RT as a Profession Flashcards

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  • involves the study and the use of radiation throughout medicine
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Medical Radiation Science

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  • type of radiation
  • interaction of electrical and magnetic field
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Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)

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  • type of radiation
  • element: nucleus - alpha, beta
  • “unstable atom” - imbalance
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Nuclear Radiation

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4
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  • branch of medical science that deals with the use of radiation in the diagnosis, treatment and research of diseases
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Radiology

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  • branch of radiology that deals with the technical application of high energy radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
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Radiologic Technology

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High Energy Radiation

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Gamma Rays
X-rays
Ultrasound
Visible Light
Infrared
Microwave
Radiowave

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  • a branch of radiology that deals only with the technical use of x-rays as aid in the diagnosis of diseases
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X-ray Technology

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