Radiology as an Imaging Science

Question 1

Anything that occupes and has mass

Answer 1

Matter

Question 2

All matter is composed of fundametal building blocks called —

Answer 2

atoms

Question 3

States that mass cannot be destroyed nor created, but can be transformed into another form

Answer 3

Laws of conservation of matter/ mass

Question 4

Difference between mass and weight

Answer 4

Mass is the amount of matter in an object (kilo). Weight is the force exerted on the body due to gravity

Question 5

It is the ability to do work

Answer 5

Energy

Question 6

Ability to do work by virtue of position

Answer 6

Potential ebergy

Question 7

Energy of motion

Answer 7

Kinetic energy

Question 8

Energy from chemical reaction

Answer 8

Chemical energy

Question 9

Energy from moving electrons

Answer 9

Electrical energy

Question 10

Energy from fast-moving molecules that causes vibration & prduces heat

Answer 10

Thermal energy

Question 11

Energy from the nucleus

Answer 11

Nuclear energy

Question 12

Energy from the lectromagnetic spectrum

Answer 12

Electromagnetic energy

Question 13

Types of energy according to Bushong

Answer 13

Potential
Kinetic
Chemical
Electrical
Thermal
Nuclear
Electromagnetic

Question 14

It states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed but can be transformed to another form

Answer 14

Law of conservation of energy

Question 15

States that matter can be transformed to energy; energy can be transformed to matter

Answer 15

Theory of Relativity

Question 16

Theory of Relativity formula

Answer 16

E= mc^2

Question 17

Transfer of energy

Answer 17

Radiation

Question 18

Other terms for radiation

Answer 18

Electromagnetic energy/ Electromagnetic radiation

Question 19

Form of energy that is the result of electric and magnetic disturbance in space

Answer 19

Electromagnetic Energy

Question 20

EM Energy travels through space as a combination of electric and magnetic fields and is produced by the (1) of a (2)

Answer 20

1. acceleration
2. charge

Question 21

constant velocity value/ speed of light

Answer 21

3 * 10 ^8 m/s
186,000 mi/s

Question 22

under certain circumstances, EM radiation behaved as a (1), and other times, it behaved as a (2)

Answer 22

1. wave
2. particle

Question 23

It states that under certain circumstances, EM radiation behaved as a wave, and other times, it behaved as a particle

Answer 23

Wave Particle Duality of Radiation

Question 24

States that EM energy travels through space in the form of waves

Answer 24

Wave Theory

Question 25

Whay are EM waves unique?

Answer 25

EM waves are uniqur in that no medium is required (travels in space)

Question 26

of waves in a given time

Answer 26

frequency

Question 27

States that when high-frequency electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter, it behaves more like a particle than a wave

Answer 27

Particle Theory

Question 28

small, discrete bundle of energy

Answer 28

Photon

Question 29

Photon energy and --- are directly proportional

Answer 29

frequency

Question 30

Higher atomic number means what to x-ray absorption?

Answer 30

Higher atomic number = more x-rays will be absorbed