Introduction of radiology and patient
care Final Exam Review 2024
Wilhelm C. Rongten - He discovered radiology on November 8, 1895. The first known x-
ray image is his wife's hand.
Why are they called X-ray's? - It was given the name of X for unknown.
Crooke's Tube - X-rays images was taken with this tube apparatus that was developed
by William Crookes in the late 1800s. It consists of a glass tube filled with a small
amount of gas. Electrodes in the tube allow for the passage of electricity through the
gas.
Accreditation - Is a process to ensure high quality of operations and offerings of an
organization. This can be obtained for healthcare organizations, various services within
the health care system, and educational institutions
Practice Standards - A written statement developed by the ASRT that describes the
radiographer's duties and responsibilities
Radiography (R) - Uses electromagnetic energy in the form of x-rays to create medical
images.
Radiation Therapy (T) - Uses ionizing radiation producing equipment to administer
therapeutic doses of radiation as prescribed by the physician for the treatment of
disease.
Nuclear Medicine (N) - Uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to
destroy diseased cells. (Gamma rays)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI or MR) - A form of electromagnetic radiation. It uses
radio waves when making images.
Sonography (S) - This is a mechanical energy, this is not ionizing. It's transmitted
through matter and the image of the returning sound waves are creating diagnostic
images.
Nonverbal communication - Paralanguage
Body Language
Touch
Professional Appearance
Physical Presence
Visual Contact
Personal Hygiene
, Five Stages of Grief - Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Objective Data Collection - Are perceptible to the senses, such as signs that can be
seen, heard, or felt and vital signs.
Subjective Data Collection - Is what the patient tells you, and that's is what they
perceives, it involve the patient's emotions and experiences, such as pain and its
severity, and are not perceptible to the senses.
Human Diversity - Also called cultural diversity, addresses the variety of human
societies and cultures and examines their similarities and differences.
Human Diversity Characteristics - Age, disability, economic status, education, ethnicity,
family status, first language, gender, geographic location, lifestyle, race, gender or
sexual orientation, mental and physical ability, and religion.
Multiculturalism - Influx of differing cultures, increasing now and in the future,
understanding human diversity, and develop strategies to medicate conflict.
Pediatric Patients - Come down to their eye level to talk.
Speak softly and less authoritatively.
Set up equipment before the child enters the exam room.
Soften room lighting.
Avoid loud and dramatic equipment movements.
Use gentle touch.
Maintain eye contact.
What is Radiation? - Is energy that is transmitted by waves through space or through a
medium (matter)
Primary Radiation - X-ray beam after it leaves the X-ray tube and before it reaches the
object
Scatter Radiation - Radiation produced from x-ray photon interactions with matter in
such a way that the resulting photons have continued in a different direction
Absorbed Radiation - Radiation that stays in the patient
Remnant Radiation - Radiation resulting after the x-ray beam exits the object
care Final Exam Review 2024
Wilhelm C. Rongten - He discovered radiology on November 8, 1895. The first known x-
ray image is his wife's hand.
Why are they called X-ray's? - It was given the name of X for unknown.
Crooke's Tube - X-rays images was taken with this tube apparatus that was developed
by William Crookes in the late 1800s. It consists of a glass tube filled with a small
amount of gas. Electrodes in the tube allow for the passage of electricity through the
gas.
Accreditation - Is a process to ensure high quality of operations and offerings of an
organization. This can be obtained for healthcare organizations, various services within
the health care system, and educational institutions
Practice Standards - A written statement developed by the ASRT that describes the
radiographer's duties and responsibilities
Radiography (R) - Uses electromagnetic energy in the form of x-rays to create medical
images.
Radiation Therapy (T) - Uses ionizing radiation producing equipment to administer
therapeutic doses of radiation as prescribed by the physician for the treatment of
disease.
Nuclear Medicine (N) - Uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to
destroy diseased cells. (Gamma rays)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI or MR) - A form of electromagnetic radiation. It uses
radio waves when making images.
Sonography (S) - This is a mechanical energy, this is not ionizing. It's transmitted
through matter and the image of the returning sound waves are creating diagnostic
images.
Nonverbal communication - Paralanguage
Body Language
Touch
Professional Appearance
Physical Presence
Visual Contact
Personal Hygiene
, Five Stages of Grief - Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Objective Data Collection - Are perceptible to the senses, such as signs that can be
seen, heard, or felt and vital signs.
Subjective Data Collection - Is what the patient tells you, and that's is what they
perceives, it involve the patient's emotions and experiences, such as pain and its
severity, and are not perceptible to the senses.
Human Diversity - Also called cultural diversity, addresses the variety of human
societies and cultures and examines their similarities and differences.
Human Diversity Characteristics - Age, disability, economic status, education, ethnicity,
family status, first language, gender, geographic location, lifestyle, race, gender or
sexual orientation, mental and physical ability, and religion.
Multiculturalism - Influx of differing cultures, increasing now and in the future,
understanding human diversity, and develop strategies to medicate conflict.
Pediatric Patients - Come down to their eye level to talk.
Speak softly and less authoritatively.
Set up equipment before the child enters the exam room.
Soften room lighting.
Avoid loud and dramatic equipment movements.
Use gentle touch.
Maintain eye contact.
What is Radiation? - Is energy that is transmitted by waves through space or through a
medium (matter)
Primary Radiation - X-ray beam after it leaves the X-ray tube and before it reaches the
object
Scatter Radiation - Radiation produced from x-ray photon interactions with matter in
such a way that the resulting photons have continued in a different direction
Absorbed Radiation - Radiation that stays in the patient
Remnant Radiation - Radiation resulting after the x-ray beam exits the object
