ALARA - ANSWER As minimal As Reasonably Achievable (ensures that
radiation exposures are as minimal as feasible by wearing safety equipment and
using non-manual restraints for veterinary patients).
Anechoic - Answer Describe tissue that transmits all sound into deeper tissues
while reflecting none to the transducer.
Annular Array: ANSWER Arrange the crystals in concentric circles, producing a
2D image.
Anode - Answer Contains a rotating tungsten target that produces x-rays at the
focus point, which is angled at an angle of 11-20 degrees.
Bucky - Answer This technology causes the grid to move while the x-rays are
produced, obscuring the white grid lines on the radiograph.
Cathode - ANSWER holds the tungsten filament, which generates electrons when
heated.
Collimators - Answer A mechanism on an X-ray machine that limits the X-ray
beam to reduce scattering.
Fluoroscopy: ANSWER An imaging technology that uses an X-ray tube and an
image intensifier to generate a continuous stream of images.
Film Focal Distance (FFD) - Answer The distance measured between the target of
the x-ray tube and the radiographic film or plate. (AKA: SID)
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