Chap 21

Question 1

craniocaudal

Answer 1

view of a structure from head to foot

Question 2

electromagnetic

Answer 2

pertaining to energy propagated thru mater and space

Question 3

ionization

Answer 3

process of causing an atom or group of atoms to gain or lose electrons

Question 4

mammogram

Answer 4

x-ray record produced by mammography

Question 5

mediolateral oblique

Answer 5

angled side view of a structure

Question 6

radiograph

Answer 6

image made by exposure to x-rays

Question 7

radiology

Answer 7

study of medical imaging

Question 8

radiolucent

Answer 8

penetrable by x-rays or other radiation

Question 9

radiopharmaceutical

Answer 9

relating to a product produced by the drug industry that is radioactive

Question 10

angiography

Answer 10

radiography of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

Question 11

anteroposterior

Answer 11

direction the x-rays beam passes thru the patient from front to back

Question 12

fluoroscopy

Answer 12

examination of the structures of the body by x-rays

Question 13

oblique

Answer 13

slanting, projection that is neither frontal or lateral

Question 14

posteroanterior

Answer 14

direction the x-ray passes thru the patient from back to front

Question 15

radiocontrast

Answer 15

agents that make structures stand out in x-ray imaging

Question 16

algorithm

Answer 16

process of steps to solve a problem

Question 17

axis

Answer 17

line of central support

Question 18

coronal

Answer 18

plane dividing body into front and back

Question 19

fibroglandular

Answer 19

mixture of fibrous and glandular tissue

Question 20

interventional

Answer 20

pertaining to an overt act to change an event or outcome

Question 21

sagittal

Answer 21

pertaining to vertical plane dividing body into left and right

Question 22

teleradiology

Answer 22

interpretation of digitized diagnostic images transmitted at a distance

Question 23

tomogram

Answer 23

radiographic image of a selected section or slice of tissue

Question 24

ultrasound

Answer 24

very high frequency sound waves

Question 25

photon

Answer 25

particle of light

Question 26

positron

Answer 26

subatomic particle equal in mass to an electron but with opposite charge

Question 27

radionuclide

Answer 27

radioactive agent used in nuclear medicine

Question 28

scintigraphy

Answer 28

recording of radioactivity with gamma cameras

Question 29

tracer

Answer 29

radioactive agent used to trace metabolic processes

Question 30

brachytherapy

Answer 30

internal radiation therapy delivered by placing radiation sources into the tumor

Question 31

hypofractionation

Answer 31

larger measures of a dose of radiation given less frequently

Question 32

monoclonal

Answer 32

protein from a single clone of cells

Question 33

stereotactic

Answer 33

pertaining to a precise 3-D method to locate a lesion or tumor