Question | Answer |
A measurement of the actual absorbed dose of radiation is called | Rad |
An image produced on film by a sweeping beam of radiation is known as | Scan |
The study of the gallbladder by x-ray with an oral contrast medium is called | Cholecystography |
Not a correct statement regarding myelography | It is fluoroscopy of the central nervous system |
Radiation therapy for deeper tumors done on an outpatient basis is known as | Teletherapy |
The best temperature for film storage is | 60 - 70 degrees F |
Film artifacts are | Areas that interfere with the diagnostic value of the radiograph |
The frequency of electromagnetic radiation is measured in | Hertz |
Excretory urography is also known as | Intravenous pyelography |
A type of diagnostic radiology that uses high frequency sound waves is | Ultrasound |
Positions that are neither parallel nor perpendicular to the body are called | Oblique |
The front - to - back position in radiology is known as | Anteroposterior |
The process in which an atom may gain or lose electrons is called | Ionization |
Not correct in regard to radio sensitivity | Specialized cells are the most radiosensitive |
Before a mammogram, the patient should | Avoid wearing deodorant |
In preparing patients for such tests as barium enemas and CT scans, the MA should | Ask them whether they are allergic to contrast media, iodine, or shellfish |
Safety precautions are necessary because | Radiation exposure is cumulative |
Xeroradiography is used primarily for | Mammography (to diagnose breast cancer) |
How long should a patient fast prior to the procedure of a "barium meal"? | 12 hours |
Used in the patient's mouth for a saliography in order to open the salivary duct | lemon |
In preparation of the patient for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), he/she should be asked about possible allergies to contrast media, iodine, or | shellfish |
A radiological study of the spinal cord is called | Myelography |
Xeroradiography is useful to diagnose which disorder | Breast cancer |
Thermography indicates what abnormalities | Fibrocystic breast disease
Breast abscesses
Breast tumors
(All of the above) |
Which type of radiology involves the injection of isotopes combined with glucose | Positron Emission Tomography (PET) |