X-Ray
MRI
CT Scan
Kidney Dialysis
Artificial Joints
100
X-ray cannot pass through bone
What is a lilmitation of X-Ray?
100
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What does MRI stand for?
100
Computed Tomography
What does CT stand for?
100
It cleans people's blood.
What does kidney dialysis do?
100
Prosthetics
What is another name for artificial joints?
200
Used to photograph regions of internal body?
What are x-rays used for in the body?
200
A cylinder with a strong magnetic field.
What do MRI patients lie in while being scanned?
200
lung cancer, heart disease, colon and bowel disease
What do Ct scans operate on?
200
Three times a week for 3 to 4 hours.
How much time does a patent of dialysis spend on the machine a week?
200
Yes, but not all
Can a artificial limb perform most life functions?
300
1000
What is the wavelength of x-rays?
300
A computer
What produces the picture in an MRI?
300
The Gantry
What is the circular scanning machine that a patient passes through when being scanned?
300
people with End Stage Renal Disease (kidney failure)
What types of people need kidney dialysis?
300
A limb lost due to injury, disease, or birth defect.
Why would a person need an artificial limb?
400
medicine
What is most widely used use of x-rays?
400
The body is exposed to radiation
What a negative effect of MRI?
400
The radiation levels
What is something bad about ct scans
400
Medicare
Who helps pay for kidney dialysis?
400
Fiberglass
What are prosthetic limbs made of?
500
Medicine, industry, crystal research, and astronomy.
What are the four main uses of X-rays?
500
Atoms in the body
What absorbs the radiation from the MRI?
500
Ct scans give much more detailed images
Why are ct scans better than x-ray or mri?
500
About 20,000 dollars a year
How much money does it cost a patient in dialysis each year?
500
arms and legs
What parts can you have artificial limbs for?
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