,
,Chapter.f 01:. f Introduction. f to. f Imaging. f and. f Radiologic. f Sciences
Adler:. f Introduction. f to. f Radiologic. f and. f Imaging. f Sciences. f and. f Patient. f Care,. f 6th. f Edition
MULTIPLE.fCHOICE
1. The. f use. f of. f x-rays. f to. f create. f a. f medical. f image. f on. f patients. f is. f referred. f to. f as
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magnetic. f resonance. f imaging.
ANS: B
Radiography.fis.fthe.fmaking.fof.frecords.fof.finternal.fstructures.fof.fthe.fbody.fby.fpassage.fof.fx
-
.frays. f or. f gamma. f rays. f through. f the. f body.. f These. f records. f or. f images. f are. f typically. f re
ferred. f t.fo.fa.fs.fradiographs.
REF: p.. f 4
2. Particular.fcare.fmust.fbe.ftaken.fwhen.fusing.fradiation.ffor.fmedical.fimaging..fThis.fis.fthe.fresu
lt.fof.fradiation’s.fability.fto.fcreate
in. f human. f tissue. f and. f possible. f biochemical. f changes
.
a. ionizations
b. radio. f waves
c. sound. f waves
d. thermal. f changes
ANS: A
Some. f forms. f of. f electromagnetic. f energy,. f including. f x-
rays,.fhave.fthe.fability.fto.fionize.fatoms.fin.fmatter..fThese.fionizations.fhave.fthe.fability.fto.fdis
ru.fpt.fthe.f composition.f of.fmatter.f and. f are. f capable.f of. f disrupting.f life.fprocesses.. f Special.
f protect
i. f on.fshould.fbe.fprovided.fto.fprevent. f excessive.fexposure.fto.fionizing.fradiati
on..fREF: p..f3
3. In.fthe.fdiagnosis.fof.fpatient.fdisease.fstates,.fphysicians.fcan.fselect.ffrom.fan.farray.fof.fmedical
.fdiagnostic.fmodalities..fA.ffew.fof.fthese.finvolve.fthe.fuse.fof.fionizing.fenergy.fto.fcreate.fa.fme
di.fcal.fimage..fIf.fa.fphysician.fis.fconcerned.fabout.fthe.fuse.fof.fionizing.fradiation,.fhe.for.fshe.f
may.fchoose.fto.forder.fany.fof.fthe.ffollowing.fdiagnostic.fmodalities.fEXCEPT
a. thermograms.
b. medical. f sonography.
c. radiography.
d. magnetic. f resonance. f imaging.
ANS: C
Radiography. f involves. f the. f use. f of. f x-
rays.ffor.fthe.f production.f of.fmedical. f images..f Medical.f procedures.f such. f as.f thermograms,. f son
o.fgrams,.f and.f magnetic. f resonance.f scans.f use.fnonionizing.f energy. f forms. f and.f consequently.fd
o. f not.fproduce.fionizations.fin.fhuman.ftissue..fThey.fare.fregarded.fas.fnonionizing.fmodalities.
ff.for.fi.fmaging.fand.foffer.fexcellent.falternatives.fto.fphysicians.fconcerned.fabout.fradiation.fex
po.fsure.ft.fo.fpatients.
, REF: pp.. f 3-4
4. The.fGreek.fphysician.fHippocrates.fis.fregarded.fas.fthe.ffather.fof.fWestern.fmedicine..fAll.f
of. f t.fhe.ffollowing.fchoices.frepresent.fhis.fmedical.fbeliefs.fEXCEPT.fthe
a. use. f of. f high. f ethical. f standards. f of. f conduct.
b. important. f medical. f value. f of. f sorcery. f and. f witchcraft.
c. importance.fof. f closely. f monitoring. f a. f patient’s. f condition. f and. f recovery.
d. value. f of. f diet. f and. f exercise. f and. f allowing. f nature. f to. f take. f its. f course. f in. f recovery.
ANS: B
The. f Hippocratic. f Corpus. f is. f writings. f that. f they. f emphasize. f rational. f and. f natural. f explana
tions.ff.for.fthe.ftreatment.f of.fdisease.fand. f reject.fsorcery.fand.fmagic..fThe.fHippocratic.foath.fs
till.f gove. f r. f ns.fthe.fethical.fconduct.fof.fphysicians.ftoday.
REF: p.. f 5
5. Throughout.fthe.fhistory.fof.fmedicine,.fremarkable.fachievements.fhave.fbeen.frecorded..fTh
e. f s.fe.fevents.fhave.fled.fto.four.fcurrent.funderstanding.fof.fthe.fhuman.forganism.f and.fdiseas
e..fA. f s. f this.fresearch.fcontinues,. f much.fof.fit.fwill.fmost.flikely.ffocus.fon
a. proper. f sanitation. f and. f public. f health.
b. immunology. f and. f the. f development. f of. f vaccines.
c. germ. f theory. f and. f infection.
d. human. f genes. f and. f genetic. f engineering.
