Taber's Medical Dictionary
Bucky, Gustav P.
(bŭk′ē)
German-born U.S. radiologist, 1880-1963.
Bucky diaphragm
A specialized film holder with a moving grid located immediately beneath the radiographic table or upright apparatus. It decreases the effects of scatter and secondary radiation during a radiographic exposure.
SYN: SEE: Potter-Bucky diaphragm
Bucky factor
A measure of the amount of radiation absorbed by the Bucky diaphragm. This indicates the amount by which to increase the technical factors when a grid is being used.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Bucky, Gustav P." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729713/all/Bucky__Gustav_P_.
Bucky, Gustav P. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729713/all/Bucky__Gustav_P_. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Bucky, Gustav P. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729713/all/Bucky__Gustav_P_
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