radiology I system

Question 1

kVp

Answer 1

Kilovoltage peak

Question 2

mA

Answer 2

milliamperage

Question 3

MRI

Answer 3

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 4

CT

Answer 4

computer tomography

Question 5

US

Answer 5

ultrasonography

Question 6

DG

Answer 6

digital radiography

Question 7

equine are in what position for radiographs

Answer 7

standing

Question 8

high energy electromagnetic radiations able to penetrate tissue and other substances

Answer 8

x-ray

Question 9

image produced by x-rays passing through a patient

Answer 9

radiograph

Question 10

source of x-rays in diagnostic radiology

Answer 10

x-ray tube

Question 11

distance xray tube and image receptor

Answer 11

focal film distance-

Question 12

device used to measure anatomical thickness

Answer 12

caliper

Question 13

degree of distinction in color tones

Answer 13

degree of blackness

Question 14

chart based on tissue thickness and anatomic part used to determine machine settings

Answer 14

technique chart

Question 15

restriction of beam size to area under investigation

Answer 15

collimation

Question 16

path of the x-ray radiation out of the tube

Answer 16

primary beam

Question 17

caused by interaction of radiation and matter

Answer 17

scatter radiation

Question 18

contn’d radiation to examine motion

Answer 18

flouroscopy

Question 19

ability to separate objects on a radiograph

Answer 19

resolution

Question 20

decreased quality of radiograph

Answer 20

artifact

Question 21

flat lead plates that reduce x-ray scatter

Answer 21

grid

Question 22

radiograph of bladder using air

Answer 22

pneumocystogram

Question 23

light proof film

Answer 23

cassette

Question 24

intensifying screen

Answer 24

screen that lights up when exposed to xrays

Question 25

x-ray of blood vessels injected with contrast medium

Answer 25

angiogram

Question 26

a positive contrast used as a suspension in gastrointestinal evaluation

Answer 26

barium sulfate

Question 27

badge worn to measure ones exposure to radiation

Answer 27

dosimeter

Question 28

units of measure for a dosimeter

Answer 28

Roentgen equivalent man

Question 29

record obtained with an ultrasonic scan

Answer 29

sonogram

Question 30

ultrasound device that reflects sound waves and echoes off tissues in the body

Answer 30

transducer

Question 31

intensity of reflected echoes in an ultrasound

Answer 31

echogenicity

Question 32

ultrasound probe with rotating transducers that shows a wedge shaped image

Answer 32

sector probe

Question 33

ultrasound probe with in-line transducers that shows a rectangular image

Answer 33

linear array probe