& Imaging Sciences & Patient Care 8th
Edition by Arlene M. Adler
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, Chapter7501:75Introduction75to75Imaging75and75Radiologic75Sciences75MU
LTIPLE75CHOICE
1. The75use75of75x-rays75to75create75a75medical75image75on75patients75is75referred75to75as
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magnetic75resonance75imaging.
CORRECT75ANSWER:75B
Radiography75is75the75making75of75records,75known75as75radiographs,75of75internal75structures75of75the75
body75by75passage75of75x-
rays75or75gamma75rays75through75the75body75to75act75on,75historically,75specially75sensitized75film75or,75
most75commonly,75on75a75digital75imaging75plate75or75detector.75In75the75diagnostic75radiography75depa
rtment,75images75are75created75using75X-rays75that75pass75through75the75body.
REF:7 5 pp.753-4
2. Particular75care75must75be75taken75when75using75radiation75for75medical75imaging.75This75is75the75result75of75r
adiation’s
ability75to75create75 in75human75tissue75and75possible75biochemical75changes.
a. ionizations
b. radio75waves
c. sound75waves
d. thermal75changes
75CORRECT75ANSWER
:75A
Some75forms75of75electromagnetic75energy,75including75X-
rays,75have75the75ability75to75ionize75atoms75in75matter.75These75ionizations75have75the75ability75to75disr
upt75the75composition75of75matter75and75are75capable75of75disrupting75life75processes.75Special75protecti
on75should75be75provided75to75prevent75excessive75exposure75to75ionizing75radiation.
REF:7 5 p.753
3. In75the75radiology75field,75a75number75of75imaging75technologies75do75not75employ75ionizing75radiatio
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,ns.75As75a75result,75the75profession75is75starting75to75reference75a75new75term75that75includes75medical75
sonography75and75magnetic75resonance75imaging.75This75term75is75often75referred75to75as:
a. x-ray.
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, b. diagnostic75modalities.
c. imaging75sciences.
d. therapeutic75services.
CORRECT75ANSWER:75C
The75term75imaging75sciences75has75been75preferred75to75the75term75radiation75or75radiologic75sciences75
in75areas75that75use75a75nonionizing75form75of75radiation75such75as75diagnostic75medical75sonography75a
nd75MRI.
REF:7 5 p.754
4. The75Greek75physician75Hippocrates75is75regarded75as75the75father75of75Western75medicine.75All75o
f75the75following75choices75represent75his75medical75beliefs75except75the
a. use75of75high75ethical75standards75of75conduct.
b. important75medical75value75of75medicinal75potions75and75super75natural75powers.
c. importance75of75closely75monitoring75a75patient’s75condition75and75recovery.
d. value75of75diet75and75exercise75and75allowing75nature75to75take75its75course75in75recovery.
CORRECT75ANSWER:75B
The75Hippocratic75Corpus75is75writings75that75they75emphasize75rational75and75natural75explanations75for
75the75treatment75of75disease75and75natural75recovery75and75rejects75sorcery75and75magic.75The75Hippocr
atic75Oath75still75governs75the75ethical75conduct75of75physicians75today.
REF:7 5 p.755
5. Throughout75the75history75of75medicine,75remarkable75achievements75have75been75recorded.75These7
5events75have75led75to75our75current75understanding75of75the75human75organism75and75disease.75As75thi
s75research75continues,75much75of75it75will75most75likely75focus75on75new75pharmaceuticals75based75up
on
a. proper75sanitation75and75public75health.
b. immunology75and75the75development75of75vaccines.
c. germ75theory75and75infection.
d. human75genes75and75genetic75engineering.
CORRECT75ANSWER:75D
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