diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology, and surgery
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| alpha rays | type of radioactive particle that has low ability to penetrate body
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| barium | contrast medium that shows up white on xray
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| beta rays | type of radioactivve particle that has medium ability to pentrate body
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| brachytherapy | implanting radioactive elements directly into tumor or tissue
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| cat scan/ct scan | scan that shows images as detailed slives of body part or organ
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| cineradiography | radiography of tissues or organs in motion
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| diagnostic imaging | use of imaging techniques in diagnosing illnesses
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| gamma rays | commonly used radioactive particles with high penetrating ability
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| fluoroscopy | xray which image is projected onto fluorescent screen
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| gray (gy) | unit of measure equal to 100 rads
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| imaging | production of visual output using xrays sounds waves or magnetic fields
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| interstitial therapy | substance placed within tissue or tumor
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| intracavitary therapy | brachytherapy which radioactive substance is placed in cavity near cancerous lesion
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| iodine | substance used in radiopharmaceuticals for contrast medium and radiation therapy
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| ion | + charged particle used to ionize tissue
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| ionize | destroy cells by changing neurtal particles to ions using xrays
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| malaise | general feeling of illness
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| mri | imaging produced by tracking magnetic properties in nuclei of various cells
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| irradiated | treated with radiation
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| rad (radiation absorbed dose) | unit of radioactive substance that can be absorbed in partiular period of time
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| pet scan | series of images that shows distribution of substance thru tissue
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| nuclear medicine | medical specialty for treating diseases with radioactive substances
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| radiation | energy carried by stream of particles from substance
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| radiography | prodction of diagnostic images
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| radioimmunoassay (ria) | in vitro test to determine amount of drugs or medication left in body
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| radiology | medical specialty in diagnostic imaging and radiation treatment
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| radionclide | radioactive susbtance
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| radiolucent | able to easily pentrated by xrays
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| radiopaque | not able to be easily penetrated by xrays
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| radiopharmaceutical | chemical substance containing radioactive material
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| radioresistant | not greatly affected by radiation
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| radiosensitive | easily affected by radiation
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| roentgenology | radiology
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| scan | image obtained from interior of body
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| sonogram | ultrasound image
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| xray | high energy particles of radiation from interior of substance
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| uptake | speed of absorption of radiopharmaceutical by particular organ or body part
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| ultrasound | image resulting from ultrasonography produced by sound waves
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| ultrasonography | use of sounds waves to produce images of interior of body
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| tracer study | image that traces the passage of radio pharmaceutical thru organ or tissue
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| tomography | type of imaging that produeces 3d images
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| stereotactic frame | headgear worn by patients needing pinpoint accuracy in treatment of brain anomalies
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| aseptic | germ free
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| cauterixing | destroyin tissue by burning
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| clamps | implement used to grasp body part during surgery
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| closed | performed without an incision
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| cosmetic | designed to improve appearance of exterior body part
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| cryogenic | destroyin tissue by freezing
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| curette | sharp instrument for scraping tissue
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| diagnostic | helping fianlize diagnosis
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| dilator | implement used to enlarge an opening
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| forceps | surgical implemnt used to grasp and remove something
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| manipulative | done without incision as in reduction of fracture
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| minimally invasive | done with smallest incision possible such as clearing of arterial blockages with tiny probes that use lasers
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| mohs surgery | removal of carcinoma after amppin gwith chemical to establish narrowest possible margin of affected tissue
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| needle holder | surgical forceps used to hold and pass suturing needle thru tissue
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| operation | any surgical procedure such as removal transplant or manipulation of tissue
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| preventative | designed to stop or prevent disease
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| probe | sharp device for exploring body cavities or clearing blockages
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| reconstructive | designed to restore body part to its original state or appearance
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| retractor | instruent used to hold back edges of tissue and organs to expose other tissues or body parts especially used in surgery
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| scalpel | knife used in surgery or dissection
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| standard precautions | guidelines issued by centers for disease control for preventing spread of disease
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| staples | metal devices used to suture surgical incisions
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| surgery | removal transplant or manipulation of tissue
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| surgical scissors | scissors used for cutting and dissescting tissue during surgery
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| suture needles | needles used in closing surgical wounds by sewing
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| cine | movement
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| electro | eleectric electricity
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| fluoro | light luminous
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| micro | small
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| radio | radation
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| sono | sound
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| ultra | beyond
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| centesis | puncture
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| classis | breaking
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| clast | beraking
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| ectomy | removal of
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| gram | recording
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| graph | recording instrument
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| graphy | process of recording
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| opsy | viewing
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| ostomyo | opening
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| pexy | fixation done surgically
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| plasty | surgival repair
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| rrhaphy | surgical suturing
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| scope | instrument for ovserving
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| scopy | viewing
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| tome | cutting segment
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| tomy | cutting operation
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| stomy | oepning
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| ba | barium
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| bae | barium enema
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| cat | computerized axial tomography
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| cspine | vercival spine
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| ct | computed tomography
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| cxr | chest xray
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| ivu | intraveous urography
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| mra | magnetic resonance angiography
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| mri | magnetic resonance imaging
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| dsa | digital subtraction angiography
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| ercp | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogrpahy
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| fx | fracture
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| rai | radioactiev iodine
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| xrt | raiation therapy
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| ra | radium
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| r | roentgen
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| u/s | ultrasound
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| nmr | nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
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