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A
ABC
Abduction
ABS
Absolute Zero
AC
Acanthiomeatal Line
Acanthioparietal
Acceleration
Achalasia
Achondroplasia
ACR
Acromegaly
Actual Focal Spot
Acute
Acute Renal Failure
ADC
Added Filtration
Additive Condition
Additive Pathologies
Adduction
AEC
AED
Afterglow
AGC
Air Kerma
Air-Core Transformer
ALARA
Aliasing
Alpha Particle
Alternator
AML
Ammeter
Amp
Ampere
Amplitude
AMU
Anabolism
Analog Computer
Analog-To-Digital Conversion
Anaphylactic
Anatomic Position
Anatomically Programed Radiography
Aneurysm
Angioedema
Annihilation Reaction
Anode
Anode Assembly
Anode Cooling Chart
Anode Heel Effect
Anode Target Surface
Anoxic
Antegrade
Anterior
Anteroposterior Projection
Anthropologic Base Line
Anthropologic Plane
Antihalation Coating
Anuria
AP
Aperture Diaphragm
Apnea
Appendicular Skeleton
APR
ARF
Armature
Arthrography
Arthrology
Aspiration
Asthenic
AT
Atom
Atomic Mass
Atomic Mass Number
Atomic Mass Unit
Atomic Number
Attenuation
Automatic Brightness Control
Automatic Brightness Stabilization
Automatic Collimator
Automatic Dose Control
Automatic Electromechanical Contrast Medium Injector
Automatic Exposure Control
Automatic Gain Control
Autotimer
Autotransformer
Autotransformer
Autotransformer Law
Avagadro’s Number
Average Gradient
AX
Axial
Axial Plane
Axial Projection
Axial Skeleton
Axial Tomography
B
B+F
Backscatter Radiation
Backup Time
Bacteria
Barium Enema
Barium Sulfate
Barium Swallow
Basal Cells
Base
Base Plus Fog
Baseline Mammography
Bead Chain Cystourethrography
Beam Penetrability
Beam Restrictor
Beam-Limiting Device
Becquerel
Beta Particles
Bias Focusing
Biliary Stenosis
Binary Machine Language
Binding Energy
Bit
Blur
Body Habitus
Bolus
Bq
Brachycephalic
Brachytherapy
Bremsstrahlung Interaction
Brightness
Brightness Gain
Bronchography
Bucky Factor
Bucky Slot Cover
Bucky Tray
BUN
Byte
C-Arm Tube Suspension System
C/kg
CAD
Caliper
Cannula
Capacitor
Carpal Sulcus
Carpal Tunnel View
Carriage
Catabolism
Cathode
Caudad
CC
CCD
CCFB
Central Processing Unit
Cephalad
CGS system
Characteristic Cascade
Characteristic Curve
Characteristic Interaction
Characteristic Peak
Characteristic Photon
Charge-Coupled Device
Chemical Energy
Chemical Fog
Chemical Precipitation
Cholangiography
Cholecystitis
Cholecystogram
Cholecystopaque
Choledocholithiasis
Cholelithiasis
Ci
Circulation System
Circumduction
Classical Scatter
Clearance
Clearing Agent
Clearing Time
Closed-Core Transformer
Coating
Coercivity
Coherent Scatter
Colitis
Collimator
Collimator Pitch
Colostomy
Commutator Ring
Compensating Filter
Compound Filter
Compression Band
Compression Paddle
Compton Effect
Compton Electron
Compton Scatter
Computer-Assisted Detection
Conduction
Conductor
Cone
Contact Surgical Radiography
Contralateral
Contrast
Contrast Mask
Contrast Medium Injection Device
Convection
Conversion Efficiency
Convolution
Coronol Plane
Cortex
Coulomb Per Kilogram
Coulomb’s Law
Covalent Bonding
CPU
CR
Creatinine
Criss-Cross Grid
Crohns Disease
Cross-Hatched Grid
Crossover Effect
Crossover Network
Cryogens
Cryostat
Crystal Production
CT
Curie
Current
CV
Cyanotic
Cylinder
Cystogram
D Log E Curve
De-Excitation
Deconvolution
Decubitus Position
Deep
Defecography
Deglutition
Dehydration
Density
Density Log Exposure Curve
Depression
Detective Quantum Efficiency
Deviation
Dewar
DF
Diabetes Mellitus
Diamagnetic
Diaphoresis
Diaphysis
DICOM
Differential Absorption
Diffusion
Digital Fluoroscopy
Dipole
Direct Digital Conversion
Direct Digital Radiography
Distal
Distortion
Diuresis
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Diverticulum
DNI
DNR
Dolichocephalic
Dorsal
Dorsal Recumbent
Dorsiflexion
Dorsoplantar
Dp
DQE
DR
DR
Dual-Focus Tube
Dynamic
Dysphagia
Dysphasia
Dyspnea
EAM
Electric Field
Electrical Energy
Electrodynamics
Electromagnet
Electromagnetic Energy
Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electron Volt
Electron-Binding Energy
Electrostatics
Elevation
Embolus
Endochondral Ossification
Endoscope
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Endoscopy
Energy
Enteritis
Enteroclysis
Epiphyseal Plate
Epiphysis
Epithelium
ERCP
Erect Position
Esophageal Varies
Eversion
Excitation
EXP
