Sem. 1 Final Exam Flashcards
____- state organization (voluntary membership)
WVSRT
____- national organization (voluntary membership)
ASRT
____- national organization that writes/administers the Radiography Registry (must be registered to work)
ARRT
____- accrediting organization for Radiography Program.
JRCERT
____- accrediting organization for healthcare organizations.
JCAHO
When were x-rays discovered and by whom?
Nov. 8, 1895 by Dr. Wilhelm Roentgen
____- 1st American Radiation Fatality/ assistant of Edison.
Dally
____- discovered Radium.
Marie Curie
To maintain registered status, you must maintain ____ of CE every 2 yrs.
24 hours
____- most frequently performed exam and most frequently repeated exam.
Chest X-ray
Where should you ask patient’s hx and ask about pregnancy?
In the exam room
X-ray tube is made of ____.
Pyrex
Leakage cannot exceed __1__ at __2__.
1) 100 mR/hr
2) 1 meter
Primary advantage of Digital Imaging- ____
Post-Processing
____- utilizes an imaging plate that must be put in a reader.
CR (Computed Radiography)
____- utilizes a sensor in the bucky (or special plate) that sends images directly to computer.
DR (Digital Radiography)
____- system for electronic storage and manipulation of digital images.
PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System)
With film, __1__ of density is from light and __2__ is from action of x-ray.s
1) 95%
2) 5%
____ give off Green light.
Rare Earth phosphors
A/AB-
Away from
A/AN-
Without
AD-
Towards
ANTE-
Before
ANTI-
Against
BI/BIS-
Two or Twice
CONTRA-
Against
DYS-
Difficult
ECTO-
Outer
EN/ ENDO-
Inside
EPI-
Upon
EXTRA-
Outside or beyond
HEMI-
Half
HYDRO-
Water
HYPER-
Above
HYPO-
Below
IN/INTRA-
Inside of
INFRA-
Below
Macro-
Large
META-
Beyond
MICRO-
SMALL
ORTHO-
Straight
PAN-
ALL
PERI-
Around
POLY-
Many
POST-
After
PRE-
Before
PSEUDO-
Flase
