RADIOGRAPHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radiography mean? 

• RADIOGRAPHY (noun)
  The noun RADIOGRAPHY has 2 senses:

1. the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light

2. photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light

  Familiarity information: RADIOGRAPHY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIOGRAPHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

radiography; skiagraphy

Hypernyms ("radiography" is a kind of...):

photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radiography"):

autoradiography (producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed)

Derivation:

radiographer (a person who makes radiographs)

radiographic (relating to or produced by radiography)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("radiography" is a kind of...):

photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radiography"):

roentgenography; X-ray photography (radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram)

xeroradiography (radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques)

Derivation:

radiographer (a person who makes radiographs)

radiographic (relating to or produced by radiography)

 Context examples 

This contrast agent is used as a diagnostic aid in angiography, urography and radiography.

(Diatrizoate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This is used as a setting on a radiography machine to determine the density of the radiographic image.

(Milliampere second, NCI Thesaurus)

The meglumine salt form of diatrizoate, an organic, iodinated, radiopaque X-ray contrast medium used in diagnostic radiography.

(Diatrizoate Meglumine, NCI Thesaurus)

A water-soluble, tri-iodinated, non-ionic monomeric benzoate derivative and contrast medium used in diagnostic radiography.

(Iobitridol, NCI Thesaurus)

For projection radiography, the horizontal physical distance measured at the front plane of an Image Receptor housing between the center of each pixel.

(Horizontal Pixel Spacing, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)

Acquisition or display of radiographic images using digital techniques; includes digital video fluoroscopy, scan-projection radiography (SPR), digital subtraction and angiography (DSA), digital intravenous angiography (DIVA), and computed tomography.

(Digital X-Ray, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic, iodinated radiopaque X-ray contrast medium used in diagnostic radiography.

(Diatrizoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A person trained and qualified to provide chairside assistance to a dentist, along with performance of other supportive duties such as to receive and prepare patients for dental treatment; to prepare materials and equipment for use by the dentist; to perform reversible intra-oral procedures under the supervision of the dentist; to perform dental radiography work; to maintain dental equipment and treatment area and to keep records of appointments, examinations, treatments and supplies.

(Dental Assistant, NCI Thesaurus)

MR requires all of the following: 1. 25-49% reduction in the level of the serum monoclonal paraprotein maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 2. 50-89% reduction in 24 h urinary light chain excretion, which still exceeds 200 mg/24 h, maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 3. for patients with non-secretory myeloma only, 25-49% reduction in plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate and on trephine biopsy, if biopsy is performed, maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 4. 25-49% reduction in the size of soft tissue plasmacytomas (by radiography or clinical examination); 5. no increase in size or number of lytic bone lesions (development of a compression fracture does not exclude response) (adapted from National Comprehensive Cancer Network).

(Minimal Response of Multiple Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus)