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Exam 1 (Ch. 1-6) RAD 1125 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is:
⼀Answer:- Radiation
Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to:
⼀Answer:- Ionizing radiation
Which of the following specialties uses a nonionizing form of radiation?
⼀Answer:- Sonography
The discovery of x-rays occurred in:
⼀Answer:- 1895
Who discovered x-rays
⼀Answer:- Wilhelm Roentgen
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An individual who specializes in using x-rays to create images of the body is
known as a:
⼀Answer:- Radiographer
An effective treatment of atherosclerosis that uses a special catheter with a
balloon tip is termed:
⼀Answer:- Angioplasty
A discipline that visualizes sectional anatomy by the recording of a
predetermined plane in the body is:
⼀Answer:- Computed tomography
Radiography of the breast is termed:
⼀Answer:- mammography
The study of diseases of muscles and bones is termed:
⼀Answer:- orthopedics
An individual who specializes in carrying out treatments designed to correct
or improve the function of a particular body part or system is known as:
Exam 1 (Ch. 1-6) RAD 1125 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is:
⼀Answer:- Radiation
Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to:
⼀Answer:- Ionizing radiation
Which of the following specialties uses a nonionizing form of radiation?
⼀Answer:- Sonography
The discovery of x-rays occurred in:
⼀Answer:- 1895
Who discovered x-rays
⼀Answer:- Wilhelm Roentgen
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An individual who specializes in using x-rays to create images of the body is
known as a:
⼀Answer:- Radiographer
An effective treatment of atherosclerosis that uses a special catheter with a
balloon tip is termed:
⼀Answer:- Angioplasty
A discipline that visualizes sectional anatomy by the recording of a
predetermined plane in the body is:
⼀Answer:- Computed tomography
Radiography of the breast is termed:
⼀Answer:- mammography
The study of diseases of muscles and bones is termed:
⼀Answer:- orthopedics
An individual who specializes in carrying out treatments designed to correct
or improve the function of a particular body part or system is known as:
