computed radiography
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com·put·ed ra·di·og·ra·phy (CR),
converting transmitted x-rays into light, using a solid-state imaging device such as a photostimulable phosphor plate, and recovering and processing the image using a digital computer; the image may then be printed on film or displayed on a computer screen.
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com·put·ed ra·di·og·ra·phy
(kŏm-pyūtĕd rādē-ogră-fē)Converting transmitted x-rays into light, using a solid-state imaging device such as a photostimulable phosphor plate, and recovering and processing the image using a digital computer; the image may then be printed on film or displayed on a computer screen.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
com·put·ed ra·di·og·ra·phy
(kŏm-pyūtĕd rādē-ogră-fē)Converting transmitted x-rays into light, using a solid-state imaging device and recovering and processing the image using a digital computer; image may then be printed or displayed on a computer screen.
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