| photostimulable phosphor | The chemical coating the phosphor plate in a computed radiography system; the latent image is recovered by laser scanning. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phosphor | A chemical substance that transforms incident electromagnetic or radioactive energy into light, as in scintillation radioactivity determinations or radiographic intensifying screens or image amplifiers. Origin: G. Phos, light, + phoros, bearing (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phosphor-bronze | <chemistry> A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five to fifteen per cent of tin. Origin: Phosphor + bronze. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phosphor plate | The coated plate used in place of a radiographic film cassette in a computed radiography system. (05 Mar 2000) |