Beam Me Up
The radiation that leaves the tube.
Primary Radiation
The protective area with the console
Control booth
the ability to do work
Energy
Term for bone shaft, also known as the primary ossification center in long bones
Diaphysis
The opposite of eversion
Inversion
radiation that passes through to the IR
Remnant or exit radiation
movement along the long axis of the table
Longitudinal
A measurement of the distance from one crest to the next; measured in angstroms
Wavelength
Expanded end of a long bone, known as the secondary ossification center
Epiphysis
The opposite of flexion
Extension
absorption of the beam in matter
Attenuation
up and down movement increasing or decreasing the distance from tube to table
Vertical movement
Wavelength and energy are _____ related
Inversely
Cartilaginous plates found between the diaphysis and epiphysis until skeletal growth is complete
Epiphyseal plates
The patient is on the bed with their right side down, the IR is behind them, X-ray beam is horizontal, and it is an AP projection.
Right lateral decubitus
lower energy x-ray formed in the patient
Scatter
Special mechanism that stops the tube from moving at specific point; often made of magnetic locks
Detent
Microwaves have a ____ wavelength compared to infrared radiation
longer
Dense, fibrous membrane covering the bone EXCEPT at the articular surfaces
Periosteum (hyaline cartilage covers the articular surfaces)
A recumbent position where the head is positioned lower than the feet
Trendelenburg
Is the x-ray beam homogeneous or heterogeneous?
Hetergogeneous
A boxlike device under the tube housing that allows for adjustment of the x-ray field-of-view
Collimator
X-radiation has a ____ wavelength compared to gamma radiation
How many bones are in the average adult human body?
206
The position when the patient is obliqued and the posterior portion of the right shoulder is against the IR
RPO