Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Radiology, nuclear med, photography, mico imaging, and
Diagnostic imaging
other types
Most common subspecialty. It uses x-rays to produce a
Radiography
diagnostic imaging.
Are a form of invisible radiation. Produced when a posi-
tively charged metal plate inside a vacuum is bombarded
with a stream of electrons.
X-rays
They have short wavelengths and contain so much energy
that they are able to pass through the body
The patient is placed between the x-ray machine and a
large, flat, silver x-ray plate. The beams travel through the
body to the plate.
Radiography (roentgenography)
Imaging is in different shades of black, white, and gray
that relate to the density of various tissues.
Radiolucent areas of low density
Radiopaque Areas of high density
dia- complete; completely through
gnos/o knowledge
-tic pertaining to
radi/o forearm bone, radiation, x-rays
-ation being; having; process
roetengen/o radiation; x-rays
radiograph the film image of an x-ray
projections/views how to patient is positioned
, A badge worn by all health care prof. who work in a
radiology and nuclear med dep. The badge contains clear,
film badge
unexposed piece of x-ray film that becomes progressively
more opaque with cumulative exposure to radiation.
Dems what you measure radiation exposure in
process of measuring the amount of radiation exposure,
Dosimetry
detected and measured by dosimeter
dos/i dose
Lead doesn't let x-rays pass through because it's so dense.
Therefore, lead aprons are used to shield parts of the
Lead apron
patients body that are not being x-rayed; they are also
worn by the radiology department if they are in the room.
any radiograph that is taken without the use of radiopaque
plain film
contrast dye
radiograph taken at the patients bedside on the nursing
portable film unit or in the ER department when the patient cannot be
transported
preliminary x-ray that is taken to provide an initial view of
scout film
an area before a radiopaque contrast dye is administered
a cassette is the case that holds the x-ray film. A bucky is
an adjustable frame that is mounted on the wall, beneath
x-ray cassette and bucky
the x-ray table, or is a mobile frame on wheels. It positions
and holds the x-ray cassette
This x-ray mean enters the patient's posterior upper back,
exits through the anterior chest, and enters the x-ray plate
PA chest x-ray (postanterior) Position: the patient is standing position with the anterior
chest next to the x-ray plate, and the x-ray machine to their
back. This is the most common type of xray
AP chest x-ray
CORRECT Answers
Radiology, nuclear med, photography, mico imaging, and
Diagnostic imaging
other types
Most common subspecialty. It uses x-rays to produce a
Radiography
diagnostic imaging.
Are a form of invisible radiation. Produced when a posi-
tively charged metal plate inside a vacuum is bombarded
with a stream of electrons.
X-rays
They have short wavelengths and contain so much energy
that they are able to pass through the body
The patient is placed between the x-ray machine and a
large, flat, silver x-ray plate. The beams travel through the
body to the plate.
Radiography (roentgenography)
Imaging is in different shades of black, white, and gray
that relate to the density of various tissues.
Radiolucent areas of low density
Radiopaque Areas of high density
dia- complete; completely through
gnos/o knowledge
-tic pertaining to
radi/o forearm bone, radiation, x-rays
-ation being; having; process
roetengen/o radiation; x-rays
radiograph the film image of an x-ray
projections/views how to patient is positioned
, A badge worn by all health care prof. who work in a
radiology and nuclear med dep. The badge contains clear,
film badge
unexposed piece of x-ray film that becomes progressively
more opaque with cumulative exposure to radiation.
Dems what you measure radiation exposure in
process of measuring the amount of radiation exposure,
Dosimetry
detected and measured by dosimeter
dos/i dose
Lead doesn't let x-rays pass through because it's so dense.
Therefore, lead aprons are used to shield parts of the
Lead apron
patients body that are not being x-rayed; they are also
worn by the radiology department if they are in the room.
any radiograph that is taken without the use of radiopaque
plain film
contrast dye
radiograph taken at the patients bedside on the nursing
portable film unit or in the ER department when the patient cannot be
transported
preliminary x-ray that is taken to provide an initial view of
scout film
an area before a radiopaque contrast dye is administered
a cassette is the case that holds the x-ray film. A bucky is
an adjustable frame that is mounted on the wall, beneath
x-ray cassette and bucky
the x-ray table, or is a mobile frame on wheels. It positions
and holds the x-ray cassette
This x-ray mean enters the patient's posterior upper back,
exits through the anterior chest, and enters the x-ray plate
PA chest x-ray (postanterior) Position: the patient is standing position with the anterior
chest next to the x-ray plate, and the x-ray machine to their
back. This is the most common type of xray
AP chest x-ray
