Test 1

Question 1

ALARA

Answer 1

As Low As Reasonable Achievable

Question 2

Transformation of energy is?

Answer 2

Radiation

Question 3

What kind of wave length do x-rays have?

Answer 3

Short

Question 4

What is the most dangerous type of beam interaction?

Answer 4

Compton Scatter

Question 5

Where does the x-ray come from when it is a diagnostic x-ray?

Answer 5

Above

Question 6

Where does the x-ray come from when it is a fluoroscopy x-ray?

Answer 6

Below

Question 7

What did Albert Einsten create?

Answer 7

Photoelectric Effect

Question 8

What did Wilham Roentgen do?

Answer 8

Discovered x-ray

Question 9

What did Thomas Edison do?

Answer 9

Fluoroscope tube; live x-ray

Question 10

Characteristic x-ray produces what?

Answer 10

Ionizing radiation

Question 11

Bremsstrahlung x-ray produces what?

Answer 11

ion beams, also makes them change direction

Question 12

Name the x-ray internactions

Answer 12

classical, compton, photoelectric, uninterrupted

Question 13

Name the types of x-rays?

Answer 13

characteristic and bremsstrahlung

Question 14

Homogeneous

Answer 14

same

Question 15

Heterogeneous

Answer 15

different

Question 16

Cathode

Answer 16

Negative, electrons, filament tugstone,

Question 17

Andeode

Answer 17

positive, rotating part, rotor

Question 18

Calometer

Answer 18

restricts the size of the folospot

Question 19

We use lead because

Answer 19

it has a high atomic number and gets rid of ionizing radiation

Question 20

We use Pyrex glass because

Answer 20

it can with stand heat (due to interactions with electrons)

Question 21

Filter

Answer 21

aluminum, gets rid of low x-rays

Question 22

Collometer

Answer 22

lead, ionizing restricts beams

Question 23

attenuation

Answer 23

absorb

Question 24

mA

Answer 24

how much (quantity)

Question 25

RVP

Answer 25

pushing power (quality)

Question 26

time

Answer 26

seconds

Question 27

What does the contrast have to have to make it work?

Answer 27

High atomic number

Question 28

Sonography uses what instead of x-rays?

Answer 28

soundwaves

Question 29

MRI uses what instead of x-ray?

Answer 29

magnetic

Question 30

The K Shell can only do what?

Answer 30

make diagnostic imaging

Question 31

Nuclear radiation

Answer 31

injected with isotope

Question 32

mass is the ____ of matter as described by its energy equivalence

Answer 32

quantity

Question 33

___ is the ability to do work

Answer 33

energy

Question 34

____ is the removal of an electron from an atom

Answer 34

Ionization

Question 35

To provide an x-ray beam that is satisfactory for imaging, you must supply the x-ray tube with ___ voltage and an electric current

Answer 35

high

Question 36

_____ emerged as a medical specialty because of the Snook transformer and the Coolidge x-ray tube

Answer 36

radiology

Question 37

Because of effective radiation protection practices, radiology is now considered a ____ occupation

Answer 37

safe

Question 38

An ____ is the smallest particle that has all the properties of an element.

Answer 38

atom

Question 39

What are the fundamental particles of an atom?

Answer 39

electron, proton, neutron

Question 40

the atom is essentially ___ space

Answer 40

empty

Question 41

In their normal state, atoms are electrically neutral; the electric charge on the atom is ___

Answer 41

zero

Question 42

Ionization is the removal or addition of an ____ electron from an atom

Answer 42

orbital

Question 43

How many electrons can be an the outer shell?

Answer 43

Eight

Question 44

The force that keeps an electron in orbit is the ____ force

Answer 44

centripetal

Question 45

Atoms that have the same atomic number but different atomic mass numbers are ____

Answer 45

isotopes

Question 46

Atomic nuclei that have the same atomic mass number but different atomic numbers are ___

Answer 46

isobars

Question 47

Atoms that have the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons are ___

Answer 47

isotones

Question 48

What is the basic protection of radiation?

Answer 48

Filtration, Collimation, Intensifying screens, protective apparel, gonadal shielding, protective barriers.

Question 49

What are the natural enviromental radiation?

Answer 49

cosmic rays, terrestrial radiation, internally deposited radionuclides, and radon

Question 50

When were computed tomography introduced?

Answer 50

1973

Question 51

When were digital fluroscopy introduced?

Answer 51

1977

Question 52

When were automatic film processing introduced?

Answer 52

1942

Question 53

When was American Society of Radiologic Technologies introduced?

Answer 53

1920