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






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






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






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






5. When a body part is greater than or equal to.....you should use a grid






6. Must change if the FFD changes






7. What are the 2 types of anodes






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






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






10. We ideally take a radiograph of the abdomen at the peak of inspiration






11. If there's far or muscle in the way of an x-ray - those parts would be






12. Dislocations or separations






13. Is influenced by quantity of x-rays(mAs) - quality of x-rays (kVp) - type and thickness of tissue being x-rayed






14. Redness of the skin






15. What type of film gives more detailed radiographs but more exposure to everyone involved? (commonly used as dental film - or for extremities)






16. Is the most common artifact in radiography






17. Ideally is very small






18. Rotating anode






19. Is the device which restricts (narrows) the beam of x-rays as they leave the x-ray machine






20. Is the electrical current that heats the filament






21. Means more electrons will be released from the filament and directed at the anode






22. Amount of radiation a person can recieve in a calendar year






23. Sheets of luminescent phorphor crystals on a cardboard or plastic base






24. The back of the cassette is made of lead to decrease....






25. Measures the power of penetrability (quality) of the x-rays produced






26. The picture formed after the film has been exposed to x-rays and then processed into a visible image.






27. Why do we not give atropine with a contrast radiograph






28. What gives off 4 times the amount of light photons than does the calcium tungstate (it gives off green light)






29. Weakness






30. As this increases - the intensity of the x-ray beam decreases - so the beam intensity increases - and the mAs must decrease to compensate






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






32. Is responsible for the number or quantity of x-rays






33. What is the term for when the animal's bowel engulfs a piece of bowel distal to it - causing blockage






34. Give a 25% barium solution for upper GI series - and give At what dose?






35. What must have little or no 'afterglow'






36. What is the term for a negative contrast cystogram where we inject air






37. We should always try and stay How many feet from our x-ray machine






38. To utilize this - you position the thickest part of the animal towards the cathode end of the x-ray tube






39. The effective focal spot is approximately 1/3 the size of the actual focal spot






40. Positive contrast agents appear what color on a radiograph






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






42. These screens have increased definition/detail - need to have increased radiation exposure






43. This is inversely proportional to screen speed






44. If barium leaks into the abdomen or lungs - it can cause what






45. There are......intensifying screens within a cassette






46. An abdominal radiograph should be taken at the peak of expiration






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






48. Types of cell damage






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






50. X-ray machines come with a set one - we cannot adjust it