Bucky diaphragm

Buck·y di·a·phragm

(bŭ'kē),

in radiography, a diaphragm with a moving grid that avoids grid shadows.

Synonym(s): Potter-Bucky diaphragm

Bucky diaphragm

Etymology: Gustav P. Bucky, American radiologist, 1880-1963; Gk, diaphragma, partition

a moving grid that limits the amount of scattered radiation reaching a radiographic film, thereby increasing the film contrast. Also called Bucky grid.

Buck·y di·a·phragm

(bŭk'ē dī'ă-fram)

In radiography, a diaphragm with a moving grid that avoids grid shadows.
Synonym(s): Potter-Bucky diaphragm.

Bucky,

Gustav, U.S. radiologist, 1880-1963.

Bucky diaphragm - in radiography, a diaphragm with a moving grid that avoids grid shadows. Synonym(s): Potter-Bucky diaphragm

Bucky film

Bucky grid

Bucky rays

Bucky studies

Bucky technique

Buck·y di·a·phragm

(bŭk'ē dī'ă-fram)

In radiography, a diaphragm with a moving grid that avoids grid shadows.
Synonym(s): Potter-Bucky diaphragm.