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Piezo-electric effect correct answers transducer rely on what in order to convert ultrasound to electrical signal cathode to anode correct answers describe the path of x-ray attenuation correct answers Loss of power in x-ray as it travels from the sending device to the receiving device dete...

Radiology Image acquisition method correct answers beam of x-ray photons pass through the patient onto an image receptor eg. x-ray Ultrasound image acquisition method correct answers high frequency sound wave can visualise internal structures Computed Tomography (CT) Image acquisition correct ...

PET correct answers positron emission tomography CT correct answers computerized tomography MRI correct answers magnetic resonance imaging flat plates correct answers also known as plain films claustrophobia correct answers fear of closed in places echocardiogram correct answers an ul...

Radiology correct answers The study of the uses of radioactive substances for visualizing the internal structures of the body in order to diagnose and treat disease. It is divided into three specialties: diagnostic radiology, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine. X-ray correct answers An elect...

Radiologist correct answers Physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease using radiation and other imaging techniques. Who discovered x-rays correct answers German physicist Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen Radiograph correct answers is the term for the permanent record of the pi...

radiology correct answers the study of medical imaging ultrasonography correct answers delineation of deep structures using sound waves sonogram correct answers image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound biopsy correct answers diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from...

What is a radiograph? correct answers a visible photographic record on film produced by x-rays passing through an object what is an x-ray? correct answers a form of electromagnetic radiation similar to visible light but of a shorter wavelength what is electromagnetic radiation? correct answers...

Define technique chart correct answers A chart based on tissue thickness and anatomic parts that can be consulted to predetermined machine settings Purpose of technique chart correct answers Provide a consistent method of choosing the proper exposure factors to create a diagnostic xray. Techni...

The mA controls the number of electrons emitted correct answers True The focal spot is the area of the patient we are interested in correct answers False The primary beam is limited by the collimator correct answers True Kilovoltage controls the speed of electrons correct answers True Ve...

x-rays are similar to visible light but with a much ----- wavelength which gives them ------ energy correct answers shorter ; greater digital images are stored in a ---- format correct answers DICOM electrons are generated at the ---- end of X-ray tube and travel to the. ---- correct answers c...

which of these factors are exposure? A) KV B) distance C) mAs D) all of the above correct answers D) all of the above ______________ form(s) a cloud around the filament? A) heat bloom B) free electrons C) fog D) off focus radiation correct answers B) free electrons mAs affects the...

Methods of image formation for 5 image types correct answers 1. Radiography • x-ray absorption/transmission through patient 2. Computed Tomography • x-ray absorption/transmission through patient 3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging • radiofrequency wave absorption and electromagnetic induction ...

The common FFD for an x-ray machine is? correct answers 36-40 in What is the Heel Effect? correct answers The uneven distribution of the x-ray beam intensity emitted from the x-ray tube. The x-rays generated will be stronger on the side of the cathode and weaker on the side of the anode Of the...

cathode correct answers negatively charged end of tube and provides source of electrons. The filament is coiled tungsten wire that emits electrons when heated. (right side) focusing cup correct answers cavity in which filament sits as charging and heating up. Surrounds the tungsten. Anode corr...