The Image Receptors in a Solid-State Digital Imaging System

question 55

Multiple Choice

The image receptors in a solid-state digital imaging system:

• A) can be wireless or wired with a fiberoptic cable
• B) are thin flexible plates coated with phosphor crystals
• C) absorb x-ray electrons and release this energy as light
• D) are scanned to convert the latent image into a digital image

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Definitions:

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