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Radiography was invented by:
✔✔ Answer: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen on November 8, 1895, at the University of
Würzburg
Collimator
✔✔ Answer: Device used to limit the size and shape of the X-ray beam
Image Receptor (IR)
✔✔ Answer: Receives remnant radiation passing through the patient to create the
latent image
Latent Image
✔✔ Answer: The invisible image formed on the image receptor after exposure,
which becomes visible after processing
Primary X-ray Beam
✔✔ Answer: The X-ray beam that exits the tube before interacting with the patient
Secondary Radiation
✔✔ Answer: Radiation produced after interaction with matter, including remnant
and scatter radiation
Remnant Radiation -ANSWER ✔✔Radiation that passes through the patient and
absorbed by the image receptor. It is a form of transmitted radiation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Radiography was invented by:
✔✔ Answer: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen on November 8, 1895, at the University of
Würzburg
Collimator
✔✔ Answer: Device used to limit the size and shape of the X-ray beam
Image Receptor (IR)
✔✔ Answer: Receives remnant radiation passing through the patient to create the
latent image
Latent Image
✔✔ Answer: The invisible image formed on the image receptor after exposure,
which becomes visible after processing
Primary X-ray Beam
✔✔ Answer: The X-ray beam that exits the tube before interacting with the patient
Secondary Radiation
✔✔ Answer: Radiation produced after interaction with matter, including remnant
and scatter radiation
Remnant Radiation -ANSWER ✔✔Radiation that passes through the patient and
absorbed by the image receptor. It is a form of transmitted radiation.
