Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

X-Ray Intensifying Screens

Screens which absorb the energy in the x-ray beam that has penetrated the patient and convert this energy into a light pattern which has as nearly as possible the same information as the original x-ray beam. The more light a screen produces for a given input of x-radiation, the less x-ray exposure and thus shorter exposure time are needed to expose the film. In most film-screen systems, the film is sandwiched between two screens in a cassette so that the emulsion on each side is exposed to the light from its contiguous screen.

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Screens which absorb the energy in the x-ray beam that has penetrated the patient and convert this energy into a light pattern which has as nearly as possible the same information as the original x-ray beam. The more light a screen produces for a given input of x-radiation, the less x-ray exposure and thus shorter exposure time are needed to expose the film. In most film-screen systems, the film is sandwiched between two screens in a cassette so that the emulsion on each side is exposed to the light from its contiguous screen.

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33 entry terms
  • Film-Screen Systems, X-Ray
  • Radiographic Intensifying Screens
  • Screen-Film Systems, X-Ray
  • Screens, Radiographic Intensifying
  • X-Ray Film-Screen Systems
  • Xray Intensifying Screens
  • Film Screen Systems, X Ray
  • Film-Screen System, X-Ray
  • Intensifying Screen, Radiographic
  • Intensifying Screen, X-Ray
  • Intensifying Screen, Xray
  • Intensifying Screens, Radiographic
  • Intensifying Screens, X-Ray
  • Intensifying Screens, Xray
  • Radiographic Intensifying Screen
  • Screen Film Systems, X Ray
  • Screen, Radiographic Intensifying
  • Screen, X-Ray Intensifying
  • Screen, Xray Intensifying
  • Screen-Film System, X-Ray
  • Screens, X-Ray Intensifying
  • Screens, Xray Intensifying
  • System, X-Ray Film-Screen
  • System, X-Ray Screen-Film
  • Systems, X-Ray Film-Screen
  • Systems, X-Ray Screen-Film
  • X Ray Film Screen Systems
  • X Ray Intensifying Screens
  • X-Ray Film-Screen System
  • X-Ray Intensifying Screen
  • X-Ray Screen-Film System
  • X-Ray Screen-Film Systems
  • Xray Intensifying Screen

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

89(82); was see under RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT 1982-88

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Previous Indexing

  • Angiography (1977-1981)
  • Mammography (1977-1981)
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement (1977-1981)
  • Radiography (1977-1981)
  • Technology, Radiologic (1977-1981)

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  1. E07w.970

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. X-Ray Intensifying Screens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014963. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014963
  2. X-Ray Intensifying Screens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2202735