Expiration
Exposure Index
Exposure Time
EXT
Extension
Exterior
Extravasation
Faraday’s Law
FB
Ferromagnetic
Filament
Film Fog
Filtration
Flat Bones
Flexion
Focal Spot
Focusing Cup
Fomite
Fowler’s Position
Frankfort Horizontal Plane
Frequency
Fungi
G
GAL
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gauss
Gaynor-Hart Method
GCF
GERD
Glabelloalveolar Line
Glabellomeatal Line
GML
Granulomatous Colitis
Gray
Grid Conversion Factor
Gy
H&D Curve
Half-Life
Hemoptysis
Hertz
Hiatal Hernia
High SNR
HIPAA
HIS
HL7
Horizontal Beam
Horizontal Plane
Hormesis
HSG
Hurter And Driffield Curve
Hyperbaric
Hyperemia
Hyperextension
Hyperosmotic
Hypersthenic
Hyposthenic
Hypoxic
Hysterosalpingography
Hz
ID
IHE
Ileoconduit
Ileostomy
IMAC
Image Intensifier
Image Sharpness
Imaging Plate
Index Number
Inertia
Inferior
Infraorbitomeatal Line
Infusion
Inherent Filtration
INSP
Inspiration
Insulator
INT
Intensity
Interior
Interorbital Line
Interpupillary Line
Intraarterial
Intramembranous Ossification
Intrathecal
Intravenous
Intubation
Intussusception
Inversion
IOML
Ion Pair
Ionization
Ionizing Radiation
IP
IPL
Ipsilateral
IR
Irregular Bones
Isobars
Isomers
Isotones
Isotope
J
Jones Method
Joule
Judd Method
Judet Method
K-Edge Filter
K-Shell
Kerma
Kilovoltage Peak
Kinetic Energy
kVp
Kyphosis
Laryngeal Edema
Lateral
Lateral Recumbent
Lateral Rotation
Lateromedial Projection
Leakage Radiation
Lenz’s Law
LET
Line-Focus Principle
Linear Energy Transfer
Lips-Meatal Line
Lithotomy Position
LM
LML
LMO
Lodestone
Long Bones
Long-scale Contrast
Lordosis
Low SNR
Mass
Matrix
Matter
Medial
Medial Rotation
Median Plane
Medical Asepsis
Mediolateral Projection
Mentomeatal Line
Mesocephalic
Midcoronal Plane
Midsagittal Plane
MKS
ML
MLO
MML
Momentum
MSP
Mutual Induction
N
Neer Method
Nephroptosis
Nephrotomogram
Newton
Noise
Nosocomial
Nuclear Energy
Oblique Plane
Occlusal Plane
Occlusion
Octet Rule
OER
Ohm
Ohm’s Law
Ohmmeter
Oliguria
OML
Orbitomeatal Line
Osmole
Osmosis
Osteology
Ostomy
Overexposed
Oxygen Enhancement Ratio
PA
PACS
Pair Production
Palmar
Palpation
Paramagnetic
Parietoacanthial
PBL
Pd
Penumbra
Peptic Ulcer
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
Peritonitis
Photodisintegration
Photomultiplier Tube
Pixel
Plantar
Plantar Flexion
Plantodorsal
Plumbicon Tube
PNL
Polarity
Polyps
Polyuria
Position
Positive Beam Limiting Device
Post-Procesing
Posterior
Posteroanterior projection
Potential Energy
Primary Coil
Projection
Pronation
Prone
Protein Synthesis
Protraction
Proximal
Pruritis
PTC
Pyelogram
Q
QA
QC
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Quality Factor
Quantum
Quantum Mottle
Radiation Weighting Factor
Radioactive Decay
Radiolucent
Radionuclide
Radiopaque
Radiosensitivity
Rayleigh Scatter
RBE
Recoil Electron
Recorded Detail
Rectifier
Recumbent
Reflux
Refraction
Regional Enteritis
Reid’s Base Line
Relative Biologic Effectiveness
Renal Hypertension
Resolution
Retraction
Retrograde
Right-Hand Rule
RIS
RL
RM
Roentgenogram
ROM
Rotation
S Number
Sagittal Plane
Scatter
Scoliosis
Secondary Coil
Secondary Electron
Semiconductors
Sensitivity Number
Sensitometric Curve
Sesamoid Bones
Shell Transformer
Shock
Short Bones
Short-scale Contrast
SI
SID
Sievert
Signal
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
Sim’s Position
Sim’s Position (Modified)
Sine Wave
SIO
SNR
Soft-Copy Images
Solenoid
Solution
Speed Of Light
Static
Stenosis
Step-Down Transformer
Step-Up Transformer
Sthenic
Stratification
Superconductor
Superficial
Superior
Supination
Supine
Surgical Asepsis
Suspension
Sv
Syncope
T
T-Tube Cholangiogram
TAN
Tangential Projection
TEA
Tesla
Thermal Capacity
Thermionic Emission
Thompson Scatter
Thoreaus Filter
Thorium
Thrombophlebitis
Thrombosis
Tilt
Trendelenburg
Tube Rating Chart
Tungsten
Ulcer
Underexposed
Unmodified Scatter
Unsharpness
Ureterogram
Urethrogram
Urolithiasis
Urticaria
V
Valgus
Valsalva Maneuver
Varices
Varus
Vector
Velocity
Ventral
Ventral Recumbent
Vidicon
View
Virus
Viscosity
Voiding Cystogram
Volt
Voltaic Pile
Voltmeter
Volvulus
W
Watt
Wavelength
Wedge Filter
Window
Window Level
Window Width
XCCL
Y-Axis
Yttrium
Z Number
Zenkers Diverticulum
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