TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO RADIOLOGIC AND IMAGING SCIENCES AND PATIENT CARE 7TH EDITION BY ADLER (ALL 26 CHAPTERS
The use of X-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as a. electrocardiography. b. radiography. c. sonography. d. magnetic resonance imaging. ANS: B Radiography is the making of records, known as radiographs, of internal structures of the body by passage of X-rays or gamma rays through the body to act on, historically, specially sensitized film or, most commonly, on a digital imaging plate or detector. In the diagnostic radiography department, images are created using X-rays that pass through the body. REF: p. 3 2. Particular care must be taken when using radiation for medical imaging. This is the result of radiation’s ability to create in human tissue and possible biochemical changes. a. ionizations b. radio waves c. sound waves d. thermal changes ANS: A Introduction to Radiologic and Imaging Sciences and Patient Care 7th Edition Adler Test Bank U S N T O Some forms of electromagnetic energy, including X-rays, have the ability to ionize atoms in matter. These ionizations have the ability to disrupt the composition of matter and are capable of disrupting life processes. Special protection should be provided to prevent excessive exposure to ionizing radiation.