x-ray beam that exits the patient; made up of imaging forming x-rays and scatter.
Remnant Beam
The term radiologic technology only refers to radiography.
True or False
False
A radiologic technologist is a person who has been educated in and practices in one or more diagnostic imaging modalitie...
x-ray beam that exits the patient; made up of imaging forming x-rays and scatter.
Remnant Beam
The term radiologic technology only refers to radiography.
True or False
False
A radiologic technologist is a person who has been educated in and practices in one or more
diagnostic imaging modalities.
True or False
True
Diagnostic radiology began as a means of determining a patient's illness by recording radiographic
images on a photographic _______ or ______ identifying fractures and examining internal organs for
tumors or other physiologic disturbances.
plate
film
Student radiologic technologists mapping their career progression must consider the ________ and
___________ investment coupled with opportunities higher education will offer them.
time
financial
,Each specialty within radiologic technology has its own _________ standards and ____________ of
practice.
practice
scope
The practice standards for each specialty area provide descriptions of practice criteria, ____________
levels, and the ____________of patient care expected.
education
quality
The scope of practice clearly sets the _______________ of what can be done when working in a
specialty area.
boundaries
Medical radiography is where most technologists begin their careers.
True or False
True
Professionals who perform medical radiography are called _________________.
radiographers
Clinical experience is not required to become a radiographer.
True or False
False
Most radiographic examinations take place in a radiology department using an x-ray ______ x-ray
table, and wall _______.
tube
bucky
Real-time imaging of the gastrointestinal system and other body systems is performed using a
_________________ unit.
fluoroscopic
Although the equipment and process of x-ray imaging are fascinating, the focus of the radiographer is
always the _____________.
patient
Radiographers specialize in caring for patients who are only ambulatory.
True or False
False
,The successful radiographer will eventually develop x-ray vision, that is, the ability to visualize how
the image will appear ___________ even making the exposure.
before
For patients who are unable to be transported to the radiology department, radiographers take a
mobile, or ______________, x-ray machine to the patient.
portable
A stressful environment that must be mastered by a radiographer is _____________ radiography.
surgical
To work in an operating room, the radiographer must be in full __________ attire and completely
understand __________ technique and sterile fields.
surgical
sterile
Radiographic procedures that require the most speed and accuracy are _________.
trauma
In most trauma cases, ___________ positioning of a part cannot take place because of injury.
normal
A CT image is formed by scanning a thin cross-section of the body with a ___________x-ray beam and
measuring the transmitted radiation with a special ___________.
narrow
detector
CT technologists must have a thorough knowledge of anatomy, especially in _____________.
cross-section
Most CT units have three functional components involved in the production of an image: the
_________unit, the ____________, and the viewing unit.
scanning
computer
Within the CT system is a computer that forms the image from the _____________ x-ray beams; this
process is mathematical, and the image created is numeric.
multiple
The first CT scanners were designed to image the brain.
True or False
True
, CT images are considered analog.
True or False
False
The equipment used for MRI consists of large electromagnetic coils that surround a second
electromagnetic coil that is capable of delivering pules of ________ waves.
radio
The magnetic field used for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is _____________ of times more
powerful than the earth's magnetic field
thousands
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) produces images with the use of a strong magnetic field and radio
waves.
True or False
True
MRI imaging excels in demonstrating soft-tissue structures of the human body.
True or False
True
Interventional Radiology (IR) has evolved to include diagnostic and _____________ procedures
primarily of the heart and vascular system.
treatment
Cardiac catheterization for diagnosis and treatment of the ___________ is part of this specialty as is
stroke detection and treatment.
heart
Angiography refers to the study of the circulatory structures by opacifying the blood vessels with a
____________ contrast medium.
positive
Arteriography is the study of __________ vessels; venography is the study of the _____________
system.
arterial
venous
Anesthesia equipment and emergency apparatus such as a crash cart and a defibrillator might be
necessary for interventional procedures.
True or False
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