Intro to Radiologic Science

X-Rays were discovered during experiments with:

The patient will not look you in the eye. This means:

Strict protection of medical and personal patient information:

X-Rays can be detected by sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing.

Which agency monitors quality of medical facilities?

Conflict resolution should always begin with:

RAD means:

Radiation exposure of the sexual reproductive cells (eggs or sperm) causes:

Most commonly performed radiographic procedure & most often repeated:

Alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, soap, and mouthwash are all examples of:

ALARA encourages radiographers to:

Internal preparation of a patient for a procedure means:

The box attached to the x-ray tube that controls the size and shape of the x-ray beam:

Emergency Room Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Physicians are all:

Most radiolucent to most radiopaque:

Nondigital: what glows light inside a cassette when exposed to radiation?

An erythema dose of radiation causes:

What is responsible for the greatest percentage of MANMADE radiation dose?

Modality uses sound waves to produce images:

Undesirable, unintended densities or white areas on a radiograph:

Device used to measure radiation dose to a radiation worker:

How many continuing education credits do radiologic technologists need every two years?

The part of the x-ray tube with a strong negative charge in a wire filament:

Which procedure demonstrates the colon (large bowel)?

Which agency determines the basic radiography curriculum?

Who trained French and American soldiers to use x-ray equipment during WWI?

Radiation damages to the body such as cataracts or cancer is:

Shortest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum?

Moving a body part AWAY from the body midline is:

Which does NOT use ionizing radiation?

Lung / pulmonary markings on a chest x-ray are:

The penetrating power or "quality" of the x-ray beam is determined by:

What divides the body into right and left halves?

Most effective but most frequently overlooked way to reduce infections:

The greatest overall percentage of radiation dose to the general population is from:

Radiation is dangerous for living cells because:

The humerus is ___ compared to the elbow.

The device under the table that holds the cassette during x-ray exposure:

Which type of supervision is required FIRST when students start clinical rotations?

The path of the beam passing through the body is the "radiographic _____."

The front of the body is the ____ surface.

An unborn child is MOST sensitive to radiation damage during: