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Patient Care in Radiography: With an Introduction to
Medical Imaging
Ruth Anne Ehrlich
9th Edition
9780323353762
,Table of content
Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiography
Chapter 2. Image Quality Factors
Chapter 3. Radiation Effects and Safety
Chapter 4. The Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 5. Professional Roles and Behaviors
Chapter 6. Professional Attitudes and Communications
Chapter 7. Safety
Chapter 8. Infection Control Concepts
Chapter 9. Preventing Disease Transmission
Chapter 10. Response to Patients’ Personal and Physical Needs
Chapter 11. Patient Assessment
Chapter 12. Patient Transfer
Chapter 13. Medication Information
Chapter 14. Medication Administration
Chapter 15. Emergency Response
Chapter 16. Dealing with Acute Situations
Chapter 17. Preparation and Examination of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 18. Surgical Asepsis
Chapter 19. Contrast Media and Special Radiographic Techniques
Chapter 20. Bedside Radiography: Special Conditions and Environments
Chapter 21. Radiography in Surgery
Chapter 22. Special Imaging Modalities
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiography
Ehrlich: Patient Care in Radiography: With an Introduction to Medical Imaging, 9th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. X-rays were discovered in 1895 by:
a. Coolidge.
b. Crookes.
c. Roentgen.
d. Edison.
ANS: C REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1
2. Of the following types of electromagnetic energy, which has the shortest wavelength?
a. Radio waves
b. X-rays
c. Visible light
d. Ultraviolet light
ANS: B REF: p. 7 OBJ: 7
3. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding the characteristics of x-rays?
a. They can penetrate matter that is impenetrable to light.
b. They cause certain crystals to fluoresce.
c. They can be refracted by a lens.
d. They cannot be detected N RShuman
byUthe INGTsenses.
B.COM
ANS: C REF: pp. 7-8 OBJ: 8
4. An electron cloud surrounding a hot cathode is referred to as a(n):
a. focusing cup.
b. ampere.
c. space charge.
d. filament.
ANS: C REF: p. 6 OBJ: 6
5. The purpose of rotating the x-ray tube target is to:
a. create a space charge.
b. remove long-wavelength photons from the x-ray beam.
c. focus the electron stream on a small target area.
d. increase the heat capacity of the anode.
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: 6
6. An imaginary photon that is emitted from the center of the focal spot, perpendicular to the
long axis of the x-ray tube, is called the:
a. electron stream.
b. x-ray beam.
c. central ray.
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d. radiation field.
ANS: C REF: p. 8 OBJ: 10
7. A device used to control the size of the radiation field is a:
a. collimator.
b. detent.
c. tube housing.
d. filter.
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: 11
8. The function of an x-ray grid is to:
a. decrease patient radiation dose.
b. increase radiographic resolution.
c. increase radiographic contrast by reducing scatter radiation fog.
d. increase radiographic density.
ANS: C REF: p. 14 OBJ: 11
9. The majority of radiography education programs today are based in:
a. proprietary schools.
b. hospitals.
c. clinics.
d. colleges.
ANS: D REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3
10. The container for the vacuumNof
URthe
SIx-ray
NGTtube
B.Cis OM of:
made
a. glass.
b. aluminum.
c. tungsten.
d. carbon.
ANS: A REF: p. 5 OBJ: 4
11. X-rays are a type of:
a. electricity.
b. microwave.
c. kinetic energy.
d. electromagnetic energy.
ANS: D REF: p. 6 OBJ: 7
12. The frequency of an electromagnetic sine wave is defined as:
a. the distance from trough to crest.
b. the distance from one crest to the next.
c. the number of times per second that a crest passes a given point.
d. the velocity at which the wave travels through space.
ANS: C REF: p. 6 OBJ: 9
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Patient Care in Radiography: With an Introduction to
Medical Imaging
Ruth Anne Ehrlich
9th Edition
9780323353762
,Table of content
Chapter 1. Introduction to Radiography
Chapter 2. Image Quality Factors
Chapter 3. Radiation Effects and Safety
Chapter 4. The Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 5. Professional Roles and Behaviors
Chapter 6. Professional Attitudes and Communications
Chapter 7. Safety
Chapter 8. Infection Control Concepts
Chapter 9. Preventing Disease Transmission
Chapter 10. Response to Patients’ Personal and Physical Needs
Chapter 11. Patient Assessment
Chapter 12. Patient Transfer
Chapter 13. Medication Information
Chapter 14. Medication Administration
Chapter 15. Emergency Response
Chapter 16. Dealing with Acute Situations
Chapter 17. Preparation and Examination of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 18. Surgical Asepsis
Chapter 19. Contrast Media and Special Radiographic Techniques
Chapter 20. Bedside Radiography: Special Conditions and Environments
Chapter 21. Radiography in Surgery
Chapter 22. Special Imaging Modalities
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Page 1 of 93
Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiography
Ehrlich: Patient Care in Radiography: With an Introduction to Medical Imaging, 9th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. X-rays were discovered in 1895 by:
a. Coolidge.
b. Crookes.
c. Roentgen.
d. Edison.
ANS: C REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1
2. Of the following types of electromagnetic energy, which has the shortest wavelength?
a. Radio waves
b. X-rays
c. Visible light
d. Ultraviolet light
ANS: B REF: p. 7 OBJ: 7
3. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding the characteristics of x-rays?
a. They can penetrate matter that is impenetrable to light.
b. They cause certain crystals to fluoresce.
c. They can be refracted by a lens.
d. They cannot be detected N RShuman
byUthe INGTsenses.
B.COM
ANS: C REF: pp. 7-8 OBJ: 8
4. An electron cloud surrounding a hot cathode is referred to as a(n):
a. focusing cup.
b. ampere.
c. space charge.
d. filament.
ANS: C REF: p. 6 OBJ: 6
5. The purpose of rotating the x-ray tube target is to:
a. create a space charge.
b. remove long-wavelength photons from the x-ray beam.
c. focus the electron stream on a small target area.
d. increase the heat capacity of the anode.
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: 6
6. An imaginary photon that is emitted from the center of the focal spot, perpendicular to the
long axis of the x-ray tube, is called the:
a. electron stream.
b. x-ray beam.
c. central ray.
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d. radiation field.
ANS: C REF: p. 8 OBJ: 10
7. A device used to control the size of the radiation field is a:
a. collimator.
b. detent.
c. tube housing.
d. filter.
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: 11
8. The function of an x-ray grid is to:
a. decrease patient radiation dose.
b. increase radiographic resolution.
c. increase radiographic contrast by reducing scatter radiation fog.
d. increase radiographic density.
ANS: C REF: p. 14 OBJ: 11
9. The majority of radiography education programs today are based in:
a. proprietary schools.
b. hospitals.
c. clinics.
d. colleges.
ANS: D REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3
10. The container for the vacuumNof
URthe
SIx-ray
NGTtube
B.Cis OM of:
made
a. glass.
b. aluminum.
c. tungsten.
d. carbon.
ANS: A REF: p. 5 OBJ: 4
11. X-rays are a type of:
a. electricity.
b. microwave.
c. kinetic energy.
d. electromagnetic energy.
ANS: D REF: p. 6 OBJ: 7
12. The frequency of an electromagnetic sine wave is defined as:
a. the distance from trough to crest.
b. the distance from one crest to the next.
c. the number of times per second that a crest passes a given point.
d. the velocity at which the wave travels through space.
ANS: C REF: p. 6 OBJ: 9
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