RTE 1000 Questions and Answers Graded A

RTE 1000 Questions and Answers Graded A Define the term radiation ✔✔Radiation is energy transmitted through matter Describe ionization ✔✔Ionization occurs when an atom gains or loses an electron Describe ionization ✔✔This process disrupts the composition of the matter Describe ionization ✔✔In living things, this can cause biologic damage to cells & tissue When were x -ray discovered? ✔✔1895 When were x -ray discovered? ✔✔Rontgen discovered x -rays in 1895 When were x -ray discovered? ✔✔On November 8 1895, working with a Crooks tube covered with a heavy black paper so no light could escape, Rontgen noticed a fluorescent glow on a screen several feet away. He concluded that a new type of ray was being emitted from the tube. He called these rays "X" for unknown. Which imaging modalities use x -rays to produce images of the body? ✔✔CT Which imaging modalities use x -rays to produce images of the body? ✔✔MRI Which imaging modalities use x -rays to produce images o f the body? ✔✔Radiography Which imaging modalities use x -rays to produce images of the body? ✔✔Nuclear Medicine Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Physicians: Medical doctor (MD) Doctor of osteopathy (DO) Identify members of the imagin g health care team ✔✔Physician Assistant (PA) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Nursing: Nurse practitioner (NP) Registered nurse (RN) Licensed practice nurse (LPN) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Nursing assistant (CNA) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLT) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Physical therapists (PT) -PIdentify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Medical assistants (CMA) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Respiratory therapists (RRT) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Pharmacists (R.Ph. or Pharm.D) Identify members of the imaging health care team ✔✔Occupational therapists (OT), Identify m embers of the imaging health care team ✔✔Speech -Language Pathologists (SLP) What organization provides programmatic accreditation of radiography schools? slise24 ✔✔JRCERT What organization provides programmatic accreditation of radiography schools? slise 24 ✔✔accreditation for individual programs within an institution. For radiography programs, the accreditor is the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The USDOE also oversees such programmatic agencies. The BC Radiography Program is accredited by JRCERT. Outside agencies to accredit specific programs · What is required to gain ARRT certification? slide 29 ✔✔-Education - complete an ARRT approved program leading to an Associate degree (JRCERT or regionally accredited school ) · What is required to gain ARRT certification? slide29 ✔✔Ethics* - sign an agreement to comply with the Standards of Ethics (a document that articulates the types of behavior the ARRT expects of RTs) What is required to gain ARRT certification? slide 2 9 ✔✔Exam - take & pass the ARRT exam (allowed 3 attempts over a 3 -year period)