Potter-Bucky diaphragm

noun

A grid of lead strips that can be repositioned to reduce visual artifacts on an X-ray caused by secondary radiation.

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Meanings

nounPotter-Bucky diaphragm (plural Potter-Bucky diaphragms)

plural Potter-Bucky diaphragms

  1. medicineA grid of lead strips that can be repositioned to reduce visual artifacts on an X-ray caused by secondary radiation.

    Synonyms: Bucky

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA grid of lead strips that can be repositioned to reduce visual artifacts on an X-ray caused by secondary radiation.

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Bucky

Origin

Named after Hollis Potter and Gustav Bucky.

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APA

Potter-Bucky diaphragm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Potter-Bucky%20diaphragm

MLA

“Potter-Bucky diaphragm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Potter-Bucky%20diaphragm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Potter-Bucky diaphragm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Potter-Bucky%20diaphragm.

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