Rad 1125 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Explain the use of radiation in medicine - ANSWER Radiation is used in medicine to create images of an atomic structures or physiologic actions and therapeutic purposes Provide an overview of the history of medicine - ANSWER Modern medicine has evolved from ancient medicine, which started in ancient Egypt with the first doctors Describe the discovery of x-rays. - ANSWER Nov 8th, 1895. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen(Wurzburg, Germany) in physics lab working with Crookes tube encompassed cathode and...

The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is: - ANSWER Radiation Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to: - ANSWER Ionizing radiation Which of the following specialties uses a nonionizing form of radiation? - ANSWER Sonography

Ionization - ANSWER any process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus acquiring a net charge Radiography - ANSWER Making records (radiographs) of internal structures of the body by passing x-rays or gamma rays through the body to act on specially sensitized film or an imaging plate or system Radiologist - ANSWER A physician who specializes in the use of X-rays and other forms of both ionizing and nonionizing radiation in the diagnosis and treatment