Overview of the Application of Radiation in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

Question 1

5 Application for Diagnosis

Answer 1

1. Conventional Radiography
2. Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
3. Ultrasound
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
5. Nuclear Medicine

Question 2

This is physiological rather than anatomical

Answer 2

Nuclear medicine

Question 3

3 Application for Therapy

Answer 3

1. Conventional
2. IVR (Interventional Radiology)
3. Radiation Therapy

Question 4

Differentiate radiation therapy and chemo therapy

Answer 4

Radiation therapy targets more specific areas while chemo therapy is spread throughout the body

Question 5

Uses high energy x-ray to kill cancer cells

Answer 5

Radiation therapy