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| the fidelity with which the anatomic structure being examined is displayed on the radiograph |
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| a radiograph that faithfully reproduces structure and tissues |
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| a high quality radiograph |
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| the ability to image small objects that have high subject contrast |
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| spatial resolution improves as ___, ___, and ___ decreases |
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| screen blur, motion blur, and geometric blur |
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| it is always desired to have ___ spatial resolution and contrast |
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| the random fluctuation in the optical density of the image |
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film graininess
structure mottle
quantum mottle
scatter radiation |
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| two components of noise not under technologists control |
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film graininess
structure mottle |
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| two components of noise under technologists control |
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quantum mottle
scatter radiation |
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| distribution of size and space of silver halide grains in film emulsion |
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| the phosphor of the radiographic intensifying screen |
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the random nature by which xrays interact with IR
the principle contributor to radiographic noise |
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| high speed will produce ___ resolution and ___ noise |
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