Chiropractic X-Ray Exam
10 day rule - ANS-women can be X-rayed within 10 days of their last day of menstruation
abduction - ANS-moving away from the midline
adduction - ANS-movement toward the midline
anatomic position - ANS-patient standing erect with the feet together and the palms facing
forward
anode - ANS-positive side of X-ray tube. Will accept
anterior - ANS-nearer to the front
AP open mouth - ANS-[cervical]
8x10
40'
chin to occiput
patient facing x-ray tube with mouth open
suspended
collimation - ANS-restricts the useful X-ray beam to target area spanning adjacent tissue
from unnecessary exposure.
* picture is better when you lessen the focal spot
collimator - ANS-closes the field of view/ controls size of film
deep - ANS-farther from the surface
distal - ANS-farther from the trunk or point of origin
electromagnetic - ANS-type of energy used to produce X-rays
exposure time - ANS-how much time between the cathode and the anode
extension - ANS-Straightening of a joint/ increasing an angle
flexion - ANS-bending a joint/decreasing the angle
grid - ANS-stops X-rays at different levels
inferior - ANS-nearer to the feet
intensifying stream - ANS-what happens inside the cassette during exposure?
ionization - ANS-interaction between radiation and matter
ionizing radiation - ANS-any kind of radiation capable of removing an orbital electron from an
atom with which it interacts
kVp - ANS-major and minor controls- control speed; quality= Kvp
low = high contrast
high = low contrast
lateral - ANS-farther away from the midline
lateral rotation - ANS-rotation away from the midline
lead - ANS-stops X-rays from going through the wall
mA - ANS-controls quantity
manifest image - ANS-detectable image
medial - ANS-nearer to the midline
medial rotation - ANS-Rotation toward the midline
10 day rule - ANS-women can be X-rayed within 10 days of their last day of menstruation
abduction - ANS-moving away from the midline
adduction - ANS-movement toward the midline
anatomic position - ANS-patient standing erect with the feet together and the palms facing
forward
anode - ANS-positive side of X-ray tube. Will accept
anterior - ANS-nearer to the front
AP open mouth - ANS-[cervical]
8x10
40'
chin to occiput
patient facing x-ray tube with mouth open
suspended
collimation - ANS-restricts the useful X-ray beam to target area spanning adjacent tissue
from unnecessary exposure.
* picture is better when you lessen the focal spot
collimator - ANS-closes the field of view/ controls size of film
deep - ANS-farther from the surface
distal - ANS-farther from the trunk or point of origin
electromagnetic - ANS-type of energy used to produce X-rays
exposure time - ANS-how much time between the cathode and the anode
extension - ANS-Straightening of a joint/ increasing an angle
flexion - ANS-bending a joint/decreasing the angle
grid - ANS-stops X-rays at different levels
inferior - ANS-nearer to the feet
intensifying stream - ANS-what happens inside the cassette during exposure?
ionization - ANS-interaction between radiation and matter
ionizing radiation - ANS-any kind of radiation capable of removing an orbital electron from an
atom with which it interacts
kVp - ANS-major and minor controls- control speed; quality= Kvp
low = high contrast
high = low contrast
lateral - ANS-farther away from the midline
lateral rotation - ANS-rotation away from the midline
lead - ANS-stops X-rays from going through the wall
mA - ANS-controls quantity
manifest image - ANS-detectable image
medial - ANS-nearer to the midline
medial rotation - ANS-Rotation toward the midline
