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anti

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against

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conta

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against

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decub

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side

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hydro

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water

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hyper

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above or greater

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hypo

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below or lesser

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peri

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around

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para

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abdomen

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poly

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many

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post

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back or after

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pre

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before

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thora

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chest

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angio

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vessel

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cardi

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heart

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entro

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intestine

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gastr

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stomach

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hem

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

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puncture

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-ectomy

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excision

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-scopy

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inspection

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-tomy

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incision

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CDC

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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TJC

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The Joint Commission

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JRCERT

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Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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WHO

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World Health Organization

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Scatter

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Radiation that spreads out in different directions from a radiation beam when the beam interacts with a substance, such as body tissue.

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3 Principles of radiation protection

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Time, Distance, and shielding

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Voxel

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A voxel is a unit in graphic information. It is a 3D version of a pixel, and the word comes from “volume” and “pixel.

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Window Level

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used to adjust the brightness

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Window Width

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adjust the contrast of the digital image

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ASAP

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As Soon As Possible

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BE

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Barium Enema

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BUN

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Blood Urea Nitrogen

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Bx

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CHF

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Congestive Heart Failure

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Heart Disease

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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CT

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Computed Tomography

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CXR

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Chest X Ray

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DOB

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Date Of Birth

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DX

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EMR

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Electronic Medical record

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ER; ED

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Emergency Room; Emergency Department

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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GSW

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Gunshot wound

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HH

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Hiatal Hernia

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HIPAA

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health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996

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IVP, IVU

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Intravenous pyelogram, Intravenous urogram

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KUB

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Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder

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LMP

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Last Menstrual Period

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MI

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myocardial infractions (heart attack)

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NPO

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Nothing By Mouth

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R/O

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SOB

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Shortness of Breath

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Stat

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Immediately

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APR, APT

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Anatomically programmed radiography

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Artifact

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unwanted marking on an radiographic image

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Blur

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Effect of motion on the radiographic image

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Contrast Media

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a solutions or gasses introduced into the body to increase the scale of contrast, making more detail visible; negative contrast medium is air; positive contrast media are barium and iodine

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computed radiography (CR)

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digital radiographic imaging using a cassette containing an imaging plate

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DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine)

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a standard protocol used for blending a picture archiving and
communications system and various imaging modalities
direct radiography (DR) uses fixed detectors that directly

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direct radiography (DR)

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uses fixed detectors that directly communicate with a computer

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HIS

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hospital information system

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HL7

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health level seven, an international standard for
communicating medical information

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KVp

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kVp peak kilovoltage that is applied to the x-ray tube, which
determines the wavelength of the x-ray beam and its ability to
penetrate the body, impacting the overall contrast of the
radiographic image

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RIS

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radiology information system

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SID

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(source-to-image receptor distance) distance from the
source of radiation (x-ray tube anode) to the image receptor

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