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What is the medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease   Nuclear medicine  
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What does a radiologist do   Specializes diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound, MRI and CT scans  
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Which of the following is true of a radiopague substance   absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to  
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Which best describes a barium enema   metallic powder is introduced to the large intestine and x-rays are taken  
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X-ray of the renal pelvis and urinary tract after injecting dye into a vein:   IVP  
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Myelogram   x-ray of the spinal cord  
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Which is an x-ray of a joint   arthrogram  
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Which term describes an x-ray test to show an organ in depth   tomography  
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What best characterizes a CT scan   Uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs  
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What best characterizes an MRI   Sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves  
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In which x-ray view is the patient upright with the back to the x-ray machine and the film to the chest   PA view  
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What is the meaning of adduction   Moving the part of the body toward the midline of the body  
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What is a substance that gives off high-energy particles or rays   radioisotope  
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In which test is a radiopharmaceutical injected intravenously and traced within the vessels of the lungs   Perfusion study of the lung  
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What is an in vivo test   Experiments are performed in a living organism  
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What can liver and spleen scans detect   Cirrhosis and splenomegaly due to abcess or tumor  
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Interventional radiologists perform all of the following except:   Administration of radiation therapy  
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What is Thallium 201   Radionuclide  
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In which procedure is a transducer used   Ultrasound  
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PACS is a:   System to replace traditional films with digital equivalents  
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FDG is a:   Radiopharmaceutical used in a PET scan  
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DICOM is a:   Protocal for transmission between imaging devices  
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SPECT is a:   Technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three-dimensional images  
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Obscures the passage of x-rays   radiopaque  
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Permitting the passage of x-rays   radiolucent  
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Aids physicians in performing ultrasound procedures   sonographer  
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Radioactive element that gives off energy in the form of radiation   radioisotope  
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Radioactive drug administered for diagnostic purposes:   radiopharmaceutical  
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Transformation of stable substances into changed particles   ionization  
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Study of uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease   nuclear  
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