intensifying screen

noun

: 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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“Intensifying screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/intensifying%20screen. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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