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1
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What is the path the CR travels from the tube to the IR?

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Projection

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2
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The difference between the densities or grays on the radiograph

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Contrast

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3
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The visibility of small structures on a radiograph

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detail

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4
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ASRT stands for?

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists

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Another term for the film used in diagnostic radiography is the?

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Image Receptor

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6
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The term density or optical density refers to the overall _________ in radiography

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darkness

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7
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An antiseptic is responsible for inhibiting the growth of?

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Pathogens

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The left anterior oblique position would have the patient assume the position of?

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Prone with right hip elevated

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When magnification is present on the radiograph the ____ has increased

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OID

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10
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A general term for a patient lying on their back with the CR above them is?

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Supine

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11
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What is the main controlling factor of density on a radiograph?

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mAs

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12
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3 instances when gonad shielding is required?

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IF the patient has reasonable reproductive potential, if the clinical objective of the exam is not compromised, If the glands lie within or close to about 5cm from the primary x-ray field

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13
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The appropriate age to ask possibility of pregnancy in females at wheeling hospital is?

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13-50

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14
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Appropriate age to apply the gonad shield is?

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0-50

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15
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How can involuntary motion be controlled by the radiographer?

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Limit time exposure

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16
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What means right on top of each other?

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superimposition

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17
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Treat all persons wight he idea in mind that there could be the passing of a contaminating organism

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Standard precautions

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18
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Source to skin distance shall not be less than __ inches and should not be less than ___ inches according to the National Council on Radiation Protection

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12/15

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19
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Which of the following factors controls the penetration factor of the x-ray beam?

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kVp

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20
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What are 2 reasons that collimation is important in radiology?

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limits the radiation that leaves the tube and enters the patient, limits extra scatter unecessary radiation from leaving a gray fog on the film.

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21
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When a patients body is neither frontal nor lateral it is said to be?

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Oblique

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22
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What does PBL stand for?

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Positive Beam Limitation

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23
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A central ray that is angled towards the patients feet is?

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Caudal

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24
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Can Radiopaque be seen on an x-ray?

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Yes

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Can radiolucent be seen on an x-ray?
No
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What pushes the diaphragm down? Inspiration or Expiration?
Inspiration
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What does AEC control?
Controls amount of mAs, shuts off when full of radiation
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What does D.O.H.E.L.P. stand for?
Double identifiers, Orders, History, Explain Exam, Lead Shielding, Pregnancy
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When a patient is laying face down.
Prone
30
What term refers to the enlargement of structures on a radiograph?
Magnification
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When SID is increased magnification is?
decreased
32
When OID is increased magnification is?
increased
33
The controlling factor of film density is?
MAS
34
The controlling factor of film contrast is?
kVp
35
Patient started on their back and rolls halfway onto their left side so that their back and side is still partially in contact wight the table is what position?
LPO
36
What is the medical abbreviation for a heart attack?
MI
37
What is the medical abbreviation for a stroke?
CVA
38
What exposure factor controls penetration of the beam?
kVp
39
The number one defense against the spread of pathogens by health care workers is?
Washing Hands
40
If the length of the IR is placed perpendicular to the long axis of the part it is called?
Crosswise
41
From hardest to penetrate to easiest to penetrate list the body structures that can affect a radiographic image.
Teeth, Bone, Muscle, Fat, Gas
42
Mr. Smith came to the radiography department for an X-ray that required him to be placed RAO but due to his condition this could not be achieved. What do you do?
LPO
43
The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is the?
mid sagittal plane
44
The liver is contained within what quadrant of the abdomen?
RUQ
45
What is that largest solid organ?
Liver
46
What vertebral level is the thyroid cartilage?
C4
47
The body type that is defined as not having any size normalcy in reference to being very small is ?
Asthenic
48
What term refers to the dorsal surface of the body?
Posterior
49
To term a CR angulation of 5 degrees toward the head
5 degrees cephalad
50
The study of joints and their functions
arthrology
51
The adult skeleton contains how many bones?
206
52
What bone contains yellow bone marrow in adults?
Long
53
The ends of long bones that arenas mature will contain?
Epiphysis
54
What is the term for the development of bones?
Ossification
55
The quadrants of the abdomen are determined by?
A transverse plane at the umbilicus and MSP
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Same position as LPO?
RAO
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head lower than feet?
Trendelenburg
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Closest to point of attachment
proximal
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head higher than feet
fowler
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furthest from attachment
Distal
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near the midline
medial
62
lying on the right side
right lateral
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Criteria for a decubitus radiograph
Recumbent patient, Vertical IR, Horizontal CR
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The front of the body or body part?
Ventral
65
Beaklike or crownlike process
coracoid
66
refers to the sole of the foot
Plantar
67
The CR is directed to the outer margin of a body surface
Tangential
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Skimming =
tangential
69
When the patient leans backwards while upright so that only the shoulders are in contact with the IR
Lordotic
70
to move a body part toward
adduct
71
the bending of a joint
flexion
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The dense outer layer of bone is called?
Compact Bone
73
detailed study of the structure of the body
anatomy
74
vertebral level of the inter iliac plane
L4
75
The plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior portions
mid-coronal
76
the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
diaphragm
77
the detailed study of bones is known as?
osteology
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The path of the Central Ray
projection
79
any central ray that is angles a minimum of 10 degrees may be called?
Axial
80
any central ray that is angled toward the patients feet is considered
caudal
81
type of fracture results in many fragmented pieces?
comminuted
82
List the four body habits from smallest to largest
Asthenic, Hyposthenis, Sthenic, Hypersthenic
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Ligaments connect? _____ to _____
bone to bone
84
tendons connect? _____ to ______
muscle to bone
85
Bony detail is termed
Trabeculae
86
Joints are covered at each articular end by ______ that will help cushion and prevent friction
cartilage
87
A foramen may simply be described as a ?
Hole
88
The tough fibrous covering around all bones is called?
Periosteum
89
How many bones that make up the axial skeleton
80
90
The bones of the limbs that allow the body to move in various positions are known as the _____ skeleton
appendicular
91
development and formation of bone is called?
Ossification
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The tissue that lines the medullary cavity?
endosteum
93
The shaft or mid-section of long bones during ossification is known as the?
Diaphysis
94
The study of joints is known as?
Arthrology
95
the type of joint classification that will allow free movement is?
diathrotic
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What type of joints (based on structure) are for lubrication and friction free movement
synovial
97
This special plane is formed by the biting surface of the upper and lower teeth
occlusual
98
another name for the level of C7/T1
Vertebral Prominens
99
What fracture type is found in the vertebrae of elderly people (usually)
compression
100
What bony positioning landmark is located at the vertebral level of T7
inferior angle of scapula
101
Where/ how will the organs lie on an asthenic patient?
Organs will be vertical, low, close to the midline
102
The MSP is ____ to the image receptor for a lateral projection of the chest.
Parallel
103
The lungs appear short and broad with high diaphragm with organs lying away from the mid-line the body habits is?
Hypersthenic
104
For a well inspired chest radiograph how many ribs should be present?
10
105
The space between the kings that is bound anteriorly by the sternum and posteriorly by the vertebrae is referred to as the?
Mediastinum
106
For an AP/PA projection of the chest, the _______ is parallel to the film?
MCP

Radiographic Procedures 1 (BLUE) (11 decks)

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