Abbreviations
Cd
What is the abbreviation for "caudal"?
The site of electron generation.
What is the cathode?
This measures the rate of exposure of an individual.
What is a dosimetry meter/badge?
This term describes the caudal surface of the hindlimb distal to the tarsus.
What is "plantar"?
This controls the density of the film.
What is milliamperage?
DMPaL
What is the abbreviation for Dorsomedial-Palmarolateral?
What the filament is made of.
What is tungsten?
This term describes the "front" surface of a forelimb distal to the carpus.
What is "dorsal"?
This concerns the penetrating power of the photons.
What is kilovoltage?
This series of thin, linear strips of radiodense (lead) and radiolucent material is used to absorb scatter radiation.
What is a grid?
______ on a radiographic film is mostly dependant on the difference in tissue density.
What is "contrast"?