Radiology as an Imaging Science Flashcards
1
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- xray, 2D imaging
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Radiography
2
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- xray, moving, live viewing, real time imaging
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Fluoroscopy
3
Q
- 3D imaging, rotating
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Computed Tomography
4
Q
- anything that occupies space and has mass
- composed of atoms
- law of conservation of matter
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Matter
5
Q
- the ability to do work
- potential, kinetic, electrical, chemical, thermal, nuclear, electromagnetic energy
- law of conservation of energy
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Energy
6
Q
- transfer of energy
- electromagnetic energy is usually referred to as
A
Radiation
7
Q
- form of energy that is the result of electric and magnetic disturbance in space
- produced by acceleration of charge
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Electromagnetic Energy
8
Q
- under certain circumstances Em radiation behaved as a wave and at other times as a particle ‘gamma rays’
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Wave Particle Duality of Radiation
9
Q
- xrays travelling through space
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X-ray as a Particle
10
Q
- xrays interacting with matter
A
X-rays not Particle
11
Q
- EM energy travels through space in a form of a wave
- unique in that no medium is required
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Wave Theory
12
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- when high frequency radiation interacts with matter it behaves more like a particle
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Particle Theory
