Unit 1
A medical professional who applies doses of ionizing radiation to create medical images of anatomy.
Radiologic technologist
What direction are your hands facing in anatomic position?
Forward
Radiation that is absorbed by the patient looks like what color on the image?
White/ bright
Do we want motion on our X-Ray images?
No, creates blurry image
Certification of US stands for what in medical imaging?
Ultrasound
What body plane divides the body into Rt and Lt sides?
Who is responsible for making sure that images are of diagnostic quality?
Radiologic technologists
What is a recumbent body position?
Lying down in any position
What two modalities do not use ionizing radiation?
US & MRI
Variations in the shape of the human body are broke into 4 major types. What is this called? What are they?
Body Habitus
Sthenic, Hyposthenic, Asthenic & Hypersthenic
Spatial resolution can also be called what?
Detail
SID stands for?
Source to IR (image receptor) distance
Who do you take your "boards" ,or national certification, test with after completing the Radiology program?
ARRT
What is the path the Central Ray (CR) makes as it leaves the XR tube to enter the patient called? Identified by entrance & exit points.
Projection
What type of size distortion can you see in X-ray?
Magnification
AP projection means the central ray (CR) enters where?
Anterior surface (front) of patient
What are two areas that require extra schooling after becoming a radiologic technologist to complete?
Radiation therapy & nuclear medicine
How many carpals in each wrist?
Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform
What controls the QUALITY of our XR beam?
kVp
How much should your hand be rotated for a PA Oblique view?
45 degrees