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FinalRad101
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bone density | Detects osteoporosis |
| Ionization | neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus acquiring a net charge |
| X-ray discovery | 11/8/1895 |
| Father of x-ray | Wilhelm C. Roentgen |
| ARRT | American Registry of Radiologic technologist (Provides credentials) |
| Accreditation | volunteer peer review process for a program |
| Certification | voluntary process where an agency grants recognition to an individual through an exam |
| JRC | Joint Review Committee- group of persons appointed by sponsoring organizations to oversee accreditation process |
| ACR | American college of radiology |
| OSHA | occupation of safety and health administration- enforces standards for safety in the workplace |
| Buffers | Activites that decrease the negative effects of stress but do not change the stressors |
| Teamwork | Collaboration with other healthcare teams |
| Team STEPPS | evidence based teamwork system |
| SBAR | Strategy to improve patient hand off |
| Diagnostic Yield | Amount of clinically useful information on a diagnostic image |
| Diagnostic efficacy | The accuracy of diagnostic information on a clinical image |
| Collimator assembly | Restricts the x-ray beam to reduce patient dose |