.
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| Primary beam | show 🗑
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| show | Same as primary beam.
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| show | The mean energy or penetrating ability of the x-ray beam.
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| show | The number of x-rays produced in the dental unit; the quantity of x-rays produced is controlled by milliamperage.
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| Radiation | show 🗑
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| show | Image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to radiation and then processing it.
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| Radiology (ray-dee-OL-uh-jee) | show 🗑
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| Scatter radiation | show 🗑
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| show | X-radiation that is created when the primary beam interacts with matter.
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| show | A solid-state image receptor that contains a silicon chip with an electric circuit.
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| show | A measure of how well an image reproduces the fine details or outline of an object.
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| show | Effects of radiation that cause illness and are responsible for poor health (such as cancer, leukemia, and cataracts) but are not passed on to offspring.
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| show | A flexible lead shield that is placed securely around the neck.
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| Tubehead | show 🗑
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| show | A focal spot in the anode.
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| show | High-energy ionizing electromagnetic radiation.
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| Automatic processor | show 🗑
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| Beam alignment device | show 🗑
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| show | Image view that shows the crowns of both arches on one film.
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| Calcium tungstate | show 🗑
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| show | Contains extraoral films during exposure.
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| Cephalometric film | show 🗑
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| Charge-coupled device (CCD) | show 🗑
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| Digital image | show 🗑
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| Digitize | show 🗑
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| show | Film designed for use in film duplicating machines.
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| Emulsion (ee-MUL-shun) | show 🗑
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| show | Film designed for use in cassettes.
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| Film speed | show 🗑
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| Intensifying screen | show 🗑
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| Intraoral film | show 🗑
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| show | Colored side of the film that faces the tongue.
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| Latent image | show 🗑
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| Occlusal | show 🗑
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| show | Used in cassettes to provide a wide view of both the upper and lower jaws.
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| Periapical (per-ee-AP-i-kul) | show 🗑
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| Phosphor storage plate (PSP) | show 🗑
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| Positioning instruments | show 🗑
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| Processing | show 🗑
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| show | Image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to radiation and then processing it.
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| Teledentistry | show 🗑
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| show | Solid white side of the film packet that faces the x-ray tube.
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| Automatic processor | show 🗑
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| Beam alignment device | show 🗑
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