(SFOV) The scan field of view is the area being scanned. This selectable scan factor is measured from a CT system isocenter to the most distant located edge of the patient.

See also Reconstruction Field Of View.

(DFOV / RFOV) The display field of view is a selectable scan factor measured from the center of the patient to the most distant located edge of the patient.

(MLO) The mediolateral-oblique view is one of the standard two views of the breast. The image receptor of the mammography system is horizontally angled 30 to 60 degrees. The cassette assembly is parallel aligned to the pectoral muscle and the corner of the cassette holder fits comfortably into the axilla. The x-ray beam is directed from the superomedial to the inferolateral part of the breast.

(RFOV) The reconstruction field of view is the size of the scan field of view (SFOV) that is reconstructed to form a CT image.

A fluoroscope projects x-ray images in a video sequence (movie) onto a screen monitor.
Early generation fluoroscopes presented particularly difficult viewing challenges for radiologists. The human retina contains two types of image receptors. Cones (central vision) operate better in bright light, while rods (peripheral vision) are more sensitive to blue-green light and low light. Therefore, the radiologists wear red goggles to filter out blue-green wavelengths to allow the rods to recover peak sensitivity before viewing fluoroscopic images.
To avoid this time consuming accommodation, the industry developed the image intensifier tube in the 1950s. Due to the high amount of individual images during a fluoroscan, a very sensitive amplifier is needed to cut down radiation exposure. Until today, image intensifiers amplify the faint light emitted by the fluorescing screen and the images can be viewed on a monitor. Recently, digital technique replaces the large and bulky image intensifier with flat-panel technology.
Various other components of a fluoroscope system include a gantry, patient table, x-ray tube, filters, collimators, images sensor, camera and computer, most similar to other radiographic systems.
A fluoroscopy system provides the view of moving anatomic structures and is valuable in performing procedures that require continuous imaging and monitoring, such as barium studies, gastrointestinal function tests, cardiac functions, studies of diaphragmatic movement, or catheter placements. A number of technologies are available to record images created during fluoroscopic (fluorographic) exams.