Introduction to RADIOLOGIC& IMAGING SCIENCES & PATIENT CARE

,ChapterK01:KIntroductionKtoKImagingKandKRadiologicKSciences
Adler:KIntroductionKtoKRadiologicKandKImagingKSciencesKandKPatientKCare,K6thKEdition

,MULTIPLEKCHOICE

1. TheKuseKofKx-raysKtoKcreateKaKmedicalKimageKonKpatientsKisKreferredKtoKas
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magneticKresonanceKimaging.
ANS: B
RadiographyKisKtheKmakingKofKrecordsKofKinternalKstructuresKofKtheKbodyKbyKpassageKofKxKrays
KorKgammaKraysKthroughKtheKbody.KTheseKrecordsKorKimagesKareKtypicallyKreferredKt

oKaKsKradiographs.

REF: p.K4

2. ParticularKcareKmustKbeKtakenKwhenKusingKradiationKforKmedicalKimaging.KThisKisKtheKresult 6


KofKradiation’sKabilityKtoKcreate

inKhumanKtissueKandKpossibleKbiochemicalKchanges
.
a. ionizations
b. radioKwaves
c. soundKwaves
d. thermalKchanges
ANS: A
SomeKformsKofKelectromagneticKenergy,KincludingKx-
rays,KhaveKtheKabilityKtoKionizeKatomsKinKmatter.KTheseKionizationsKhaveKtheKabilityKtoKdisru
KptKtheKcompositionKofKmatterKandKareKcapableKofKdisruptingKlifeKprocesses.KSpecialKprotect

iKonKshouldKbeKprovidedKtoKpreventKexcessiveKexposureKtoKionizingKradiation.

REF: p.K3

3. InKtheKdiagnosisKofKpatientKdiseaseKstates,KphysiciansKcanKselectKfromKanKarrayKofKmedicalK
diagnosticKmodalities.KAKfewKofKtheseKinvolveKtheKuseKofKionizingKenergyKtoKcreateKaKmedi
KcalKimage.K IfKaKphysicianKisKconcernedKaboutKtheKuseKofKionizingKradiation,KheKorKsheKmay

KchooseKtoKorderKanyKofKtheKfollowingKdiagnosticKmodalitiesKEXCEPT

a. thermograms.
b. medicalKsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magneticKresonanceKimaging.
ANS: C
RadiographyKinvolvesKtheKuseKofKx-
raysKforKtheKproductionKofKmedicalKimages.KMedicalKproceduresKsuchKasKthermograms,Kson
oKgrams,KandKmagneticKresonanceKscansKuseKnonionizingKenergyKformsKandKconsequentlyKd
oKnotKproduceKionizationsKinKhumanKtissue.KTheyKareKregardedKasKnonionizingKmodalitiesKf
orKiKmagingKandKofferKexcellentKalternativesKtoKphysiciansKconcernedKaboutKradiationKexpo
sureKtKoKpatients.
REF:K K K pp.K3-4

, 4. TheKGreekKphysicianKHippocratesKisKregardedKasKtheKfatherKofKWesternKmedicine.KAllKofK
tKheKfollowingKchoicesKrepresentKhisKmedicalKbeliefsKEXCEPTKthe
a. useKofKhighKethicalKstandardsKofKconduct.
b. importantKmedicalKvalueKofKsorceryKandKwitchcraft.
c. importanceKofKcloselyKmonitoringKaKpatient’sKconditionKandKrecovery.
d. valueKofKdietKandKexerciseKandKallowingKnatureKtoKtakeKitsKcourseKinKrecovery.
ANS: B
TheKHippocraticKCorpusKisKwritingsKthatKtheyKemphasizeKrationalKandKnaturalKexplanationsK
fKorKtheKtreatmentKofKdiseaseKandKrejectKsorceryKandKmagic.KTheKHippocraticKoathKstillKgove
rK nsKtheKethicalKconductKofKphysiciansKtoday.

REF: p.K5

5. ThroughoutKtheKhistoryKofKmedicine,KremarkableKachievementsKhaveKbeenKrecorded.KThe
sKeKeventsKhaveKledKtoKourKcurrentKunderstandingKofKtheKhumanKorganismKandKdisease.KA
s KthisKresearchKcontinues,KmuchKofKitKwillKmostKlikelyKfocusKon
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a. properKsanitationKandKpublicKhealth.
b. immunologyKandKtheKdevelopmentKofKvaccines.
c. germKtheoryKandKinfection.
d. humanKgenesKandKgeneticKengineering.
ANS: D
AlthoughKtheKHumanKGenomeKProjectKisKfinished,KanalysesKofKtheKdataKwillKcontinueKforKm
anyKyears.KTheKreplacementKofKfaultyKgenesKthroughKgeneKtherapyKoffersKpromisesKofKcureK
sKforKaKvarietyKofKhereditaryKdiseases,KandKthroughKgeneticKengineering,KimportantKpharmaK
ceuticalsKcontinueKtoKbeKdeveloped.KMedicalKresearchKwillKcontinueKtoKfocusKonKtheKgene
tiKcKcodeKinKallKcells.

REF: p.K6

6. WilhelmKC.KRoentgen’sKdiscoveryKofK―theKx-
ray‖KisKregardedKasKoneKofKmedicine’sKmostKsignificantKachievements.KAlthoughKhisKdiscoK
veryKwasKaccidental,KhisKearlyKresearchKwasKsoKthoroughKthatKnoKsignificantKfindingsKhave
KbeenKaddedKtoKhisKoriginalKtheories.KThisKinKitselfKisKaKtrueKtributeKtoKtheKbrillianceKofKRoK

entgenKasKaKscientist.KOneKofKtheKmostKfamousKearlyKimagesKheKcreatedKwasKanKx-
rayKimageKofKhis
a. colon.
b. laboratoryKassistant’sKfoot.
c. wife’sKhand.
d. kidneys.
ANS: C
NovemberK8,K1895,KisKbelievedKbyKhistoriansKtoKbeKtheKdayKthatKRoentgenKcreatedKtheKfamo
KusKimageKofKtheKhandKofKhisKwife.KThroughKhisKinvestigativeKmethods,KRoentgenKidentified

KtheKpropertiesKofKx-rays.




REF: p.K6
7. AKvaluableKx-rayKprocedureKusedKtoKdiagnoseKaKmyocardialKinfarctionKis
a. mammography.
b. myelography.