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mottle

Etymology: ME, motley, mixed colors

an effect observed in radiographic imaging when the dose of radiation used is reduced to a level at which individual quantum effects can be seen. At very low doses, the number of photons being produced is so small that the statistical variations in x-ray production can be visualized. Also called noise, quantum mottle.

mottle [mot´'l]

a disturbance in a recorded radiographic image.

grid mottle in radiology, a widening of grid lines when the grid is in motion.

quantum mottle variations in optical density on a radiograph.

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