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Radiology Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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radiologist

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obtaining and interpreting medical images

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radiography; radiology technician

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providing images to radiologist

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sonographer

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operating ultrasound imaging devices to produce images

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nuclear medicine specialists

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using radiopharmaceuticals for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment and research

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nuclear medicine technologists

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administering radiopharmaceuticals to patients and operating cameras to detect and map the radioactive drug in the body to create images

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radiotherapists

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treatment of disease using x-ray and radioactive material

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electromagnetic

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pertaining to energy made through matter and space

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radioactive

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spontaneously giving off alpha/beta/gamma rays

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radiograph

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image made by exposing someone to x-rays

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radiopaque

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impenetrable to x-rays and other radiation t

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angiography

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radiography of blood vessels after injection of contrast

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fluoroscopy

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exam of body by x-rays

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opaque

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impervious to light

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radiocontrast

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agent that makes body structures stand out in x-rays

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tomogram

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radiographic image of a part of the body

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ultrasound

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very high frequency sound waves

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radionuclide

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radioactive agent used in nuclear medicine

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brachytherapy

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internal radiation therapy delivered by placing radiation source near or in tumor

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radiotherapy

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treatment using radiation

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AP

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anteroposterior

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EGD

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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CT

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computed tomography

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PA

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posteroanterior

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IR

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interventional radiology

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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US

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ultrasound

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