teleroentgenography –>
teleradiography
radiography with the x-ray tube positioned about 2 m from the film thereby securing practical parallelism of the x-rays to minimise geometric distortion; the standard configuration for chest radiography.
Compare: air-gap technique.
Synonym: teleroentgenography.
Origin: G. Tele, distant, – radiography
Dictionary > Teleroentgenography
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