,
,Chapter j01: jIntroduction jto jImaging jand jRadiologic jSciences
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. The juse jof jX-rays jto jcreate ja jmedical jimage jon jpatients jis jreferred jto jas
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magnetic jresonance jimaging.
ANS: j B
Radiography jis jthe jmaking jof jrecords, jknown jas jradiographs, jof jinternal jstructures jof
jthe jbody jby jpassage jof jX-rays jor jgamma jrays jthrough jthe jbody jto jact jon, jhistorically,
jspeciallyjsensitized jfilm jor, jmost jcommonly, jon ja jdigital jimaging jplate jor jdetector. jIn
jthe jdiagnostic jradiography jdepartment, jimages jare jcreated jusing jX-rays jthat jpass
jthrough jthe jbody.
REF: jp. j3
2. Particular jcare jmust j be jtaken jwhen jusing jradiation jfor jmedical jimaging. jThis jis jthe
jresult jofjradiation’s jability jto j create in jhuman jtissue jand jpossible jbiochemical
jchanges.
a. ionizations
b. radio jwaves
c. sound jwaves
d. thermal jchanges
ANS: j A
, Some jforms jof jelectromagnetic jenergy, jincluding jX-rays, jhave jthe jability jto jionize jatoms
jin jmatter. jThese jionizations jhave jthe jability jto jdisrupt jthe jcomposition jof jmatter jand jare
jcapablejof jdisrupting jlife jprocesses. jSpecial jprotection jshould jbe jprovided jto jprevent
jexcessive jexposure jto jionizing jradiation.
REF: jp. j3
3. In jthe jdiagnosis jof jpatient jdisease jstates, jphysicians jcan jselect jfrom jan jarray jof jmedical
jdiagnostic jmodalities. jSome jof jthese jinvolve jthe juse jof jionizing jenergy jto jcreate ja
jmedical jimage. j If ja jphysician jis jconcerned jabout jthe juse jof jionizing jradiation, jhe jor jshe
jmay jchoose jtojorder jany jof jthe jfollowing jdiagnostic jmodalities j except
a. thermograms.
b. medical jsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magnetic jresonance jimaging.
ANS: j C
Radiography jis jthe jmaking jof jrecords, jknown jas jradiographs, jof jinternal jstructures jof
jthe jbody jby jpassage jof jX-rays jor jgamma jrays jthrough jthe jbody jto jact jon, jhistorically,
jspeciallyjsensitized jfilm jor, jmost jcommonly, jon ja jdigital jimaging jplate jor jdetector. jIn
jthe jdiagnostic jradiography jdepartment, jimages jare jcreated jusing jX-rays jthat jpass
jthrough jthe jbody j(Fig. j1.2). jProper jradiation jprotection jis jessential.
REF: jp. j3
4. The jGreek jphysician jHippocrates jis jregarded jas jthe jfather jof jWestern jmedicine. jAll jof
jthejfollowing jchoices jrepresent jhis jmedical jbeliefs j except jthe
a. use jof jhigh jethical jstandards jof jconduct.
b. important jmedical jvalue jof jsorcery jand jwitchcraft.
c. importance jof jclosely jmonitoring ja jpatient’s jcondition jand jrecovery.
d. value jof jdiet jand jexercise jand jallowing jnature jto jtake jits jcourse jin jrecovery.
ANS: j B
The jHippocratic jCorpus jis jwritings jthat jthey jemphasize jrational jand jnatural jexplanations
jfor jthe jtreatment jof jdisease jand jreject jsorcery jand jmagic. jThe jHippocratic jOath jstill
jgoverns jthe jethical jconduct jof jphysicians jtoday.
REF: jp. j5
5. Throughout jthe jhistory jof jmedicine, jremarkable jachievements jhave jbeen jrecorded.
jThesejevents jhave jled jto jour jcurrent junderstanding jof jthe jhuman jorganism jand
jdisease. jAs jthis jresearch jcontinues, jmuch j of jit jwill jmost jlikely jfocus jon
a. proper jsanitation jand jpublic jhealth.
b. immunology jand jthe jdevelopment jof jvaccines.
c. germ jtheory jand jinfection.
d. human jgenes jand jgenetic jengineering.
ANS: j D
Although jthe jHuman jGenome jProject jis jfinished, janalyses jof jthe jdata jwill jcontinue jfor
jmanyjyears. jThe jreplacement jof jfaulty jgenes jthrough j gene jtherapy joffers jpromises jof
jcures jfor ja
variety jof jhereditary jdiseasesN
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en.eC
tic jeMngineering, jimportant jpharmaceuticals
U jS jN jT O
jcontinue jto jbe jdeveloped. jMedical jresearch jwill jcontinue jto jfocus jon jthe jgenetic jcode
jin jalljcells.
REF: jp. j5 j| jp. j6
6. Wilhelm jC. jRoentgen’s jdiscovery jof j―the jX-ray‖ jis jregarded jas jone jof jmedicine’s
jmost jsignificant jachievements. jAlthough jhis jdiscovery jwas jaccidental, jhis jearly
jresearch jwas jso
,Chapter j01: jIntroduction jto jImaging jand jRadiologic jSciences
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. The juse jof jX-rays jto jcreate ja jmedical jimage jon jpatients jis jreferred jto jas
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magnetic jresonance jimaging.
