ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
X-rays were discovered by... ANS >>> Roentgen in 1895 in Germany
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
(JRCERT) is the... ANS >>> organization that accredits schools for
radiologic technologists
The largest professional organization for radiologic technologists is the...
ANS >>> ASRT
The x-ray room has an area that protects the limited operator from
scatter radiation and is called... ANS >>> the control booth
Mechanism on the x-ray tube that provides a stop in a specific location
ANS >>> detent
The image that has been exposed on the IR but has not yet been
processed is called ANS >>> latent image
, The absorption of x-rays by matter is called ANS >>> attenuation
The IR system consists of. ANS >>> cassette and phosphor plate
A type of filmless system that produces digital images is called ANS >>>
computed radiography (CR)
The source of x-rays is ANS >>> x-ray tube
Unwanted image exposure that is caused by scatter x-rays ANS >>>
radiation fog
Surrounds the x-ray tube and is lined with lead ANS >>> tube housing
Opening where the x-rays exit the tube ANS >>> tube port
X-rays exit the tube port via ANS >>> the tube window
What is the name of the radiation that exits the patient? ANS >>>
remnant radiation
The x-ray beam that leaves the tube is called ANS >>> primary radiation