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1. Calcium 'bridges' between adjacent vertebrae






2. Is the most common artifact in radiography






3. What is one of the most common areas of occurance for spinal problems ( 85% dachshunds)






4. Loss of movement in legs (front and/or back)






5. Body cells affected - damage seen during lifetime of creature - can be immediate or cummulative






6. Is the electrical current that heats the filament






7. Increased crystal size.....






8. The mAs has to do with the power of the x-rays produced






9. Screen speed is.....to the exposure required to cause it to flouresce






10. The greater the number of electrons released






11. MAs for bone views (pelvis - skull - spine) 2x =?






12. Negative contrast agents appear what color on a radiograph






13. Incorrect grid focus is one reason for






14. Has a filament made of tungsten - due to the high melting point






15. With what kind of typical film do we get 95% exposure due to visible light and 5% is due to the x-rays directly






16. What is the term for the spotty appearance on the film due to the large crystals in the screens






17. If there's no object in the way of an x-ray - the picture would be






18. When processing film - the black areas are made of






19. Collimator






20. A device that moves the grid back and forth under the table. it helps to prevent grid lines from showing






21. MAs for chest 1/2x =?






22. Film that is more sensitive to ionizing radiation than to fluorescent light






23. Lead equivalent for apron






24. The distance from the x-ray tube to the x-ray machine is the SID (source image distance) - or the FFD (also known as....)






25. With this procedure - no x-ray film is involved at all






26. NYSVMS Facility Accreditation Standards






27. When the density difference is great - there is






28. For bladder cystography - we use what contrast material instead of barium






29. Radiograph of a dogs skeleton has a long scale of contrast






30. This gives you the desired mAs - and it gives less time for your patient to move






31. Between density and mAs






32. Is to the left - electrons bounce off it at a 20 degree angle






33. When more electrons hit the focal spot on the anode






34. MAs for extremities






35. This stage of pregnancy is the most dangerous for the fetus






36. If there's bone in the way of an x-ray -. those parts would be






37. Faster screens/less detail; slower screens/more detail






38. Screens are classified according to






39. What must have little or no 'afterglow'






40. This number in santes' rule refers to the distance the x-ray tube is from the x-ray film






41. Infection of a disk - or bone near it






42. Size film we use here






43. What type of film has no screens or film cassettes






44. Redness of the skin






45. Sheets of luminescent phosphor crystals bound together and mounted on a cardboard or plastic base






46. This pertains to the size of the electron cloud and thus directly to the number of x-ray produced






47. Gelatinous center of disk - pinches spinal cord to cause herniated disk






48. The smaller the focal spot






49. What type of films need a lot more x-ray exposure and more time to expose them






50. Cassettes can be made of.....Which is the type here - or they can be made of magnesium - vinyl - etc