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The relative transparency of a material to X-rays and other radiation
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Radiodensity — is the property of relative transparency to the passage of X rays through a material. Radiolucent indicates greater transparency to X ray photons. Radiodense indicates greater opacity to X ray photons.X rays are part of the electromagnetic… … Wikipedia
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Hounsfield scale — The Hounsfield scale is a quantitative scale for describing radiodensity. DefinitionThe Hounsfield unit (HU) scale is a linear transformation of the original linear attenuation coefficient measurement in one in which the radiodensity of distilled … Wikipedia
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