ANGLES
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
XRAY POSITIONS NAMES
FAMOUS XRAY PEOPLE
WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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A 90 degree angle is called

A Right Angle

100
The prefix myo- means...

Muscle

100

This projection is to view a lateral hip (also a tasty treat in the France)

Frog Leg

100

Known for discovering and naming x-rays in 1895

Wilhem Conrad Roentgen

100

What year was Wing Memorial founded?

1913

200

The term to describe an upward angle when positioning the xray tube

Cephalic

200

The prefix "Brady" means...

Slow

200

This projection is an AP shoulder view with a 35-45 degree rotation toward the affected side, used to visualize the joint space between the humeral head and the glenoid cavity.

Grashey View

200

This woman invented the 1st mobile imaging unit, bringing lifesaving radiographic imaging directly to the front lines of World War 1.

Marie Curie

200

This person donated her home to be used for a hopsital in Palmer as a memorial to her husband

Emeline Atwell Wing

300

The degree and direction of angulation for a coccyx is

10 degrees caudal

300
The abbreviation BIBA means...

Brought in by Ambulance

300

This PA position of the skull requires a 15-20 degree caudal angle, used to demonstrate the sella turcica and petrous pyramids

Caldwell Projection

300

Who developed the 1st CT scanner?

Sir Godfrey Hounsfield

300

Who was Wing named in honor of?

Albert Wing (Emeline Atwell Wing's husband)

400

The degree and direction of angulation for an axial AP calcaneus is...

40 degree cephalic angle

400
The term Costochondritis means...

Inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone

400
This PA projection is used for weight bearing knees, with the knees flexed 45 degrees and a 10 degree caudal central ray

The Rosenberg Method

400

Who helped pioneer the 1st clinical use of Ultrasound in OB and GYN, allowing doctors to examine and visualize fetuses without XRAY?

Dr. Ian Donald

400

This year is when Baystate Health acquired Wing Memorial Hospital and it officially became part of the Baystate Health System

2014

500

This is the angle when doing Axio lateral oblique mandible projections, that the PATIENTS HEAD should be rotated towards the Buckey, to try to visualize the body of the mandible

30 DEGREES

500
The abbreviation ERCP stands for...

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

500

This projection is used to get a tangential view of the sesamoid bones of the foot. 

Lewis and Holly Methods
500

Known as the 1st Radiologist in the USA

Dr. Francis Wiliams (Boston City Hospital)

500

Was the 1st president of Wing Memorial and brother of the founder of Wing

Charles E. Atwell