Roentgenographic Technique: A Manual for Physicians, Students and Technicians |
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35 inches abdomen angle anode anode-film distance autotransformer barium body bones cassette centered centimeters central rays cervical Cholecystography colon degrees density dental determined enema examination exposure factors femur filament films exposed fluoroscopic focal spot fractures gall bladder greater trochanter grid head high-voltage horizontal humerus images injection injury intensifying screens intestine joint Jour lateral position lateral view lower lumbar lumbar vertebræ lungs mandible margin mastoid medial method milliampere-seconds milliamperes molar neck oblique view opaque paraffin patient peak kilovolts pelvis placed portion posterior postero-anterior Potter-Bucky diaphragm prone position rays are directed region ribs Roentgen Roentgen-rays roentgenograms Roentgenol shadow shoulder side sinuses spark gap spine stereoscopic stereoscopic films stomach supine supine position surface switch teeth temporal bone thickness thickness-voltage chart thoracic vertebræ thorax tilted tion transformer transverse tube shift unit type machine upper vertebræ vertebral column voltage voltmeter voltmeter readings x-ray machine x-ray tube