intensifying screen

intensifying screen
intensifying screen n a fluorescent screen placed next to an X-ray photographic film in order to intensify the image initially produced on the film by the action of X-rays

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a thin sheet of celluloid or other substance coated with a finely divided substance which fluoresces under the influence of x-rays and intended to be used in close contact with the emulsion of a photographic plate or film for the purpose of reinforcing the image.

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