ANS: D
Although.fthe.fHuman.fGenome.fProject.fis.ffinished,.fanalyses.fof.fthe.fdata.fwill.fcontinue.ffor. f
m.fany. f years.. f The. f replacement. f of. f faulty. f genes. f through. f gene. f therapy. f offers. f promises.
f of. f cure.fs.ffor.fa.fvariety.fof.fhereditary.fdiseases,.fand.fthrough.fgenetic.fengineering,.fimportan
t.fpharma.fceuticals. f continue. f to. f be. f developed.. f Medical. f research. f will. f continue. f to. f foc
us. f on. f the. f gene.fti.fc.fcode.fin.fall.fcells.
REF: p.. f 6
6. Wilhelm.fC..fRoentgen’s. f discovery.fof.f―the.fx-
ray‖.fis.fregarded.fas.fone.fof.fmedicine’s.fmost.fsignificant.fachievements..fAlthough.fhis.fdisco.
fvery.fwas.faccidental,.fhis.fearly.fresearch.fwas.fso.fthorough.fthat.fno.fsignificant.ffindings.fhav
e.fbeen.fadded.fto.fhis.foriginal.ftheories..fThis.fin.fitself.fis.fa.ftrue.ftribute.fto.fthe.fbrilliance.fof.fR
o.fentgen. f as. f a. f scientist.. f One. f of. f the. f most. f famous. f early. f images. f he. f created. f was.
f an. f x-
ray. f image. f of. f his
a. colon.
b. laboratory.fassistant’s.ffoot.
c. wife’s.fhand.
d. kidneys.
ANS: C
November.f8,.f1895,.fis.fbelieved.fby.fhistorians.fto.fbe.fthe.fday.fthat.fRoentgen.fcreated.fthe.ffa
mo.fus.fimage.fof.fthe.fhand.fof.fhis.fwife..fThrough.fhis.finvestigative.fmethods,.fRoentgen.fide
ntified.fthe.fproperties.fof.fx-rays.
REF: p.. f 6
,Chapter.f 01:. f Introduction. f to. f Imaging. f and. f Radiologic. f Sciences
Adler:. f Introduction. f to. f Radiologic. f and. f Imaging. f Sciences. f and. f Patient. f Care,. f 6th. f Edition
MULTIPLE.fCHOICE
1. The. f use. f of. f x-rays. f to. f create. f a. f medical. f image. f on. f patients. f is. f referred. f to. f as
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magnetic. f resonance. f imaging.
ANS: B
Radiography.fis.fthe.fmaking.fof.frecords.fof.finternal.fstructures.fof.fthe.fbody.fby.fpassage.fof.fx
-
.frays. f or. f gamma. f rays. f through. f the. f body.. f These. f records. f or. f images. f are. f typically. f re
ferred. f t.fo.fa.fs.fradiographs.
REF: p.. f 4
2. Particular.fcare.fmust.fbe.ftaken.fwhen.fusing.fradiation.ffor.fmedical.fimaging..fThis.fis.fthe.fresu
lt.fof.fradiation’s.fability.fto.fcreate
in. f human. f tissue. f and. f possible. f biochemical. f changes
.
a. ionizations
b. radio. f waves
c. sound. f waves
d. thermal. f changes
ANS: A
Some. f forms. f of. f electromagnetic. f energy,. f including. f x-
rays,.fhave.fthe.fability.fto.fionize.fatoms.fin.fmatter..fThese.fionizations.fhave.fthe.fability.fto.fdis
ru.fpt.fthe.f composition.f of.fmatter.f and. f are. f capable.f of. f disrupting.f life.fprocesses.. f Special.
f protect
i. f on.fshould.fbe.fprovided.fto.fprevent. f excessive.fexposure.fto.fionizing.fradiati
on..fREF: p..f3
3. In.fthe.fdiagnosis.fof.fpatient.fdisease.fstates,.fphysicians.fcan.fselect.ffrom.fan.farray.fof.fmedical
.fdiagnostic.fmodalities..fA.ffew.fof.fthese.finvolve.fthe.fuse.fof.fionizing.fenergy.fto.fcreate.fa.fme
di.fcal.fimage..fIf.fa.fphysician.fis.fconcerned.fabout.fthe.fuse.fof.fionizing.fradiation,.fhe.for.fshe.f
may.fchoose.fto.forder.fany.fof.fthe.ffollowing.fdiagnostic.fmodalities.fEXCEPT
a. thermograms.
b. medical. f sonography.
c. radiography.
d. magnetic. f resonance. f imaging.
