Chapter 4 Photostimulable Phosphor Image Capture Crossword

avoidable extraneous information on the image that interferes or distracts from image quality
soft polymer that protects the back of the cassette
label attached to the cassette or to the imaging plate that identifies the plate for the purpose of matching the examination to the plate
the number of bits stored per pixel
rigid plastic housing for the imaging plate
located between the active layer and the support that absorbs the stimulating light but reflects emitted light
reduction of the area of beam that reaches the patient through the use of two pairs of lead shutters
layer of material that will absorb and reduce static electricity
movement of the laser along the imaging plate
grid in which the scatter absorbing lead lines are tilted so that, at a distance, the lines will coverage
number of grid lines per inch
ratio of the height of the grid line to the width of the interspace material
thin piece of plastic with several layers of material that capture and store image data
kilovoltage peak
light amplification of stimulated emission of radiation, a device that creates and amplifies a narrow intense beam of coherent light
milliampere-seconds
grid line or image noise pattern ; zebra pattern
layer of photostimulable phosphor that traps electrons during exposure
area within the phosphor where electrons are trapped
detects photostimulable phosphor
phosphor that produces light when stimulated by light or x-ray photons
thin, tough clear plastic covering the image plate for protection of the phosphor layer
layer in the imaging plate that sends light in a forward direction when released in the cassette reader
failure of an imaging system to record densities
recording error in the digital image
used to blacken out the white collimation borders in a digital image
movement of the imaging plate through the reader ; also known as translation or subscan direction
semirigid material in the imaging plate that gives the imaging sheet some strength