image detector


detector

 [de-tek´ter] a device by which an object or condition can be discovered.image detector any recording medium used in radiology, such as film or a cathode ray tube.lie detector polygraph.

image detector

Any device used in radiology to receive and record energy emitted in imaging from its source. Examples of image detectors are x-ray cassettes, imaging plates, ultrasonic transducers, and flat panel detectors. See also: detector