ANS: C
Radiography. f involves. f the. f use. f of. f x-
rays.ffor.fthe.f production.f of.fmedical. f images..f Medical.f procedures.f such. f as.f thermograms,. f son
o.fgrams,.f and.f magnetic. f resonance.f scans.f use.fnonionizing.f energy. f forms. f and.f consequently.fd
o. f not.fproduce.fionizations.fin.fhuman.ftissue..fThey.fare.fregarded.fas.fnonionizing.fmodalities.
ff.for.fi.fmaging.fand.foffer.fexcellent.falternatives.fto.fphysicians.fconcerned.fabout.fradiation.fex
po.fsure.ft.fo.fpatients.
, REF: pp.. f 3-4
4. The.fGreek.fphysician.fHippocrates.fis.fregarded.fas.fthe.ffather.fof.fWestern.fmedicine..fAll.f
of. f t.fhe.ffollowing.fchoices.frepresent.fhis.fmedical.fbeliefs.fEXCEPT.fthe
a. use. f of. f high. f ethical. f standards. f of. f conduct.
b. important. f medical. f value. f of. f sorcery. f and. f witchcraft.
c. importance.fof. f closely. f monitoring. f a. f patient’s. f condition. f and. f recovery.
d. value. f of. f diet. f and. f exercise. f and. f allowing. f nature. f to. f take. f its. f course. f in. f recovery.
ANS: B
The. f Hippocratic. f Corpus. f is. f writings. f that. f they. f emphasize. f rational. f and. f natural. f explana
tions.ff.for.fthe.ftreatment.f of.fdisease.fand. f reject.fsorcery.fand.fmagic..fThe.fHippocratic.foath.fs
till.f gove. f r. f ns.fthe.fethical.fconduct.fof.fphysicians.ftoday.
REF: p.. f 5
5. Throughout.fthe.fhistory.fof.fmedicine,.fremarkable.fachievements.fhave.fbeen.frecorded..fTh
e. f s.fe.fevents.fhave.fled.fto.four.fcurrent.funderstanding.fof.fthe.fhuman.forganism.f and.fdiseas
e..fA. f s. f this.fresearch.fcontinues,. f much.fof.fit.fwill.fmost.flikely.ffocus.fon
a. proper. f sanitation. f and. f public. f health.
b. immunology. f and. f the. f development. f of. f vaccines.
c. germ. f theory. f and. f infection.
d. human. f genes. f and. f genetic. f engineering.
ANS: D
Although.fthe.fHuman.fGenome.fProject.fis.ffinished,.fanalyses.fof.fthe.fdata.fwill.fcontinue.ffor. f
m.fany. f years.. f The. f replacement. f of. f faulty. f genes. f through. f gene. f therapy. f offers. f promises.
f of. f cure.fs.ffor.fa.fvariety.fof.fhereditary.fdiseases,.fand.fthrough.fgenetic.fengineering,.fimportan
t.fpharma.fceuticals. f continue. f to. f be. f developed.. f Medical. f research. f will. f continue. f to. f foc
us. f on. f the. f gene.fti.fc.fcode.fin.fall.fcells.
REF: p.. f 6
6. Wilhelm.fC..fRoentgen’s. f discovery.fof.f―the.fx-
ray‖.fis.fregarded.fas.fone.fof.fmedicine’s.fmost.fsignificant.fachievements..fAlthough.fhis.fdisco.
fvery.fwas.faccidental,.fhis.fearly.fresearch.fwas.fso.fthorough.fthat.fno.fsignificant.ffindings.fhav
e.fbeen.fadded.fto.fhis.foriginal.ftheories..fThis.fin.fitself.fis.fa.ftrue.ftribute.fto.fthe.fbrilliance.fof.fR
o.fentgen. f as. f a. f scientist.. f One. f of. f the. f most. f famous. f early. f images. f he. f created. f was.
f an. f x-
ray. f image. f of. f his
a. colon.
b. laboratory.fassistant’s.ffoot.
c. wife’s.fhand.
d. kidneys.
ANS: C
November.f8,.f1895,.fis.fbelieved.fby.fhistorians.fto.fbe.fthe.fday.fthat.fRoentgen.fcreated.fthe.ffa
mo.fus.fimage.fof.fthe.fhand.fof.fhis.fwife..fThrough.fhis.finvestigative.fmethods,.fRoentgen.fide
ntified.fthe.fproperties.fof.fx-rays.
REF: p.. f 6
