Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
2.1 Absorption
2.2 Activity
2.3 Ageing Fog
2.4 Anode
2.5 Anode current
2.6 Artefact (false indication)
2.7 Attenuation
2.8 Attenuation coefficient mu
2.9 Average gradient
2.10 Back scatter/back scattered radiation
2.11 Beam angle
2.12 Betatron
2.13 Blocking medium
2.14 Build-up factor
2.15 Cassette
2.16 Cathode
2.17 Calibrated density step wedge
2.18 Characteristic curve (of a film)
2.19 Clearing time
2.20 Collimation
2.21 Collimator
2.22 Compton scatter
2.23 Computerized tomography (CT)
2.24 Constant potential circuit
2.25 Continuous spectrum
2.26 Contrast
2.27 Contrast medium
2.28 Contrast sensitivity (thickness sensitivity)
2.29 Decay curve
2.30 Densitometer
2.31 Development (of a film or paper)
2.32 Diffraction mottle
2.33 Dosemeter (dosimeter)
2.34 Dose rate meter
2.35 Dust focus tube
2.36 Duplex wire image quality indicator
2.37 Edge-blocking material
2.38 Equalizing filter (beam flattener)
2.39 Equivalent X-ray voltage
2.40 Exposure
2.41 Exposure calculator
2.42 Exposure chart
2.43 Exposure latitude
2.44 Exposure time
2.45 Film base
2.46 Film gradient (G)
2.47 Film illuminator (viewing screen)
2.48 Film processing
2.49 Film system speed
2.50 Filter
2.51 Fixing
2.52 Flaw sensitivity
2.53 Fluorescent intensifying screen
2.54 Fluorometallic intensifying screen
2.55 Fluoroscopy
2.56 Focal spot
2.57 Focal spot size
2.58 Focus-to-film-distance (ffd)
2.59 Fog density
2.60 Gamma radiography
2.61 Gamma rays
2.62 Gamma-ray source
2.63 Gamma-ray source container
2.64 Geometric unsharpness
2.65 Graininess
2.66 Granularity
2.67 Half life
2.68 Half value thickness (HVT)
2.69 Illuminator
2.70 Image contrast
2.71 Image definition
2.72 Image enhancement
2.73 Image intensifier
2.74 Image quality
2.75 Image quality indicator (IQI)
2.76 Image quality value, IQI sensitivity
2.77 Incident beam axis
2.78 Industrial radiology
2.79 Inherent filtration
2.80 Inherent unsharpness
2.81 Intensifying factor
2.82 Intensifying screen
2.83 Latent image
2.84 Linear electron accelerator (LINAC)
2.85 Masking
2.86 Metal screen
2.87 Microfocus radiography
2.88 Modulation transfer function (MTF)
2.89 Movement unsharpness
2.90 Object contrast
2.91 Object-to-film distance
2.92 Panoramic exposure
2.93 Penetrameter
2.94 Pressure mark
2.95 Primary radiation
2.96 Projective magnification
2.97 Projective magnification technique
2.98 Quality (of a beam of radiation)
2.99 Radiation contrast
2.100 Radiation source
2.101 Radiograph
2.102 Radiography film
2.103 Radiography
2.104 Radioisotope
2.105 Radioscopy
2.106 Rod anode tube
2.107 Scattered radiation
2.108 Screen type film
2.109 Source holder
2.110 Source size
2.111 Source-to-film distance (sfd)
2.112 Spatial resolution
2.113 Specific activity
2.114 Step wedge
2.115 Stereo radiography
2.116 Target
2.117 Tube diaphragm
2.118 Tube head
2.119 Tube shield
2.120 Tube shutter
2.121 Tube window
2.122 Tube voltage
2.123 Unsealed source
2.124 Unsharpness
2.125 Useful density range
2.126 Vacuum cassette
2.127 Viewing mask
2.128 Visual contrast
2.129 X-rays
2.130 X-ray film
2.131 X-ray tube
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