Radiography Flashcards
1
Q
air
A
black
absorbs the least XRAYs and appears blackest on conventional radiograph
2
Q
fat
A
light black
darker than soft tissue
3
Q
water
A
grey
4
Q
bone or metal
A
white
5
Q
systematic view of ortho xrays
A
-correct patient
-correct side of body
-most recent
- 2 views AP and Lateral +- oblique
-joint above and joint below or 2 adjacent
common-wrist
6
Q
FOOSH
A
fall on outstretched hand - scaphoid- thumb spica
7
Q
PACs
A
picture archiving communications storage system
8
Q
Wilhelm Roentgen
A
discovered XRAYS
9
Q
wet reading
A
stat interpretation
10
Q
Calcium
A
the most dense, absorbs most XRAY
11
Q
metal
A
absorbs all xray
12
Q
Sir Godfrey Hounsfield
A
1st CT won noble prize
13
Q
Ultrasound
A
use acoustic energy
14
Q
MRI
A
no ionizing radiation
