Fall 2015 FINAL!!!! Flashcards
(118 cards)
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 programs
JRCERT
Accrediting organization for healthcare organizations
JCAHO
When and by whom were x-rays discovered?
November 8, 1895 by Dr. Wilhelm Roentgen
First American radiation fatality
Dally, he was Thomas Edison’s assistance
Discovered Radium
Marie Curie
To maintain registered status, you must maintain __1__ hours of CE every __2__ years
- 24
2. 2
Most frequently performed exam and most frequently repeated exam
Chest X-Ray
Where should you ask HX questions?
IN EXAM ROOM
X-Ray tube is made of
pyrex glass
Leakage cannot exceed __1__ per hour at __2__
- 100 mR
2. 1 meter
Primary advantage of Digital Imaging?
Post Processing
Utilizes an imaging plate that must be put on a reader
CR (computed radiography)
Utilizes a sensor in the bucky (or special plate) that sends image directly to computer
DR (digital radiography)
system for electronic storage and manipulation of digital images
PACS
picture archiving and communication system
__1__ of density on film is from light
__2__ is from action of xray
- 95%
2. 5%
Rare Earth phosphors give off ________
green lights
A/AB
away from
A/AN
without
Ad-
towards
ANTE-
before
ANTI-
against
