Anatomy
the lowest of the structural organization of the human body is the ____
the chemical level
What is the 3 effective methods to protect patients and staff from excessive radiation exposure:
time, distance, shielding
Why do we do PA chest instead of AP chest
reduce magnification of the heart, and lowers dose to the thyroid
What is it called when there is little differences in grays in a radiographic image
long scale or low contrast
What is the name of 2024 class president
Billy
How many bones do we have in the axial and appendicular skeleton
80 and 126
what is ALARA
As low as reasonably achievable
What is the CR centering for PA hand?
3rd MCP
What is the main factor of density
What is the difference between assault and battery
assault: threat to bring harm
battery: carrying out the threat (physical)what is the angle called where the chest wall and diaphragm meet
costophrenic angle
True/False: With accurate and close collimation, area shields do not need to be used
False
What is OID and SID
Object to image distance
Source to image distance
What is the primary function of kVp
what is hypoxia
what is hypercapnia
low oxygen
excessive carbon dioxide in blood stream
what's the most common carpal fracture?
the scaphoid
To reduce occupational exposure during fluoroscopy, what is the best place for a technologist to stand?
behind the radiologist
what is the clinical indication for the AP lordotic chest (think about the clavicles)
rule out calcifications and masses beneath the clavicles
what is the inverse square law?
intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source
the first radiograph of the hand is whose?
anna bertha ludwig
the rare genetic condition in which the organs in your chest and abdomen are in the opposite side
situs inversus
How much lead equivalency should a protective apron have during fluoroscopy
.5-mm lead
to view fluid in the left lung which lateral decubitus should be done?
left lateral
what material is the anode mostly made up of
what does the X stand for in x-ray
the unknown