Unit 9

plantar

sole of the foot

external

outside the body

peripheral

toward its outer limits, away from central mass organ

visceral

pertaining to organs

landscape orientation

width greater than height

RAO

right anterior oblique

portrait orientation

height is greater than width

LAO

left anterior oblique

LPO

left posterior oblique

IR

image receptor

CR

central ray

KvP

kilovolts peak

SID

source-to-image receptor distance

IV

intravenous

gtt(s)

drops

CT

computerized axial tomography

mL

milliliter

DOB

date of birth

D5LR

dextrose 5% in lactated ringer

DR

digital radiography

caudal

away from head

parietal

referring to the walls of the cavity

-gnosis

knowledge

TOCO

childbirth

RPO

right posterior oblique

-dipsia

thirst

WNL

within normal limits

home(o)

similar

-ad

toward

external

to the outside, at or near the surface of the body or body part

w/o

without

ARRT

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

ASRT

American Society of Radiologic Technologists

primary radiation

the radiation that leaves the tube

scatter radiation

radiation from the primary beam that is randomly scattered within or outside of the body

0.9 sodium chloride

isotonic solution

Bucky

movable grid device that absorbs scatter radiation and also contains the image receptor

IV tubing port

used to insert infusion set into IV bag solution

onco-

tumor, mass, swelling

radiation field

squared area of the x-ray beam that strikes the patient and x-ray table

x-ray tube

source of x-ray

-stomy

creation of an opening