TEST BANK for Introduction to Radiologic & Imaging Sciences & Patient Care 8th Edition by Arlene M. Adler ALL CHAPTERS 1-26 WITH RATIONALES| A+ GRADED

TEST BANK for Introduction to Radiologic
& Imaging Sciences & Patient Care 8th
Edition by Arlene M. Adler
ALL CHAPTERS 1-26 WITH RATIONALES| A+ GRADED




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, Chapter4001:40Introduction40to40Imaging40and40Radiologic40Sciences40MU

LTIPLE40CHOICE

1. The40use40of40x-rays40to40create40a40medical40image40on40patients40is40referred40to40as

a. electrocardiography.

b. radiography.

c. sonography.

d. magnetic40resonance40imaging.

CORRECT40ANSWER:40B

Radiography40is40the40making40of40records,40known40as40radiographs,40of40internal40structures40of40the40
body40by40passage40of40x-
rays40or40gamma40rays40through40the40body40to40act40on,40historically,40specially40sensitized40film40or,40
most40commonly,40on40a40digital40imaging40plate40or40detector.40In40the40diagnostic40radiography40depa
rtment,40images40are40created40using40X-rays40that40pass40through40the40body.

REF:4 0 pp.403-4



2. Particular40care40must40be40taken40when40using40radiation40for40medical40imaging.40This40is40the40result40of40r
adiation’s
ability40to40create40 in40human40tissue40and40possible40biochemical40changes.

a. ionizations

b. radio40waves

c. sound40waves

d. thermal40changes

40CORRECT40ANSWER


:40A

Some40forms40of40electromagnetic40energy,40including40X-
rays,40have40the40ability40to40ionize40atoms40in40matter.40These40ionizations40have40the40ability40to40disr
upt40the40composition40of40matter40and40are40capable40of40disrupting40life40processes.40Special40protecti
on40should40be40provided40to40prevent40excessive40exposure40to40ionizing40radiation.

REF:4 0 p.403



3. In40the40radiology40field,40a40number40of40imaging40technologies40do40not40employ40ionizing40radiatio
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,ns.40As40a40result,40the40profession40is40starting40to40reference40a40new40term40that40includes40medical40
sonography40and40magnetic40resonance40imaging.40This40term40is40often40referred40to40as:

a. x-ray.




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, b. diagnostic40modalities.

c. imaging40sciences.

d. therapeutic40services.

CORRECT40ANSWER:40C

The40term40imaging40sciences40has40been40preferred40to40the40term40radiation40or40radiologic40sciences40
in40areas40that40use40a40nonionizing40form40of40radiation40such40as40diagnostic40medical40sonography40a
nd40MRI.

REF:4 0 p.404



4. The40Greek40physician40Hippocrates40is40regarded40as40the40father40of40Western40medicine.40All40o
f40the40following40choices40represent40his40medical40beliefs40except40the

a. use40of40high40ethical40standards40of40conduct.

b. important40medical40value40of40medicinal40potions40and40super40natural40powers.

c. importance40of40closely40monitoring40a40patient’s40condition40and40recovery.

d. value40of40diet40and40exercise40and40allowing40nature40to40take40its40course40in40recovery.

CORRECT40ANSWER:40B

The40Hippocratic40Corpus40is40writings40that40they40emphasize40rational40and40natural40explanations40for
40the40treatment40of40disease40and40natural40recovery40and40rejects40sorcery40and40magic.40The40Hippocr
atic40Oath40still40governs40the40ethical40conduct40of40physicians40today.

REF:4 0 p.405



5. Throughout40the40history40of40medicine,40remarkable40achievements40have40been40recorded.40These4
0events40have40led40to40our40current40understanding40of40the40human40organism40and40disease.40As40thi
s40research40continues,40much40of40it40will40most40likely40focus40on40new40pharmaceuticals40based40up
on

a. proper40sanitation40and40public40health.

b. immunology40and40the40development40of40vaccines.

c. germ40theory40and40infection.

d. human40genes40and40genetic40engineering.

CORRECT40ANSWER:40D

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