Week 1-3

Question 1

Making of records of internal structures of the body by passing gamma rays or x-rays through the body to act on specially sensitized film or an imaging plate or system.

Answer 1

Radiography

Question 2

Process of using a magnetic field and radiofrequencies to create sectional images of the body.

Answer 2

MRI

Question 3

MRI

Answer 3

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Question 4

Visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissue.

Answer 4

Sonography

Question 5

Branch of radiology that involves the introduction of radioactive substances into the body for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Answer 5

Nuclear Medicine

Question 6

CT

Answer 6

Computed Tomagraphy

Question 7

Examination of blood or lymph vessels carried out after introduction of a radiopaque substance.

Answer 7

Angiography

Question 8

JRCERT

Answer 8

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology

Question 9

Voluntary peer-reviewed process through which an agency grants recognition to an individual on demonstration, usually by exam, on specialized professional skills.

Answer 9

Certification

Question 10

Voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an institution for a program of study that meets specific criteria.

Answer 10

Accreditation

Question 11

ARRT

Answer 11

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Question 12

The credentialing organization for medical imaging, interventional procedures, and rad therapy.

Answer 12

ARRT

Question 13

Cobalt-60

Answer 13

Type of rad therapy that uses gamma rays from Cobalt-60 radioisotopes to treat cancer.

Question 14

Patient Bill of Rights

Answer 14

Document that guarantees patients’ information, fair treatment, privacy, autonomy over medical decisions and the right to appeal actions taken by health insurance companies, hospitals, and health care personnel.

Question 15

RT(T)

Answer 15

Registered Technologist (Therapy)

Question 16

RT

Answer 16

Registered Technologist

Question 17

General term applied to an individual who performs radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology.

Answer 17

RT (Registered Technologist)

Question 18

What type of accreditation does HCC have?

Who is it with?

Answer 18

Institutional accreditation

SACS

Question 19

How long does HCC RT program have accreditation for?

Answer 19

8 years

Question 20

What is an “agreement state”?

Answer 20

A state allows the NRC to handle all machines that produce radiation and the professionals that work with them.

Question 21

What color is the journal for RT?

Answer 21

Red

Question 22

Teletherapy

Answer 22

Far away/long distance

Question 23

Brachytherapy

Answer 23

Short distance

Question 24

What is another word for radioactive isotope?

Answer 24

Radiopharmaceutical

Question 25

Bone Densitometry

Answer 25

DEXA - Measurement of bone density using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry to detect osteoporosis

Question 26

Cardiovascular Interventional Technology

Answer 26

Radiologic procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system

Question 27

Linear Accelerator

Answer 27

A radiation therapy treatment machine that uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to accelerate charged particles such as electrons to high energies via a linear tube.

Question 28

A line representing various points of similar value in a beam along the central axis and elsewhere.

Answer 28

Isodose Line