remnant beam

primary beam

exit radiation

differential absorption

As pixel size decreases, spatial resolution increases

As pixel size increases, spatial resolution increases

As matrix size increases, spatial resolution increases

As matrix size decreases, spatial resolution increases

spatial resolution

geometric distortion

recorded detail

contrast resolution

wide and linear

wide and nonlinear

narrow and linear

narrow and nonlinear

High

Low

helium neon laser

fluorescent light

electron beams

active matrix array

active matrix array

photostimulable phosphor plate

transecting matrix dialogue

film emulsion with intensifying screen

PSP

FPD

DEL

AMA

a graphical representation of the amount of radiation that stuck the IR

the combination of window width and window level settings that determine the appearance of the image

a measurement metric that determines if the optimal receptor exposure was reached for a given examination

the physical location of the x-ray photons striking the IR as they relate to the matrix

Sharpening

Inversion

Smoothing

Equalization