3 D
|
three
dimension(al) |
|
|
A |
|
a-Se
|
amorphous
selenium |
a-Si
|
amorphous
silicon |
AAPM
|
American Association
of Physics in Medicine |
ABC
|
automatic
brightness control |
AEC
|
automatic
exposure control |
AGC
|
automatic
gain control |
Al
|
aluminium |
AP
|
antero-posterior |
APR
|
anatomical
programmed radiography |
|
|
B |
|
Be
|
beryllium |
BIR
|
British Institute
of Radiology |
BLF
|
Big Lottery
Fund |
BS
|
British Standard |
BSI
|
British Standards
Institution |
|
|
C |
|
CAU
|
caudal |
CCD
|
charge coupled
device |
CD
|
compact disc |
CD-R
|
recordable
compact disc |
CE
|
Conformite
Europeene |
CHD
|
coronary heart
disease |
CPR
|
cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation |
CR
|
computed radiography |
CRA
|
cranial |
CRAG
|
Cardiac Radiographer's
Advisory Group |
CRT
|
cathode ray
tube |
CsI
|
caesium iodide |
Cu
|
copper |
|
|
D |
|
DAP
|
dose area
product |
DDI
|
detector dose
index |
DDR
|
direct digital
radiography |
DH
|
Department
of Health |
DICOM
|
Digital Imaging
and Communications in Medicine |
DOB
|
date of birth |
DQE
|
detective
quantum efficiency |
DRL
|
diagnostic
reference level |
DSA
|
digital subtraction
angiography |
DVD
|
digital video
disc |
|
|
E |
|
EU
|
European Union |
|
|
F |
|
FDD
|
focus to detector
distance |
ff
|
fill factor |
FNA
|
fine needle
aspiration |
fov
|
field of view |
FPR
|
fluoroscopy
programmed radiography |
fps
|
frames per
second |
|
|
G |
|
Gd2O2S
|
gadolinium
oxysulphide |
|
|
H |
|
HIS
|
Hospital Information System |
HMSO
|
Her Majesty's Stationary Office |
HPA
|
Health Protection Agency |
HSE
|
Health and Safety Executive |
|
|
I |
|
IEC
|
International
Electrotechnical Commission |
II
|
image intensifier |
INS
|
information
not supplied (in KCARE reports) |
IOD
|
information
object definition |
IPEM
|
Institute
of Physics and Engineering in Medicine |
IR(ME)R
|
Ionising Radiation
(Medical Exposure) Regulations |
IRR
|
Ionising Radiation
Regulation |
ISO
|
International
Organisation for Standardisation |
IV
|
intravenous |
IVU
|
intravenous
urogram |
|
|
J |
|
|
|
K |
|
KCARE
|
King's Centre
for the Assessment of Radiological Equipment |
|
|
L |
|
LAO
|
left anterior
oblique |
LCD
|
liquid crystal
display |
LIH
|
last image
hold |
LSF
|
line spread
function |
LUT
|
look up table |
|
|
M |
|
MDA
|
Medical Devices
Agency |
MDD
|
Medical Device
Directive |
MDGN
|
Medical and
Dental Guidance Notes |
MHRA
|
Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
MIP
|
maximum intensity
projection |
Mo
|
molybdenum |
MOD
|
magneto-optical
disc |
MTF
|
modulation
transfer function |
|
|
N |
|
NEMA
|
National Equipment
Manufacturers Agency |
NEQ
|
noise equivalent
quanta |
NHSBSP
|
National Health
Service Breast Screening Programme |
NNPS
|
normalised
noise power spectrum |
NOF
|
New Opportunities
Fund |
NPS
|
noise power
spectrum |
NRPB
|
National Radiological
Protection Board |
|
|
O |
|
OD
|
optical density |
OPG
|
orthopantomogram |
|
|
P |
|
PA
|
postero-anterior |
PACS
|
Picture Archiving
and Communication System |
PASA
|
Purchasing
and Supply Agency |
Pb
|
lead |
PMMA
|
polymethyl
methacrylate |
PMT
|
photomultiplier
tube |
pps
|
pulses per
second |
PSF
|
point spread
function |
PSP
|
photostimulable
phosphor |
PTCA
|
percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty |
|
|
Q |
|
QA
|
quality assurance |
QC
|
quality control |
|
|
R |
|
RAO
|
right anterior
oblique |
RAM
|
random access
memory |
R/F
|
radiography/fluoroscopy |
Rh
|
rhodium |
RIS
|
Radiology
Information System |
ROI
|
region of
interest |
|
|
S |
|
SCoR
|
Society and
College of Radiographers |
SCP
|
service class
provider |
SCU
|
service class
user |
SMPTE
|
Society of
Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
SNR
|
signal to
noise ratio |
STP
|
signal transfer
property |
|
|
T |
|
Ta
|
tantalum |
TCDD
|
threshold
contrast detail detectability |
TDI
|
time delay
integration |
TFT
|
thin film
transistor |
TRS89
|
Technical
Requirements for the Supply and Installation of Equipment for Diagnostic
Imaging and Radiotherapy (1989) |
|
|
U |
|
UPS
|
uninterrupted
power supply |
UKRC
|
United Kingdom
Radiological Congress |
|
|
V |
|
|
|
W |
|
W
|
tungsten |
WIP
|
work in progress |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
|
Z |
|
|
|