rad tech intro Flashcards
who discovered x-rays?
wilhelm conrad roentgen
where and when were x-rays discovered?
november 8th, 1895. germany
who invented fluoroscopy?
thomas eddison
who was the first rad tech?
eddy c. jerman
what is asrt?
american society of radiologic technology
what is radiation?
energy that is transmitted by waves through space or matter
non-ionizing waves
low energy waves
ionizing radiation
high energy electromagnetic waves
when a neutral atom loses electrons
cation +
when a neutral atom gains electrons
anion -
first x-ray was of
anna bertha ludwig
inventor of kodak film
g. eastman
smallest unit of electromagnetic energy is a
photon
relationship between frequency and wavelength
inversely proportional
definition of ionization
gain or loss of an electron
ems stands for
electromagnetic spectrum
1st fatality due to radiation
clarence dally