ANS: j B
Radiography jis jthe jmaking jof jrecords, jknown jas jradiographs, jof jinternal jstructures jof
jthe jbody jby jpassage jof jX-rays jor jgamma jrays jthrough jthe jbody jto jact jon, jhistorically,
jspeciallyjsensitized jfilm jor, jmost jcommonly, jon ja jdigital jimaging jplate jor jdetector. jIn
jthe jdiagnostic jradiography jdepartment, jimages jare jcreated jusing jX-rays jthat jpass
jthrough jthe jbody.
REF: jp. j3
2. Particular jcare jmust j be jtaken jwhen jusing jradiation jfor jmedical jimaging. jThis jis jthe
jresult jofjradiation’s jability jto j create in jhuman jtissue jand jpossible jbiochemical
jchanges.
a. ionizations
b. radio jwaves
c. sound jwaves
d. thermal jchanges
ANS: j A
, Some jforms jof jelectromagnetic jenergy, jincluding jX-rays, jhave jthe jability jto jionize jatoms
jin jmatter. jThese jionizations jhave jthe jability jto jdisrupt jthe jcomposition jof jmatter jand jare
jcapablejof jdisrupting jlife jprocesses. jSpecial jprotection jshould jbe jprovided jto jprevent
jexcessive jexposure jto jionizing jradiation.
REF: jp. j3
3. In jthe jdiagnosis jof jpatient jdisease jstates, jphysicians jcan jselect jfrom jan jarray jof jmedical
jdiagnostic jmodalities. jSome jof jthese jinvolve jthe juse jof jionizing jenergy jto jcreate ja
jmedical jimage. j If ja jphysician jis jconcerned jabout jthe juse jof jionizing jradiation, jhe jor jshe
jmay jchoose jtojorder jany jof jthe jfollowing jdiagnostic jmodalities j except
a. thermograms.
b. medical jsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magnetic jresonance jimaging.
ANS: j C
Radiography jis jthe jmaking jof jrecords, jknown jas jradiographs, jof jinternal jstructures jof
jthe jbody jby jpassage jof jX-rays jor jgamma jrays jthrough jthe jbody jto jact jon, jhistorically,
jspeciallyjsensitized jfilm jor, jmost jcommonly, jon ja jdigital jimaging jplate jor jdetector. jIn
jthe jdiagnostic jradiography jdepartment, jimages jare jcreated jusing jX-rays jthat jpass
jthrough jthe jbody j(Fig. j1.2). jProper jradiation jprotection jis jessential.
REF: jp. j3
4. The jGreek jphysician jHippocrates jis jregarded jas jthe jfather jof jWestern jmedicine. jAll jof
jthejfollowing jchoices jrepresent jhis jmedical jbeliefs j except jthe
a. use jof jhigh jethical jstandards jof jconduct.
b. important jmedical jvalue jof jsorcery jand jwitchcraft.
c. importance jof jclosely jmonitoring ja jpatient’s jcondition jand jrecovery.
d. value jof jdiet jand jexercise jand jallowing jnature jto jtake jits jcourse jin jrecovery.
ANS: j B
The jHippocratic jCorpus jis jwritings jthat jthey jemphasize jrational jand jnatural jexplanations
jfor jthe jtreatment jof jdisease jand jreject jsorcery jand jmagic. jThe jHippocratic jOath jstill
jgoverns jthe jethical jconduct jof jphysicians jtoday.
REF: jp. j5
5. Throughout jthe jhistory jof jmedicine, jremarkable jachievements jhave jbeen jrecorded.
jThesejevents jhave jled jto jour jcurrent junderstanding jof jthe jhuman jorganism jand
jdisease. jAs jthis jresearch jcontinues, jmuch j of jit jwill jmost jlikely jfocus jon
a. proper jsanitation jand jpublic jhealth.
b. immunology jand jthe jdevelopment jof jvaccines.
c. germ jtheory jand jinfection.
d. human jgenes jand jgenetic jengineering.
ANS: j D
Although jthe jHuman jGenome jProject jis jfinished, janalyses jof jthe jdata jwill jcontinue jfor
jmanyjyears. jThe jreplacement jof jfaulty jgenes jthrough j gene jtherapy joffers jpromises jof
jcures jfor ja
variety jof jhereditary jdiseasesN
, janR
d jthI
rouG
gh jgB
en.eC
tic jeMngineering, jimportant jpharmaceuticals
U jS jN jT O
jcontinue jto jbe jdeveloped. jMedical jresearch jwill jcontinue jto jfocus jon jthe jgenetic jcode
jin jalljcells.
REF: jp. j5 j| jp. j6
6. Wilhelm jC. jRoentgen’s jdiscovery jof j―the jX-ray‖ jis jregarded jas jone jof jmedicine’s
jmost jsignificant jachievements. jAlthough jhis jdiscovery jwas jaccidental, jhis jearly
jresearch jwas jso
